takeout box Emoji
🥡 · U+1F961 · Emoji 5.0
What does the takeout box emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
When ordering in or grabbing a quick meal becomes the plan, the 🥡 emoji represents a takeout box, typically made of paper or plastic, used to package and transport food from restaurants or food establishments, and by extension, it is often used figuratively to signify convenience food, eating on-the-go, or a casual dining experience, while in slang, it may imply a night in or a lazy meal, and is sometimes associated with Asian cuisine due to the traditional use of similar containers for Chinese or Japanese food.
How the takeout box emoji is used
The tone in which the 🥡 emoji is used can vary greatly, from excitement and anticipation when looking forward to a favorite meal, to guilt or sheepishness when admitting to a lazy dining habit, and it is frequently used in texting and social media captions, particularly on platforms like Instagram and TikTok, where foodies and influencers share their culinary adventures, with younger generations often employing it in a humorous or ironic manner to poke fun at their own eating habits or lack of cooking skills.
takeout box emoji examples
- Just ordered 🥡 from that new sushi place and I'm so down to binge watch Netflix all night
- Who needs cooking skills when you have 🥡 and a credit card
How to copy the takeout box emoji
To use the takeout box 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+1F961), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
takeout box emoji on different platforms
How the takeout box emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
takeout box Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🥡 |
| Name | takeout box |
| Category | Food & Drink |
| Codepoints | U+1F961 |
| Shortcode | :takeout_box: |
| Emoji version | 5.0 |
| Unicode version | 5.0 |
takeout box Emoji FAQ
When ordering in or grabbing a quick meal becomes the plan, the 🥡 emoji represents a takeout box, typically made of paper or plastic, used to package and transport food from restaurants or food establishments, and by extension, it is often used figuratively to signify convenience food, eating on-the-go, or a casual dining experience, while in slang, it may imply a night in or a lazy meal, and is sometimes associated with Asian cuisine due to the traditional use of similar containers for Chinese or Japanese food.
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+1F961, introduced in Emoji version 5.0 (Unicode 5.0). Its shortcode is :takeout_box:.
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