🤡️ Clown face emoji
HTML
🤡
Unicode
U+1F921
What is 🤡️ called?
🤡️ is called the Clown face emoji.
Usually called the clown emoji or circus clown. “Fool face” describes its internet-slang use for foolish behaviour, but that is an interpretation rather than its official name.
What does 🤡️ mean?
🤡 represents a circus clown, comedy performance, costume, or playful silliness. It is also widely used as an insult for somebody acting foolishly, hypocritically, or embarrassingly.
Some people associate clowns with horror, so the face may feel funny, unsettling, or threatening depending on context. Calling somebody a clown can be much harsher than using it about oneself.
Other meanings
Clowning around, self-deprecating foolishness, circus entertainment, bad judgement, deceptive behaviour, or a creepy-clown theme.
Example Usage
I confidently arrived on the wrong day 🤡
The circus performer made the whole tent laugh 🤡
More details
Officially named clown face. Its code point is U+1F921, introduced in Emoji 3.0. It may be light-hearted, insulting, or horror-related, so avoid assuming every use refers to entertainment.
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Visual description
A white-painted clown face with a round red nose, exaggerated red smile, colourful hair, and bright eye makeup.
Exact hair colours and makeup patterns differ across platforms, but the red nose and theatrical face paint consistently identify a circus clown.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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