Meaning
A cherubic infant with a halo and a pair of wings, rendered in soft, heavenly tones. The chubby-cheeked design captures the classic depiction of a cherub or celestial being—innocent, peaceful, and otherworldly.
Beyond its literal heavenly meaning, people use this playfully to describe someone acting innocent or being adorable. It's common in religious contexts when discussing faith, Christmas, or spirituality, and in more casual settings as a cute reaction to something wholesome or pure-hearted. The contrast between the angelic imagery and how it's often used ironically (like calling someone angelic when they've done something mischievous) gives it personality.
The emoji works well for Christmas content, nativity scenes, or spiritual discussions, but also appears whenever someone wants to convey sweetness, innocence, or a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor about someone being "angelic." It's particularly popular around the holiday season, especially in religious or family-oriented contexts.
One of the original emoji approved way back in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0, the baby angel design has remained recognizable and beloved across platforms, maintaining its timeless, cherubic appeal.
Common Uses
- • Describing someone as sweet or innocent
- • Christmas and religious holiday content
- • Reacting to something pure or wholesome
- • Playfully calling someone 'angelic'
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
The baby angel emoji design draws from centuries of Western art traditions depicting cherubs in religious paintings—those chubby-cheeked, winged infants that became synonymous with heavenly beings.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:angel: :angel: :angel: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 👼 |
| HTML (hex) | 👼 |
| CSS | \1F47C |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDC7C |
| Python | \U0001F47C |
| Java | \uD83D\uDC7C |
| Perl | \x{1F47C} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F47C} |
| Punycode | xn--2qv0 |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%91%BC |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0xBC |
👼 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | শিশু অ্যাঞ্জেল |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 小天使 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 天使 |
| Danish | babyengel |
| Dutch | baby-engel |
| English | baby angel |
| English (UK) | baby angel |
| Estonian | inglibeebi |
| Finnish | vauvaenkeli |
| French | bébé ange |
| German | Putte |
| Hindi | नन्ही परी |
| Hungarian | babaangyal |
| Italian | angioletto |
| Japanese | 天使 |
| Korean | 아기 천사 |
| Lithuanian | angeliukas |
| Malay | pari-pari bayi |
| Norwegian | babyengel |
| Polish | aniołek |
| Portuguese | bebê anjo |
| Russian | ангелочек |
| Spanish | bebé ángel |
| Spanish (Mexico) | bebé ángel |
| Swedish | bebisängel |
| Thai | นางฟ้าเด็ก |
| Ukrainian | янголятко |
| Vietnamese | thiên thần nhỏ |