What does ๐ mean?
Tongue: tasting, sticking your tongue out, silliness โ sometimes flirty innuendo.
Its official Unicode name is TONGUE and its CLDR short name is "tongue" (in Hungarian: "nyelv"). It belongs to the People & Body 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).
- body
- lick
- slurp
In Hungarian: kinyรบjtja a nyelvรฉt, nyal, test, testrรฉsz
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws ๐ 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+1F445. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- TONGUE
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- nyelv
- English name (CLDR)
- tongue
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- People & Body ยท body parts
- Length
- 1 code point ยท 4 bytes in UTF-8 ยท 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :tongue:
Related emojis
- Flexed biceps
- Eyes
- Eye
- Mouth
- Mechanical arm
- Mechanical leg
- Leg
- Foot
Frequently asked questions
What does the ๐ emoji mean?
Tongue: tasting, sticking your tongue out, silliness โ sometimes flirty innuendo.
How do I type the ๐ 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 "body".
When was the ๐ 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.