Robot Emoji
Smileys
A silver or grey mechanical face with glowing circular eyes, a structured mouth, and a pair of antennas sticking out from the top of its head. It carries the classic look of a vintage sci-fi automaton.
Usage Context
Frequently used to signal that a person is feeling robotic or emotionless, to talk about artificial intelligence, or to label automated social media accounts. People often use it alongside 💻 when discussing coding, software development, or tech-related tasks.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2015 as part of Emoji 1.0, this icon reflects the cultural shift toward the ubiquity of advanced robotics and AI in daily life, moving away from the old-school retro depictions found in 20th-century media.
Details
Glyph
🤖
Unicode
U+1F916
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f916:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-costume
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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