What does ๐ค Sign of the Horns mean?
Heavy metal fans throw these horns at concerts: index and pinky raised, thumb holding the middle fingers down. In chat it means rock on, letโs go, or this is awesome, and it fits loud music, wild nights and big wins. It is also the โHook โem Hornsโ sign of the University of Texas. In Italy and some other Mediterranean countries, a similar gesture suggests a cheating partner, so read the room.
๐ค Sign of the Horns is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: partial fingers), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about finger, hand and rock-on.
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๐ค Sign of the Horns on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Sign of the Horns looks on each platform.
Sign of the Horns in every skin tone
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Sign of the Horns emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Sign of the Horns emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ค 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 :the_horns:.
When was the Sign of the Horns emoji added?
๐ค Sign of the Horns was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Sign of the Horns emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ค, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ค๐ป ๐ค๐ผ ๐ค๐ฝ ๐ค๐พ ๐ค๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ค look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Sign of the Horns. The underlying code (U+1F918) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.