“🍵” meaning: teacup without handle, green tea Emoji

The emoji 🍵 depicts a teacup without a handle. It is usually white, with a steaming green liquid inside. The teacup is round and shallow, and it has a small base. It looks like the kind of teacup that is used to drink green tea in Japan or China.

Tea is made by steeping leaves🍃, buds, or flowers of the tea plant in hot water. The origin of tea is traced back to ancient China, where legend says that the emperor Shen Nong discovered it by accident when a leaf fell into his boiling water. Tea was later introduced to Japan, India, Europe, and other regions through trade and cultural exchange.

Although this emoji shows a cup of green tea, it isn't just limited to denoting green tea. It can represent any kind of tea, or even other hot drinks. It is often used to represent matcha because they are both green. It can also be used with other food emoji to indicate that the food has the flavor of tea. For example, 🍦🍵 means green tea ice cream.

🍵 is also a symbol of relaxation, comfort, and health, often used in conversations about chilling out or taking a break. And it can symbolize peace, calmness, or meditation🧘.

But beyond the literal, the emoji 🍵 has some more nuanced uses. In internet slang, "spilling the tea" means sharing gossip or news, and this emoji perfectly encapsulates that phrase.