Smiling face with horns Emoji

Smileys

A purple face with a wide, mischievous grin, furrowed brows, and two jagged horns poking out from its forehead. It wears the look of someone plotting a prank or reveling in a bit of trouble.

Usage Context

This face is the go-to for flirting, expressing sass, or signaling that you are up to no good. It takes the edge off of aggressive behavior, making it a staple for playful banter, teasing friends, or hinting at a chaotic evening ahead. It is frequently used alongside 🔥 to turn up the heat in a conversation.

History

Debuting in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the face was originally dubbed the 'smiling face with horns' but quickly became synonymous with the internet 'devil' persona. It draws direct inspiration from early MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger emoticons, which used similar horned icons to signify 'devilish' or 'naughty' moods during text chats.

Details

Glyph

😈

Unicode

U+1F608

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f608:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE08;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-negative

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

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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