😈️ Smiling face with horns emoji
HTML
😈
Unicode
U+1F608
What is 😈️ called?
😈️ is called the Smiling face with horns emoji.
Often called the devil smile, mischievous devil, or imp face. These names describe its playful intent; 👿 Angry face with horns is the angrier devil-like counterpart.
What does 😈️ mean?
😈 combines a smile with devil-like horns to signal playful mischief, cheekiness, temptation, or a knowingly naughty plan. It often accompanies teasing, flirting, pranks, and harmless rule-breaking.
The grin makes it lighter than 👿 Angry face with horns. Even so, it can imply malicious intent in a darker context, so the surrounding words and relationship between speakers matter.
Other meanings
Feeling devilish, plotting a prank, flirtatious innuendo, guilty pleasure, playful wickedness, or enjoying a rival’s minor misfortune.
Example Usage
I moved every label one drawer to the left 😈
I have a wonderfully bad idea for tonight 😈
More details
Officially named smiling face with horns. Its code point is U+1F608, introduced in Emoji 1.0. It is a fantasy expression, not a standard symbol for any specific religion or mythological being.
Visual description
A purple face with small pointed horns, arched brows or eyes, and a broad mischievous smile.
Most platforms use purple rather than the standard yellow face. The upward smile is the key contrast with the frowning 👿 Angry face with horns.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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