CLDR, Unicode's list of search words, files one emoji under thanksgiving: Turkey. Pie, Ear of corn, Potato, two leaves and Folded hands finish the row. Below are 68 more: sides, thanks, plain-text leaves, lines and ASCII art. Thanksgiving emoji copy and paste, gravy not included.
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One turkey, then you are on your own
CLDR lists thanksgiving for Turkey alone and turkey for one more, Poultry leg. It has nothing under harvest, feast, gravy, stuffing or cranberry. So the rest of the table is our pick, checked against Wikipedia's Thanksgiving dinner article: Roasted sweet potato, Bread for the rolls, and Shallow pan of food, the only emoji filed under casserole.
Thanks, by the search words
CLDR files thanks under two emoji, Folded hands and People hugging, and gratitude under one, Face holding back tears. For thanksgiving emojis copy and paste in one go, Giving thanks pastes the first two around an orange heart. No Unicode character has thank in its name; Thank, as a Han character is the nearest.
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Search reads our words too: mashed finds Potato, stuffing finds Bread and gravy finds Brown heart, which is only the right colour. Cranberry finds nothing.
Beans and Face holding back tears are Emoji 14.0, the newest here: an empty box on an older phone. The ivy leaves are ordinary characters.
The five ASCII drawings, 13 to 29 columns wide, need a monospaced font. Wishbone, labelled puts you on one end and me on the other.
Questions and answers
Is there a Thanksgiving emoji?
One, by the search words: Turkey, U+1F983. No emoji has the holiday in its name. Wikipedia says the day is sometimes called Turkey Day, so the filing is fair. Dinner, in order pastes the bird, three sides and the pie.
Is there a pumpkin pie emoji?
There is Pie, U+1F967, which CLDR files under both pumpkin and apple. Wikipedia calls pumpkin pie the most popular at the dinner, with apple and pecan as common favorites. Pie, either way pastes it between a red apple and a jack-o-lantern.
Do these work for Canadian Thanksgiving and for Friendsgiving?
Yes. Wikipedia puts Canada's holiday in October and the American one in November, with roast turkey at both. For the one in October opens with the Canadian flag, Both Thanksgivings pastes the two flags in calendar order, and For the potluck says Happy Friendsgiving.
π½Ear of cornU+1F33D. Six search words: corn, crops, ear, farm, maize and, generously, maze. Emoji 0.6.
πFallen leafU+1F342. Filed under autumn and fall. CLDR lists autumn for one other emoji, and it is a moon cake. Emoji 0.6.
πFolded handsU+1F64F. One of two emoji CLDR files under thanks, and the one filed under thx. Unicode's notes say it can indicate pleading, praying, bowing or thanking. It takes a skin tone. Emoji 0.6.
πMaple leafU+1F341. Three search words: falling, leaf, maple. Neither autumn nor fall, whatever the tree thinks. Emoji 0.6.
π₯§PieU+1F967. CLDR files it under both apple and pumpkin, so it is whichever you baked. Unicode's notes add that it may be sweet or savory. Emoji 5.0.
π₯PotatoU+1F954. Three search words: food, potato, vegetable. Nothing under mashed. Emoji 3.0.
π¦TurkeyU+1F983. The only emoji CLDR files under thanksgiving. Its other three search words are bird, gobble and turkey. Emoji 1.0.
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The rest of the table 11
π«BeansU+1FAD8. CLDR files them under kidney and legume, so not green beans, which have no emoji. One of the two newest emoji on this page. Emoji 14.0.
π¦΄BoneU+1F9B4. CLDR files it under wishbone, along with dog and skeleton. The drawing further down is the right shape. Emoji 11.0.
πBreadU+1F35E. CLDR files it under loaf, carbs and toast. Wikipedia's article says bread rolls, biscuits or cornbread may be served. Emoji 0.6.
π§ButterU+1F9C8. Two search words: butter, dairy. For the rolls. Emoji 12.0.
π₯CarrotU+1F955. Three search words: carrot, food, vegetable. Emoji 3.0.
πFace savoring foodU+1F60B. CLDR files it under yum, hungry and full, which covers the whole afternoon. Emoji 0.6.
π½οΈFork and knife with plateU+1F37D U+FE0F. Unicode's notes gloss it as dining, and CLDR files it under dinner. It has a text form. Emoji 0.7.
πPoultry legU+1F357. The other emoji CLDR files under turkey. Also under chicken, drumstick and hungry. Emoji 0.6.
πRed appleU+1F34E. For the apple pie. Wikipedia's article calls pumpkin pie the most popular, with apple and pecan as common favorites. CLDR lists nothing under pecan. Emoji 0.6.
π Roasted sweet potatoU+1F360. Unicode keeps it in the Asian food section, but it is the only sweet potato there is. Wikipedia's Thanksgiving dinner article lists the sweet potato among the ingredients native to the Americas. Emoji 0.6.
π₯Shallow pan of foodU+1F958. The only emoji CLDR files under casserole. Wikipedia's article says green beans are frequently served, most often as a casserole. Emoji 3.0.
Giving thanks 6
π€Brown heartU+1F90E. The same three words with brown for orange. Gravy has no emoji; this is the nearest colour. Emoji 12.0.
π₯ΉFace holding back tearsU+1F979. The only emoji CLDR files under gratitude, and one of two under grateful. One of the two newest emoji on this page. Emoji 14.0.
π§‘Orange heartU+1F9E1. Three search words: 143, heart, orange. The season's colour, in heart form. Emoji 5.0.
π«People huggingU+1FAC2. The other emoji CLDR files under thanks. Also under hello and goodbye, so it works at the door both ways. Emoji 13.0.
πSmiling face with haloU+1F607. CLDR files blessed under two emoji: this one and the folded hands. Emoji 1.0.
π₯²Smiling face with tearU+1F972. The other emoji CLDR files under grateful. Also under touched and relieved. Emoji 13.0.
The rest of the day 8
βοΈAirplaneU+2708 U+FE0F. Wikipedia's article on the American holiday calls the weekend one of the busiest travel periods of the year. It has a text form. Emoji 0.6.
πAmerican footballU+1F3C8. The American article lists football games among the celebrations, and the Canadian one lists football too. CLDR files it under super and bowl. Emoji 0.6.
π§βπ³CookU+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F373. Two search words: chef, cook. Whoever got up first. It takes a skin tone. Emoji 12.1.
πͺFamilyU+1F46A. Two search words: child, family. Unicode's notes gloss it as rated for family. It has a text form. Emoji 0.6.
π‘House with gardenU+1F3E1. Unicode's notes gloss it as home, house with yard. CLDR files it under home. Emoji 0.6.
π§βπ€βπ§People holding handsU+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F91D U+200D U+1F9D1. CLDR files it under friends and bestie. Wikipedia describes Friendsgiving as a potluck near the day, oriented towards friends. It takes skin tones. Emoji 12.0.
π΄Sleeping faceU+1F634. One of four emoji CLDR files under nap. The others are tired, yawning and in bed. Emoji 1.0.
πΊTelevisionU+1F4FA. Three search words: television, tv, video. For the game, or whatever is on. It has a text form. Emoji 0.6.
Harvest 5
π§ΊBasketU+1F9FA. CLDR files it under farming and picnic, and also laundry. No emoji is filed under cornucopia, so this is the nearest container. Emoji 11.0.
π°ChestnutU+1F330. Three search words: almond, chestnut, plant. Nothing is listed under acorn, so it does that job too. Emoji 0.6.
πGrapesU+1F347. Four search words: fruit, grape, grapes and Dionysus. For the top of the horn of plenty. Emoji 0.6.
πJack-o-lanternU+1F383. CLDR files pumpkin under two emoji, this and the pie, and Unicode's notes gloss this one as Halloween. There is no uncarved pumpkin. Emoji 0.6.
πΎSheaf of riceU+1F33E. The nearest emoji to a sheaf of wheat. CLDR files it under grain. Wheat itself finds only bread. Emoji 0.6.
Plain text: leaves, autumn and thanks 7
β¦Aldus leafU+2766 Floral heart. Named a heart, but Unicode's notes gloss it as Aldus leaf. Not an emoji, so it takes the colour and size of your words.
η§Autumn, as a Han characterU+79CB. Unihan defines it as autumn, fall; year.
π¨Autumn, as a mahjong tileU+1F028 Mahjong tile autumn. The only Unicode character with autumn in its name. Of the mahjong tiles only the red dragon became an emoji, so this one is plain text: an empty box where no font has it.
βIvy leaf, pointing leftU+2619 Reversed rotated floral heart bullet. The mirror image, which Unicode's notes call a binding signature mark. It closes the same lines.
β§Ivy leaf, pointing rightU+2767 Rotated floral heart bullet. Unicode's notes gloss it as hedera, ivy leaf. It opens the plain greeting lines below.
θ¬Thank, as a Han characterU+8B1D. Unihan defines it as thank; decline. No Unicode character has thank in its name.
Happy Thanksgiving lines 17
π¦π₯§π½ππ¦π₯§π½πBorder row, the menu twice
π½οΈ Dinner is ready. Bring a chair πͺLogistics
π΄ Do not disturb. Digesting ποΈAfter dinner
β§ Give thanks βNo emoji: two words between ivy leaves
π Grateful for every one of you π€The same, for a table
π§βπ€βπ§ Happy Friendsgiving π₯§For the potluck
𧑠Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours π§‘For the family chat
β§ Happy Thanksgiving βNo emoji: an ivy leaf each side
π¨π¦ Happy Thanksgiving πFor the one in October
π Happy Thanksgiving πA leaf at each end
π¦ Happy Thanksgiving π¦A turkey at each end
π¦ Happy Turkey Day π₯§The informal name
βοΈ Home for Thanksgiving π‘Travel update
π Leftovers, day two π₯ͺThe sandwich has its own Wikipedia article
π₯§ Saving room for pie π₯§A plan
π Thankful for you π§‘Short, and true
π Yes, I will have seconds π΄The plan, abandoned
Thanksgiving text art 5
Pie, just out of the ovenA crimped edge, four vents and some steam. Plain ASCII, 21 columns wide.
Place cardA folded card for the table, greeting side out. Plain ASCII, 29 columns wide.
Place settingFork on the left, knife on the right, plate still empty. Plain ASCII, 26 columns wide.
Slice of pieOne slice from above, point to the left, crust to the right. Plain ASCII, 16 columns wide.
Wishbone, labelledWikipedia's Furcula article says two people pull and the one left with the larger part makes the wish. Plain ASCII, 13 columns wide.
Thanksgiving combos 9
π½οΈππΊπ΄After dinnerFork and knife with plate, then american football, then television, then sleeping face. The afternoon, in the usual order.
π¨π¦πΊπΈBoth ThanksgivingsFlag: Canada, then flag: United States. Wikipedia puts Canada's in October and the American one in November, so Canada goes first.
π¦π₯π½ππ₯§Dinner, in orderTurkey, then potato, then ear of corn, then bread, then pie. The one turkey combo here: the bird, three sides and dessert.
βοΈππ‘Getting thereAirplane, then automobile, then house with garden. By air, then by road, then the door.
ππ§‘π«Giving thanksFolded hands, then orange heart, then people hugging. Both emoji CLDR files under thanks, with a heart between them.
π₯π π½Native to the AmericasPotato, then roasted sweet potato, then ear of corn. Three of the ingredients Wikipedia's Thanksgiving dinner article lists as native to the Americas. The list also has squash, green bean and cranberry, and none of those has an emoji.
ππ₯§πPie, either wayRed apple, then pie, then jack-o-lantern. The pie between the two fillings CLDR files it under.
π₯π π½π₯ππ§Sides onlyPotato, then roasted sweet potato, then ear of corn, then shallow pan of food, then bread, then butter. For the guest who came for the sides.
ππ¦΄π₯ͺWhat is leftPoultry leg, then bone, then sandwich. A leg, a bone CLDR files under wishbone, and tomorrow's lunch.