Disguised face Emoji
Smileys
A yellow face wearing a plastic disguise kit consisting of thick black-rimmed glasses, a large bushy mustache, and a prominent, bulbous nose.
Usage Context
This emoji is used to signal that someone is acting silly, hiding their identity for comedic effect, or poking fun at a situation where someone is being fake or trying too hard to blend in. It pairs well with 🕵️ when suggesting detective work or clandestine activity.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0, this character draws from the classic novelty gag store item—the Groucho Marx glasses—which became a staple of slapstick comedy, cartoons, and mid-century pop culture pranks.
Details
Glyph
🥸
Unicode
U+1F978
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f978:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-hat
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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