Meaning
This emoji depicts a face twisted in fury, with a bright red or deep crimson complexion, thick diagonal eyebrows slanted sharply inward, and a wide-open mouth showing gritted teeth or a scowl. The intensity of the expression—often with a furrowed brow and tense jaw—makes it the most extreme angry face in the emoji lineup.
People use the enraged face when they're genuinely furious, not just mildly annoyed. It signals peak anger about a situation, person, or injustice. You might send it after someone cancels plans last-minute, during a heated online argument, or when venting about something that absolutely infuriated you. Unlike its milder cousin (😠), this one means you're *really* mad.
In texting culture, it's often used hyperbolically too—exaggerating frustration for comedic effect. Someone might send it jokingly after losing a video game or getting a bad haircut. The intensity makes it perfect for dramatic reactions, though using it in serious contexts can escalate tension, so timing matters.
The enraged face has remained largely consistent across platforms, though Apple's version tends to look slightly more cartoonish while Google's leans darker and more menacing. It's one of the oldest anger expressions, approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 back in 2010.
Common Uses
- • Expressing genuine anger or frustration
- • Reacting to unfair or annoying situations
- • Dramatic, exaggerated responses to minor inconveniences
- • Showing you're upset in a conversation
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
The enraged face is consistently one of the top 20 most-used negative emotion emoji across major platforms, often appearing in heated Twitter debates and Reddit arguments.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:pout: :rage: :pout: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 😡 |
| HTML (hex) | 😡 |
| CSS | \1F621 |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDE21 |
| Python | \U0001F621 |
| Java | \uD83D\uDE21 |
| Perl | \x{1F621} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F621} |
| Punycode | xn--2r6p |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%98%A1 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x98 0xA1 |
😡 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | বিস্ফুরিত মুখ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 怒火中烧 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 生氣 |
| Danish | surt ansigt |
| Dutch | pruilend gezicht |
| English | enraged face |
| English (UK) | enraged face |
| Estonian | mossitav nägu |
| Finnish | mököttävä |
| French | visage boudeur |
| German | schmollendes Gesicht |
| Hindi | खीझ में लाल चेहरा |
| Hungarian | duzzogó arc |
| Italian | faccina accigliata |
| Japanese | ふくれっ面 |
| Korean | 뾰로통한 얼굴 |
| Lithuanian | susiraukęs veidas |
| Malay | muka mencebik |
| Norwegian | rasende |
| Polish | nadąsana twarz |
| Portuguese | rosto furioso |
| Russian | злится |
| Spanish | cara cabreada |
| Spanish (Mexico) | cara de enojo |
| Swedish | rasande ansikte |
| Thai | โกรธมาก |
| Ukrainian | обличчя, що дується |
| Vietnamese | mặt hờn dỗi |