What does 🤓 Nerd Face mean?
Thick glasses and an eager grin make this the image of a proud nerd. It celebrates intelligence, study sessions, geeky hobbies and enthusiasm for niche topics, and plenty of people send it to own their nerdiness or share a fun fact. It is also used teasingly to mock an overly pedantic reply, the “well, actually” kind of comment.
🤓 Nerd Face is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (faces with glasses), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about brainy, clever, expert, geek, gifted and glasses.
Example messages
🤓 Nerd Face on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Nerd Face looks on each platform.
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Nerd Face emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Nerd 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 :nerd_face:.
When was the Nerd Face emoji added?
🤓 Nerd Face was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. 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 Nerd Face. The underlying code (U+1F913) 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.