What does 🫡 Saluting Face mean?
Hand raised crisply to the brow, this face is giving a salute. It means respect, obedience or acknowledgment, much like “yes, sir” or “on it, boss”, and it is often sent with mock seriousness when accepting a chore. It can also honor someone heading off on a tough mission or bid a heroic farewell. Gamers will recognize the same idea in the text salute o7.
🫡 Saluting Face is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (faces with hands), added in Emoji 14.0 in 2021. People use it in messages about good, luck, ma’am, OK, respect and salute.
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🫡 Saluting Face on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Saluting Face looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Saluting 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 :saluting_face:.
When was the Saluting Face emoji added?
🫡 Saluting Face was added in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021. 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 Saluting Face. The underlying code (U+1FAE1) 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.