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Rice ball

  • Japan
  • rice
  • food
  • ball
U+1F359

The rice ball emoji, whose Unicode name is “rice ball”, is part of the Food & Drink group. It is closely tied to Japan, rice and food, which is what people usually have in mind when they search for it. The positivity score for this emoji is 72 out of 100, inside the Positive range.

Copied as text rather than as an image, Rice ball keeps its exact code point through any emoji copy and paste round trip.

1. Rice ball emoji attributes

Symbol
🍙
Name
Rice ball
English name
rice ball
Unicode code point
U+1F359
HTML entity
🍙
Decimal
🍙
Category
Food & Drink›Asian Food
Keywords
Japan, rice, food, ball
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Size
Background
512 × 512 PNG · transparent background

2. Rice ball emoji meaning

The rice ball emoji is one of the Chinese and Asian specialty dishes and is very common in emoji collections. It refers to Asian cuisine, or expresses warmth and authenticity, with a clear picture and high recognizability. Whether paired with a short phrase or a long paragraph, it blends in without feeling stiff.

In everyday chat, the rice ball (🍙) usually appears alongside words about Japan, rice and food. A few words of text make the intent clearer than the symbol on its own.

3. Rice ball emoji sentiment

Positive
72 / 100

Scored 72 out of 100, this emoji sits in the Positive range. The mood it carries is light, so it rarely clashes with polite wording.

A higher score means a more positive feeling; scores near 50 are neutral.

4. Rice ball emoji examples

  • 1Dinner reservation at seven 🍙
  • 2Birthday cake is ready 🍙
  • 3Snacks are on the table 🍙

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