Emoji Meanings Quick Copy
Feeling loved
Unicode U+1F970 · HTML 🥰 · Emoji 11.0 · Windows Win+.
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Codes for every symbol on this page (Unicode, HTML, emoji version)
| Symbol | Name | Unicode | HTML | Emoji version | Windows Alt code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥰 | Feeling loved | U+1F970 | 🥰 | 11.0 | - |
| 😂 | Laughing hard | U+1F602 | 😂 | 1.0 | - |
| 🥺 | Please na | U+1F97A | 🥺 | 11.0 | - |
| 🙃 | Sarcastic smile | U+1F643 | 🙃 | 1.0 | - |
| 🙄 | Eye roll | U+1F644 | 🙄 | 1.0 | - |
| 🫠 | Melting, awkward | U+1FAE0 | 🫠 | 14.0 | - |
| 😊 | Happy, shy smile | U+1F60A | 😊 | 1.0 | - |
| 🤭 | Oops, giggle | U+1F92D | 🤭 | 5.0 | - |
| 🤗 | Warm hug | U+1F917 | 🤗 | 1.0 | - |
| 😏 | Smirk | U+1F60F | 😏 | 1.0 | - |
| 🗿 | Moai, blank stare | U+1F5FF | 🗿 | 1.0 | - |
| 💀 | Dead from laughing | U+1F480 | 💀 | 1.0 | - |
| ❤️ | Love | U+2764 U+FE0F | ❤️ | 1.0 | - |
| 🤍 | Pure, calm | U+1F90D | 🤍 | 12.0 | - |
| 🖤 | Dark mood | U+1F5A4 | 🖤 | 3.0 | - |
| 🩷 | Soft pink love | U+1FA77 | 🩷 | 15.0 | - |
| 💖 | Sparkly love | U+1F496 | 💖 | 1.0 | - |
Emoji meanings are not written in any rulebook, yet everyone seems to know that 😂 means "too funny" and 🥺 means "please na". If you have ever wondered what emojis mean in a busy group chat, this quick guide to emojis and their meaning will help. It lists about 70 of the most searched emojis with their official Unicode name, what people usually mean by them, and how they are used in Indian chats.
Remember one thing while reading: meaning depends on the person and the chat. A 🙂 from your best friend and a 🙂 from your boss can feel very different. Tap any emoji in the grid to copy it. For the full emoji collection, start at the emoji hub.
All Emoji Meaning List: Faces
Faces are the biggest group, and the one where small details change the mood. Read the eyes and mouth: closed smiling eyes are warm, a flat mouth is cool or bored, tears can be sad or happy.
| Emoji | Official name | Common meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 😂 | Face with tears of joy | Laughing so hard you cry |
| 🤣 | Rolling on the floor laughing | Even louder laugh, "ROFL" |
| 😆 | Grinning squinting face | Big happy laugh |
| 😅 | Grinning face with sweat | Nervous laugh, "oops, close one" |
| 😊 | Smiling face with smiling eyes | Warm, shy happiness |
| 🙂 | Slightly smiling face | Polite smile; can sound cold |
| 🙃 | Upside-down face | Sarcasm, "everything is fine" (it is not) |
| 😉 | Winking face | Joking, a shared secret |
| 😍 | Smiling face with heart-eyes | "So beautiful", love it |
| 🥰 | Smiling face with hearts | Feeling loved and cared for |
| 😘 | Face blowing a kiss | Flying kiss, love to family or partner |
| 😋 | Face savoring food | Tasty food, yum |
| 😛 | Face with tongue | Teasing; the picture version of 😛 |
| 😜 | Winking face with tongue | Playful, crazy mood |
| 🤪 | Zany face | Mad fun, silly mood |
| 🤗 | Smiling face with open hands | Hug, warm welcome |
| 🤭 | Face with hand over mouth | Giggle, "oops, I said that?" |
| 🤔 | Thinking face | Hmm, doubt, thinking |
| 🤨 | Face with raised eyebrow | Suspicious, "really?" |
| 😐 | Neutral face | No reaction, unimpressed |
| 😑 | Expressionless face | Bored, "seriously?" |
| 😶 | Face without mouth | Speechless, no words |
| 😏 | Smirking face | Smug, flirty, "I know something" |
| 😒 | Unamused face | Not happy, side-eye |
| 🙄 | Face with rolling eyes | Annoyed, "here we go again" |
| 😬 | Grimacing face | Awkward, cringe |
| 😌 | Relieved face | Calm, peaceful, relieved |
| 😔 | Pensive face | Sad, low, thinking about something |
| 😴 | Sleeping face | Sleepy or bored |
| 🥵 | Hot face | Heat wave, very hot weather or food |
| 🥶 | Cold face | Freezing, winter, cold drink |
| 🤯 | Exploding head | Mind blown |
| 🥳 | Partying face | Celebration, birthday |
| 😎 | Smiling face with sunglasses | Cool, confident |
| 🤓 | Nerd face | Studying, geeky fact |
| 😳 | Flushed face | Shocked or embarrassed |
| 🥺 | Pleading face | Puppy eyes, request, cute sadness |
| 🥹 | Face holding back tears | Touched, proud, emotional |
| 🫠 | Melting face | Embarrassed, too hot, slowly giving up |
| 😢 | Crying face | Sad, hurt |
| 😭 | Loudly crying face | Very sad, or crying with laughter |
| 😤 | Face with steam from nose | Frustrated, or proud and determined |
| 😡 | Enraged face | Very angry |
| 🤡 | Clown face | Feeling foolish, or calling something a joke |
| 💀 | Skull | "I'm dead" from laughing |
| 🗿 | Moai | Blank stare, deadpan, unbothered |
| 🙈 | See-no-evil monkey | Shy, "I can't look" |
Emoji Names and Meanings: Hearts, Hands and Objects
Hearts
| Emoji | Official name | Common meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ❤️ | Red heart | Love, thanks, support |
| 🩷 | Pink heart | Soft, cute love |
| 🤍 | White heart | Pure, calm, peaceful |
| 🖤 | Black heart | Dark aesthetic, sometimes sadness |
| 💖 | Sparkling heart | Excited, sparkly love |
| 💔 | Broken heart | Heartbreak, big disappointment |
Every heart colour has its own shade of feeling. The full colour guide is on the heart emoji page.
Hands and gestures
| Emoji | Official name | Common meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 🙏 | Folded hands | Namaste, please, thank you |
| 👍 | Thumbs up | OK, agreed, done |
| 👏 | Clapping hands | Well done, applause |
| 🙌 | Raising hands | Celebration, "finally!" |
| 🫶 | Heart hands | Love and thanks to fans or friends |
| 🫡 | Saluting face | Respect, "yes sir" |
| 💪 | Flexed biceps | Strength, gym, "you can do it" |
| 🤝 | Handshake | Deal, partnership |
| 🤦 | Person facepalming | Disbelief at something silly |
| 🤷 | Person shrugging | "I don't know", "whatever" |
Symbols, nature and objects
Each row gives the emoji and meaning side by side. The eyes emoji meaning surprises some parents: 👀 is not about eyesight, it means "I'm curious".
| Emoji | Official name | Common meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 👀 | Eyes | Watching, curious, "tell me more" |
| 🔥 | Fire | Awesome, hot, trending |
| ✨ | Sparkles | Special, new, pretty |
| 💯 | Hundred points | Totally agree, full marks |
| 🎉 | Party popper | Congratulations |
| 🎀 | Ribbon | Bow, cute or girly style |
| 💅 | Nail polish | Unbothered, confident, "slay" |
| 🌈 | Rainbow | Hope, happiness after hard times; also used for Pride |
| 🍃 | Leaf fluttering in wind | Calm, nature, fresh vibes |
| 🍒 | Cherries | Summer, sweet, cute aesthetic |
| 🌹 | Rose | Romance, Rose Day, respect at a farewell |
Emoji Meaning in Hindi (Emoji Ka Matlab)
If you want to explain emoji ka matlab to parents or grandparents, this short table helps. The emoji itself is the same in every language; only the word you use for it changes.
| Emoji | Meaning in English | Hindi | Roman |
|---|---|---|---|
| ❤️ | Love | प्यार | pyaar |
| 😂 | Too much laughing | बहुत हँसी | bahut hansi |
| 😭 | Crying | रोना | rona |
| 🙏 | Thank you, namaste | धन्यवाद, नमस्ते | dhanyavaad, namaste |
| 😊 | Happiness | ख़ुशी | khushi |
| 💔 | Broken heart | दिल टूटना | dil tootna |
| 😡 | Anger | ग़ुस्सा | gussa |
| 🤔 | Thinking | सोचना | sochna |
| 😳 | Shock, shyness | हैरानी, शर्म | hairani, sharm |
| 😔 | Sadness | दुख | dukh |
Looking for all emoji meaning in Hindi? Take the English meaning from the big tables above and use these words as a guide. Ready Hindi status lines with emojis are on our emoji status in Hindi page.
Emoji Meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Other Languages
Many readers search for an emoji meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati or Bengali, or an emoji meaning in Marathi. The good news is that an emoji means the same thing everywhere, so you only need the local word. Here are two of the most used emojis, ❤️ (love) and 🙏 (thank you), in eight Indian languages.
| Language | ❤️ Love | 🙏 Thank you |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | प्यार (pyaar) | धन्यवाद (dhanyavaad) |
| Marathi | प्रेम (prem) | धन्यवाद (dhanyavaad) |
| Gujarati | પ્રેમ (prem) | આભાર (aabhaar) |
| Bengali | ভালোবাসা (bhalobasa) | ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad) |
| Tamil | காதல் (kaadhal) | நன்றி (nandri) |
| Telugu | ప్రేమ (prema) | ధన్యవాదాలు (dhanyavaadaalu) |
| Kannada | ಪ್ರೀತಿ (preeti) | ಧನ್ಯವಾದ (dhanyavaada) |
| Malayalam | സ്നേഹം (sneham) | നന്ദി (nandi) |
For any other emoji, take the English meaning from the tables above and say it in your own language. That is all an emoji meaning in Kannada or Malayalam really is.
Emojis That Are Often Misunderstood
- 🙂 Slightly smiling face: looks friendly, but many young people read it as cold or passive-aggressive, like "fine 🙂". Use 😊 when you mean real warmth.
- 🙏 Folded hands: in India it means namaste, please or thanks. Some people abroad think it is a high five.
- 💀 Skull: almost never about death in chats. It means "I'm dead", as in laughing too much.
- 😭 Loudly crying face: used for real sadness and also for "so funny I'm crying". Check the message around it.
- 😤 Face with steam from nose: looks angry, but it is often used for pride, like "I topped the exam 😤".
- 🙃 Upside-down face: the upside down emoji meaning is usually sarcasm or hiding stress behind a smile.
- 🗿 Moai: the moai emoji meaning online is a straight, deadpan face, a "no reaction" reply to a bad joke.
A few fruit and vegetable emojis also carry double meanings in internet slang. In family groups and office chats, it is safest to use them only for food.
WhatsApp, Instagram and Snapchat: Same Emoji, Different Context
On WhatsApp, emojis are mostly used as quick replies and message reactions, so 👍 ❤️ 😂 🙏 do most of the work. In family groups, 🙏 and 🌹 are common for good morning wishes and festival greetings. See WhatsApp emoji for more.
On Instagram, emojis decorate captions and bios, so ✨ 🎀 🤍 🔥 appear more. A 🔥 comment on a photo means "looking great".
Snapchat shows small friend emojis next to names, such as 🔥 for a Snapstreak, ⌛ when a streak is about to end and 🎂 on a birthday. These snap emoji meanings are set by the app and can change, so check the app's own help page if one looks new.
Frequently asked questions
What do emojis mean, and who decides?
Unicode gives every emoji an official name, like Pleading face for 🥺. The everyday meaning comes from how people use it, so it can change over time and differ between groups. When in doubt, read the emoji together with the words around it.
What does the rolling eyes emoji mean?
🙄 (Face with rolling eyes) shows annoyance or disbelief, like "not again". It can sound rude, so avoid it with teachers, elders or at work.
What is the 100 emoji meaning?
💯 is called Hundred points. It means full agreement, "perfect" or "keep it real". Students also use it for full marks.
What does the rectangle with an X inside mean?
It is not a real emoji. A box, a box with an X, or a question mark appears when your phone cannot draw an emoji that someone sent, usually because it is newer than your software. Updating your phone or app usually fixes it.
What does the nail polish emoji mean?
💅 is often used to show confidence and an "I'm unbothered" attitude, or to say someone did something stylishly. It is also used for actual nail art and salon posts.
What does 😛 mean as an emoji?
😛 is a text face sticking its tongue out, and its emoji version is 😛 Face with tongue. Both mean teasing or joking. More keyboard faces are on our text emoticons page, and plain smiley characters are on smiley symbols.