👺️ Goblin emoji
HTML
👺
Unicode
U+1F47A
What is 👺️ called?
👺️ is called the Goblin emoji.
Commonly and more precisely called the tengu emoji or tengu mask. “Japanese goblin” follows the official English name, but the artwork is based on a specific Japanese folklore figure.
What does 👺️ mean?
👺 is officially called goblin, but its long-nosed red mask depicts a tengu from Japanese folklore. Tengu are supernatural beings associated with mountains, martial skill, pride, and trickery in different traditions.
It can therefore refer to tengu masks, Japanese stories and festivals, fantasy creatures, anger, or mischievous behaviour. Calling it a generic Western goblin misses the cultural source of its design.
Other meanings
A tengu, Japanese folklore, a mask, pride, trickery, a stern red face, fantasy, or theatrical anger.
Example Usage
The museum displayed an old tengu mask 👺
That long-nosed goblin is perfect for the folklore scene 👺
More details
Officially named goblin. Its code point is U+1F47A, and this project records it from Emoji 1.0. The emoji is culturally distinct from generic goblins in European fantasy.
Visual description
A red mask-like face with a very long nose, heavy black eyebrows, intense eyes, and often a moustache.
The long nose is the defining tengu feature. It clearly separates this emoji from the horned, broad-faced 👹 Ogre or oni.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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