Takeout Box 🥡
🥡 (U+1F961) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Takeout Box is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The character TAKEOUT BOX depicts a takeout container in messages and interfaces. In practical use, it can represent food to go in chats or apps when you discuss meals or deliveries. It can symbolize packing, leftovers, or a simple object in a story or checklist. It helps convey a concrete idea quickly, so messages stay clear and friendly. Designers can use it to illustrate takeout scenarios in UI hints or onboarding prompts. Across platforms, appearances vary by color and style, so meanings stay consistent even if the look changes. For accessibility, make sure surrounding text explains the intended meaning and consider alternative text for screen readers to avoid ambiguity.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F961 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F961 - General Category:
So - Age:
10.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A5 A1 - UTF-16:
D83E DD61 - UTF-32:
0001F961 - HTML dec:
🥡 - HTML hex:
🥡 - JS escape:
\u{1F961} - Python \N{}:
\N{TAKEOUT BOX} - Python \U:
\U0001F961 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A5%A1 - CSS escape:
\1F961
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F961 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🥡 (hex) or 🥡 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.