cheese wedge Emoji
🧀 · U+1F9C0 · Emoji 1.0
What does the cheese wedge emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
When conversations turn to food, especially Italian or comfort food, people reach for the 🧀 emoji to represent a cheese wedge, which is defined as a triangular or wedge-shaped piece of cheese, often served as a snack or appetizer, and is also used figuratively to express that something is cheesy, over-the-top, or ridiculously good, while in slang, it can imply something is tacky or of poor quality, as in a cheesy movie or joke.
How the cheese wedge emoji is used
The tone of messages using the 🧀 emoji can range from playful and lighthearted to sarcastic and humorous, and is often used in texting and social media captions to add a touch of whimsy or to express enthusiasm for a favorite food, with younger generations and fans of Italian cuisine being particularly fond of the emoji, while its use on platforms like TikTok and in comments sections can add a layer of irony or silliness to a post.
cheese wedge emoji examples
- just had the best grilled cheese sandwich 🧀
- this movie is so 🧀 but i love it
How to copy the cheese wedge emoji
To use the cheese wedge emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F9C0), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
cheese wedge emoji on different platforms
How the cheese wedge emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
cheese wedge Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🧀 |
| Name | cheese wedge |
| Category | Food & Drink |
| Codepoints | U+1F9C0 |
| Shortcode | :cheese_wedge: |
| Emoji version | 1.0 |
| Unicode version | 1.0 |
cheese wedge Emoji FAQ
When conversations turn to food, especially Italian or comfort food, people reach for the 🧀 emoji to represent a cheese wedge, which is defined as a triangular or wedge-shaped piece of cheese, often served as a snack or appetizer, and is also used figuratively to express that something is cheesy, over-the-top, or ridiculously good, while in slang, it can imply something is tacky or of poor quality, as in a cheesy movie or joke.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🧀 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F9C0, introduced in Emoji version 1.0 (Unicode 1.0). Its shortcode is :cheese_wedge:.
People also search for the cheese wedge emoji as cheese, wedge.