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🧊 ice Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste

Quick info

Unicode
U+1F9CA
Shortcode
:ice:
Category
Food & Drink
Subcategory
drink
Added in
Unicode 12.0
Also known as
ice cube, frozen, iced

What Does the ice Emoji 🧊 Mean?

A clean, transparent ice cube—simple but versatile. Added in Unicode 12.0, it took on a life of its own as a metaphor for being cold, icy, frozen, or unbothered. People use it on iced-coffee posts, on-the-rocks cocktails, hot-weather content, and skincare ice-roller routines.

It's also a 'frosty mood' marker—'ignoring his texts 🧊' or 'her tone was pure 🧊.' Athletes use it for ice baths and recovery posts, while gym accounts pair it with cryotherapy content. Hockey and figure-skating fans drop it on rink photos. It also stars in 'baby it's cold outside' winter posts.

Whether the message is a chilled drink, a freezing forecast, or an emotional cold shoulder, the cube captures the temperature perfectly. It also appears in 'ice in my veins' clutch-moment sports content and in 'cold-blooded' compliments. The simple shape is one of the more versatile metaphor emojis added recently.

Bars, cafes, and restaurants feature it constantly in their digital marketing across every social channel.

📖 Want the deep dive? Read our full guide: Ice Emoji 🧊: More Than Just Frozen Water ❄️ →

How to Use 🧊 ice Emoji

“Iced coffee weather 🧊”
“Pure 🧊 in that interview”
Technical Details
UnicodeU+1F9CA
HTML Entity🧊
CSS Code\1F9CA
Shortcode:ice:
Keywordscold, cube, iceberg, ice
Unicode Version12.0

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 🧊 mean?

It depicts an ice cube, used for cold drinks, ice baths, winter, and 'icy' attitude metaphors.