What does 👹 Ogre mean?
This horned monster comes from Japanese folklore, where such creatures are called oni, and its official Unicode character name is “Japanese ogre”. It represents monsters, villains and anger with a fearsome edge. It suits grumpy moods, scary costumes and anything menacing, as well as festivals and fantasy stories where demons appear. Among friends it can simply mean “don’t talk to me right now”.
👹 Ogre is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (costume & character faces), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about creature, devil, face, fairy, fairytale and fantasy.
Example messages
👹 Ogre on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Ogre looks on each platform.
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Ogre emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Ogre 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 :japanese_ogre:.
When was the Ogre emoji added?
👹 Ogre was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Ogre. The underlying code (U+1F479) 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.