๐ก dango Emoji - Copy & Paste Free
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What Does the ๐ก dango Emoji Mean?
Three or four round dumplings on a skewer, glazed and tinted pink, white and green. This is hanami dango, the version eaten during cherry blossom season, and the colours are specific: pink for the blossom, white for winter snow, green for the new grass of spring, which makes the whole thing a small seasonal calendar served on a stick.
At a Glance
| Name | ๐ก dango |
|---|---|
| Unicode Codepoint | U+1F361 |
| Category | Food & Drink |
| Introduced | Unicode 6.0 ยท iOS 6.0+ |
| Also Known As | dango |
Last updated: September 2026
dango on Different Platforms
This emoji may look different across platforms. Here is how dango emoji appears on popular platforms:
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About dango Emoji
Usage: Japanese food content uses it properly. Anime and manga fandom uses it heavily, since the sweet appears constantly in festival scenes. Cherry blossom posts reach for it in spring. Outside those contexts most people use it decoratively for the colours, without knowing it depicts anything in particular.
Encoded in Unicode 6.0 in 2010 from Japanese carrier sets, which covered seasonal confectionery in a depth that reflects how closely Japanese food tracks the calendar. Several of its neighbours in the set, including oden and the fish cake, are similarly specific.
What Does the ๐ก dango Emoji Mean?
The ๐ก emoji is part of the Food & Drink category. It is commonly used in digital communication to visually represent dango.
First introduced in Unicode 6.0, this emoji has become a staple in everyday messaging across platforms including iOS, Android, WhatsApp, and social media.
You may also find this emoji by searching for its alternative names: dango.
Word Associations
People often pair the ๐ก dango emoji with these words and ideas:
dango Emoji in Other Languages
How to say the ๐ก dango emoji name around the world:
| English | ๐กdango |
|---|---|
| Espaรฑol | ๐กdango |
| Franรงais | ๐กdango |
| Deutsch | ๐กDango |
| ๆฅๆฌ่ช | ๐กๅฃๅญ |
| ไธญๆ | ๐กๅขๅญ |
| เคนเคฟเคจเฅเคฆเฅ | ๐กเคกเคพเคเคเฅ |
| ุงูุนุฑุจูุฉ | ๐กุฏุงูุบู |
Emoji names are based on the Unicode CLDR short names for each language.
Platform Support
This emoji is supported on iOS 6.0+, Android, Windows, macOS, and all major social media platforms including WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, Discord, Facebook, and TikTok.
How to Copy ๐ก
Simply click the "Copy" button above to copy ๐ก dango emoji to your clipboard. You can then paste it anywhere - in text messages, social media posts, emails, or documents. Works on all devices and platforms!
Technical Details
Use these code snippets to add the ๐ก dango emoji in your projects:
U+1F361🍡🍡content: '\1F361';"\u{1F361}""\U0001F361""\uD83C\uDF61""\uD83C\uDF61""\u{1F361}""\u{1F361}"Use these codes to insert the dango emoji in HTML, CSS, or JavaScript. Perfect for web developers and designers.
๐ก dango Emoji in Real Chats
Here's how people use the ๐ก dango emoji in everyday messages, captions and comments:
- โdango? Say less ๐กโ: a quick reaction that works in any DM or group chat.
- โThis is such a Food & Drink moment ๐กโ: perfect for texts, Stories and captions.
- โ๐ก๐ก๐กโ: stack the dango emoji for extra emphasis and vibes.
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Here are some practical ways to use the ๐ก dango emoji in your messages:
- one stick each and the whole park was full ๐ก
- blossom season and the stalls are back ๐ก
- she eats them in every single episode ๐ก
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the three colours for?
Pink for cherry blossom, white for the snow of winter and green for spring grass. Hanami dango encodes the turn of the season in the order of its dumplings.
What is dango made of?
Rice flour, shaped into balls and skewered. It is chewier and much less sweet than most Western confectionery, and it is eaten year round with the three-colour version being seasonal.
Why is Japanese confectionery so well represented?
The original carrier icon sets tracked the Japanese calendar of seasonal food closely, which is why dango, oden and fish cake all have characters while whole cuisines elsewhere have none.
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