What does 🤡 Clown Face mean?
A clown with painted face and a big red nose. Literally it covers circuses and clowns, but in slang it is a jab that calls someone a fool, or calls yourself one for falling for something. “Clown behavior” describes silly or embarrassing actions. Because it can sting in an argument, it lands best among friends who share the joke.
🤡 Clown Face is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (costume & character faces), added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016.
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🤡 Clown Face on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Clown Face looks on each platform.
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Clown Face emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Clown Face emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🤡 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :clown_face:.
When was the Clown Face emoji added?
🤡 Clown Face was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🤡 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Clown Face. The underlying code (U+1F921) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.