L'alien emoji 👽 expresses everything that is extraterrestrial, special, unique, or strange. Depending on the context, its meaning can range from humor to a surprise effect to the feeling of finding oneself in a bizarre place.
Here's everything you need to know about its uses.
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👽: The Meaning and Different Uses of This Alien Emoji
L'alien emoji represents a alien face green, with an elongated, bulb-shaped head, two dark eyes and a slight smile. Its official name, according to the’Unicode Consortium is Extraterrestrial Alien, code U+1F47D. It belongs to the «smileys and emotions» category, under the «costumed face» subcategory.
It is also called Martian emoji, alien emoji Where alien emoji. Its color is usually green, but some email clients display it as light gray.
What does the alien emoji mean?
This emoji captures everything that is extraterrestrial, special, unique, or strange. It evokes the unknown with a touch of humor. Here are its most common uses:
- To create a comic effect in a conversation.
- To mark a surprise effect or an unexpected emotion.
- To gently poke fun at the eccentric behavior (a bit «spaced out») from the person he was talking to.
- In conversations about’Halloween or the mardi gras, because it fits the costume theme perfectly.
- On Twitter Where Facebook, to accompany any content related to the science fiction : movies, video games, and books about extraterrestrial life.
In text messages, it’s used to punctuate a joke. On social media, it’s used to report a creature from outer space or an unexplained phenomenon.
Examples of Use in Conversation
Here are two examples of sentences where the’alien emoji takes on its full meaning:
- I can't wait to get home—this place is a little weird 👽.
- Will there be a raid on Area 51 👽?
It goes well with other emojis. The smiley 🤯, often called ’smoking brain," expresses bewilderment at an out-of-this-world topic. You can also associate it with the’UFO 🛸, at the moon 🌙 or to a rocket 🚀 to reinforce the space theme.
Features of this alien emoji
Here are the technical specifications for the’alien emoji 👽, useful if you want to to copy, to know one's Unicode code or understand its exact meaning.
| Version | Emoji 1.0 (2015) |
| Unicode | Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Usual name | Alien |
| Category | Smileys and emotions |
| Sub-category | Face-suit |
| Appellation Apple | Alien |
| code point | U+1F47D (1F47D, 👽 alien) |
| Decimal (ALT code) | ALT+128125 |
| HTML hex code | 👽 |
| URL escape code | %F0%9F%91%BD |
| Key words | Face, creature, alien, UFO, extraterrestrial, monster, science fiction |
| Other names | Emoji ET, emoji Roswell, little green man emoji |
Integrated into Unicode since 2010, and then made official in Emoji Version 1.0 in 2015, it has the code U+1F47D. You can check this information on the Unicode Consortium Where Emojipedia.
The images below illustrate its various representations depending on the platforms. The shape and color change slightly on Apple, Android, Samsung, Microsoft (Windows), Twitter, Facebook, OpenMoji Where Mozilla. The idea is the same everywhere: a small creature associated with space, UFOs, and the unknown.
Inserts the’alien emoji 👽 in your messages to add a touch of fun and quirkiness.
You can also explore the Meanings of the Space Monster Emoji 👾 or of the Japanese monster emoji 👺 to round out your collection of fantastic emojis.
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