What does 👽 mean?
Alien: an extraterrestrial, UFOs, weird, 'out of this world'.
Its official Unicode name is EXTRATERRESTRIAL ALIEN and its CLDR short name is "alien" (in Hungarian: "földönkívüli"). It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- creature
- extraterrestrial
- face
- fairy
- fairytale
- fantasy
- monster
- space
- tale
- ufo
In Hungarian: idegen, marslakó, ufó, űrlény
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws 👽 in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F47D. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- EXTRATERRESTRIAL ALIEN
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- földönkívüli
- English name (CLDR)
- alien
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Smileys & Emotion · face costume
- Length
- 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :alien:
Related emojis
- Pile of poo
- Clown face
- Ghost
- Ogre
- Goblin
- Alien monster
- Robot
Frequently asked questions
What does the 👽 emoji mean?
Alien: an extraterrestrial, UFOs, weird, 'out of this world'.
How do I type the 👽 emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "creature".
When was the 👽 emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.