Used when someone’s furious — like “I’m so mad I’m swearing.” The symbols replace curse words, showing intense anger, shock, or outrage.
Your internet crashes right before you win a ranked match.
My Wi-Fi just died again 🤬
face with symbols on mouth
🤬face with symbols on mouth
Definitions & examples
- Groups
- Subgroups
- Unicode
- U+1F92C
- Variant status
- Fully-qualified
- Emoji version
- E5.0
In memes or group chats, 🤬 is sometimes used jokingly — more “I’m pretending to rage” than actual fury. It’s a cartoonish “#$@!” moment people use to vent frustration in a funny or exaggerated way.
In Filipino and broader Southeast Asian chats, 🤬 often expresses exaggerated frustration rather than actual swearing — more like “I’m losing my mind but still laughing through the pain.”
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Differences between 🤬 (face with symbols on mouth) and 😡 (enraged face)
Both show extreme anger and intense facial fury. 🤬 conveys explosive, almost profane rage, with symbols replacing cursing and signaling shock and outrage. 😡 feels hot and sulky, a tight, simmering anger that mixes frustration and wounded pride. The tone is less chaotic than 🤬 and more personal and steely. While 🤬 reads like an outburst, 😡 reads like smoldering indignation and simmering resentment.
Usage
Use 🤬 when you are conveying an immediate, explosive fury or want to indicate swearing and outright outrage. Use 😡 when you want to express strong anger that leans toward frustration, sulkiness, or a sense of being wronged.
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Shows strong, emotional anger — like “I’m really mad right now.” It’s more emotional and sulky than 😠, often implying frustration, disappointment, or a sense of being wronged.
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Shows pride, determination, or mock anger — like saying “Hmph!” or “I got this!” It can mean you’re fired up, confident, or pretending to be annoyed for fun.
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Shows mischievous anger or playful evil — like saying “I’m mad but also kinda loving it.” It’s often used to tease, flirt, or hype yourself up in a cheeky, devilish way.