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
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-negative
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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