👹 Japanese Ogre Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Japanese Ogre

Short Name

:japanese_ogre:

Unicode

U+1F479

Unicode Version

1.0

Release Year

2010

Subcategory

Face Costume

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

No

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

JAPANESE OGRE emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1F479

Apple Style

JAPANESE OGRE emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1F479

Google Style

JAPANESE OGRE emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 1F479

Twitter Style

JAPANESE OGRE emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 1F479

Facebook Style

Gmail style

Gmail

KDDI style

KDDI

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >👹</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A mythical creature resembling a fierce, red-skinned ogre with a large, menacing grin, sharp teeth, and horns. Often depicted with a blue or green hair tuft and a single or double horn on its forehead. Represents a Japanese ogre (Oni) from folklore, symbolizing evil, danger, or a mischievous character. Not to be confused with the Japanese goblin (Tengu) or other similar-looking emojis.

Common Uses

  • Representing a mischievous or evil character: 'Watch out for the 👹 in the story!'
  • Symbolizing danger or a threat: 'Feeling like there's a 👹 lurking around the corner.'
  • Referring to a playful, mischievous person: 'He's such a 👹 when he plays pranks!'

Example Sentences

  • In the game, the 👹 is the final boss you need to defeat.
  • She loves to tell scary stories about 👹 from Japanese folklore.
  • He's always the 👹 at Halloween parties, dressing up as an Oni.

Frequently Asked Questions