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

&#xD83D;&#xDCA9;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-costume

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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