Sign of the horns Emoji

People

A hand gesture featuring the index and pinky fingers extended while the middle and ring fingers remain curled, held down by the thumb. This icon depicts the classic 'devil horns' or 'rock on' hand signal.

Usage Context

Universally recognized as the signature gesture for heavy metal music fans and concert-goers. It is frequently sent to express excitement, confirm approval of a hard rock track, or signal that someone is ready to party. It is often used alongside the 🎸 or 🔥 emojis to emphasize a high-energy mood.

History

While the gesture has older roots in various cultures as a ward against the 'evil eye,' it was popularized in global pop culture during the late 1970s and 1980s by Ronnie James Dio, who adopted it from his grandmother. It was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2015 to satisfy the massive demand from music fans on digital platforms.

Details

Glyph

🤘

Unicode

U+1F918

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f918:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD18;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory hand-fingers-partial

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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