Pile of poo Emoji
Smileys
A coiled, brown, swirled pile of waste featuring a wide, cheerful grin and large, cartoonish eyes. Despite its scatological origin, the character is drawn with a friendly, non-threatening expression.
Usage Context
Widely used to signal that a situation is going poorly, to describe a bad day, or to playfully poke fun at someone's behavior. It is frequently sent in response to frustrating news or as a humorous way to represent a disappointed face without being overly aggressive.
History
Based on a popular Japanese manga trope where anthropomorphized feces represented good luck, the emoji was standardized by Unicode in 2010. It became an instant internet sensation and a cornerstone of digital slang, often used to soften the blow when delivering negative feedback or admitting to a mistake.
Details
Glyph
💩
Unicode
U+1F4A9
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4a9:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-costume
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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