Cook Emoji
Cook is a zero-width-joiner sequence combining several emoji introduced in Emoji 12.1. It belongs to the People & Body group, Person Role subgroup.
Unicode data
- Unicode name
- cook
- CLDR short name
- cook
- Korean name (CLDR)
- μ리μ¬
- Code points
- U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F373
- Group
- People & Body
- Subgroup
- Person Role
- Added to Unicode
- 10.0
- Added to Emoji
- 12.1
- Sequence
- Multi code point
- Skin tones
- Yes (5)
Data generated from Unicode 17.0.0 and CLDR 48.2.0. Last reviewed 2026-07-31.See data sources.
Search keywords
Official CLDR keywords for this emoji β these are what search matches against.
Skin tone variants
Each variant is this emoji followed by a skin tone modifier character.
Gender variants
Related sequences that Unicode defines for this entry.
Developer formats
Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.
π§βπ³U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F373\u{1f9d1}\u{200d}\u{1f373}\1F9D1\200D\1F373🧑‍🍳🧑‍🍳"\uD83E\uDDD1\u200D\uD83C\uDF73"\U0001F9D1\u200D\U0001F373\uD83E\uDDD1\u200D\uD83C\uDF73%F0%9F%A7%91%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%8D%B3F0 9F A7 91 E2 80 8D F0 9F 8D B3Accessibility
Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, βcookβ. When the emoji carries meaning rather than decoration, keep nearby text that says the same thing, and avoid repeating it several times in a row β each repetition is read out in full.
Related emojis
Chosen by shared CLDR keywords, subgroup and group β not by usage statistics, which we do not collect.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Unicode code point for Cook?
Cook is a sequence of 3 code points: U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F373.
Does Cook support skin tones?
Yes. Unicode defines 5 skin tone variants for it, listed on this page. Each one is the base emoji followed by a modifier character.
Why does Cook sometimes appear as separate emoji?
It is joined with zero-width joiners. When a device has no single glyph for the combination, it falls back to drawing each part side by side. Both results are correct behaviour.
How do I use Cook in HTML or code?
Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: 🧑‍🍳 in HTML, \u{1f9d1}\u{200d}\u{1f373} in JavaScript.
More from People & Body
Hands, gestures, people and roles. Most entries in this group support skin tone modifiers, and many also come in gendered and hair-style variants.