🤡 meaning at a glance
- Plain meaning: A clown literally, or a reaction to foolish behavior, embarrassment, or feeling played.
- Usual tone: Mocking · Self-Deprecating
- Use with care: Using it about someone else can be openly insulting.
- Technical type: Single-Code-Point Emoji from Emoji 3.0
What does 🤡 mean in messages?
A clown literally, or a reaction to foolish behavior, embarrassment, or feeling played.
Use 🤡 for emotional tone, reactions, and conversational nuance. Unicode calls it “clown face.” That name is a safe, neutral label when the social meaning is not clear.
For a wider view, browse smileys & emotion emoji, use the emoji meaning finder, or read the emoji meanings in context guide.
Example messages with 🤡
Unicode construction and code points
This copyable emoji is a single-code-point emoji. It uses 1 core Unicode code point: U+1F921 clown face.
U+1F921clown faceVersion and platform support
The clown face emoji was introduced in Emoji 3.0 and is classified in the face costume subgroup. This emoji has broad support on modern platforms, but its artwork can still differ substantially between vendors.
Names, keywords, and classification
The standardized name is “clown face.” Search terms indexed for this entry include clown, face. It belongs to Smileys & Emotion and the face costume subgroup. These labels help identify and find the character; they do not prove a sender’s intended tone.
Accessibility and clear wording
For alt text, start with “clown face.” Use clearer words when the emoji is only decoration, a metaphor, or slang.
Do not use this emoji as the only carrier of an emergency, deadline, consent decision, medical instruction, or other high-stakes message. The character is standardized, but Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and social platforms supply different artwork.