Meaning
This cheeky character wears the ultimate spy disguise: a pair of dark glasses paired with a fake nose-and-mustache combo that screams "I'm definitely not suspicious." The oversized nose is usually bulbous and prominent, while the mustache curls dramatically upward, completing the cartoonish undercover look. The raised eyebrow adds an extra wink of mischief to the whole getup.
People use this to joke about getting away with something, playing dumb, or feigning innocence in a lighthearted way. It's perfect for when you've done something slightly naughty and are pretending nobody noticed—or when you're about to try something you probably shouldn't. The inherent goofiness makes it ideal for playful teasing rather than actual deception.
You'll spot it in captions like "me pretending I didn't see your message" or "incognito mode activated." It works equally well for poking fun at yourself or calling out a friend's obvious lie. The mask-and-mustache aesthetic taps into classic silent comedy vibes, making it instantly recognizable as theatrical pretense rather than anything genuinely sneaky.
Design-wise, Apple and Google both lean into the exaggerated, cartoonish vibe, though the nose size and mustache curl vary slightly between platforms. This emoji was approved as part of Unicode 13.0 in 2020 and added to Emoji 13.0 that same year, making it one of the newer face additions to the standard.
Common Uses
- • Jokingly admitting you're avoiding someone
- • Pretending you didn't do something obvious
- • Playing along with a silly cover-up
- • Making fun of someone's unconvincing lie
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
The disguised face emoji draws inspiration from the classic Groucho Marx novelty disguise—the exact same fake nose-and-mustache combo that's been a comedy staple since the early 20th century.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:disguised_face: :disguised_face: :disguised_face: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🥸 |
| HTML (hex) | 🥸 |
| CSS | \1F978 |
| JavaScript | \uD83E\uDD78 |
| Python | \U0001F978 |
| Java | \uD83E\uDD78 |
| Perl | \x{1F978} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F978} |
| Punycode | xn--2rug |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%A5%B8 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0xA5 0xB8 |
🥸 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | ছদ্মবেশী |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 伪装的脸 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 假扮的臉 |
| Danish | maske |
| Dutch | vermomd gezicht |
| English | disguised face |
| English (UK) | disguised face |
| Estonian | maskeeritud nägu |
| Finnish | naamioitunut |
| French | visage déguisé |
| German | verkleidet |
| Hindi | छिपाया हुआ चेहरा |
| Hungarian | álcázott arc |
| Italian | faccina travestita |
| Japanese | 変装した顔 |
| Korean | 변장한 얼굴 |
| Lithuanian | paslėptas veidas |
| Malay | muka samaran |
| Norwegian | fjes med forkledning |
| Polish | buźka w przebraniu |
| Portuguese | rosto disfarçado |
| Russian | маскировка |
| Spanish | cara disfrazada |
| Spanish (Mexico) | cara disfrazada |
| Swedish | maskerat ansikte |
| Thai | ปลอมตัว |
| Ukrainian | замасковане обличчя |
| Vietnamese | mặt trá hình |