Tongue

Tongue Emoji

People

A fleshy, pink human tongue extended outward. It is depicted as a smooth, rounded muscle, typically shown resting against or protruding from an invisible mouth.

Usage Context

Widely used in digital messaging to convey playfulness, cheekiness, or flirtation. It can signal that a statement is meant as a joke or a tease, acting similarly to ๐Ÿ˜œ. It is also frequently used in food-related contexts to express that something tastes delicious, often paired with ๐Ÿ˜‹.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0. Its design originates from the early mobile carrier sets in Japan, where it was introduced to add expressive body language to text-based communication, helping users convey nuances that words alone often miss.

Details

Glyph
๐Ÿ‘…
Unicode
U+1F445
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f445:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory body-parts
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Tags
tonguemouthplayfulbodyouttasteteasecheekylickingflavor

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. ยฉ 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.