The emoji 😤 expresses the anger, exasperation, and irritation. It shows that you’re at your wit’s end, ready to snap— steam through the nostrils.
What Many People Don't Know: His Name Unicode The official one is “Face with Look of Triumph“, which means it can also translate the pride where the triumph depending on the context.

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😤 Meaning and different uses of the smiley with smoke coming out of the nostrils
L'emoji of a face with smoke coming out of its nostrils expresses, above all, the restrained anger, irritation and’irritation. It conveys a whole range of’negative emotions : rage, nervousness, the frustration, the contempt and exasperation.
Visually, it represents a yellow face with furrowed eyebrows, along with the with my eyes closed in a semicircle. Two large clouds of white steam come out of the nostrils, with the mouth remaining visible underneath.
Depending on the context, this face may also express pride, the triumph and a feeling of domination. Its official name Unicode is, in fact, “Face with Look of Triumph”, even though most platforms now label it as “face with smoke coming out of the nostrils.”.
It is often combined with the’angry face emoji 😠. It is also used to replace the’emoji with swear words 🤬, to express a degree of high anger without being vulgar.
Here are a few concrete examples of sentences that include the 😤 :
- Angry text message: “Don't push me too far 😤.”
- Firm response: “It’s none of your business; you have no right to tell me what to do 😤.”
- Outburst: “I don't want to talk to you anymore 😤.”
- Pride or Challenge: “I did it—no one could stop me 😤.”

The origin of the emoji showing a face with smoke coming out of its nostrils
This face was created from two official proposals sent to the Consortium Unicode, one in 2007, the other in 2009. This work laid the foundation for modern emoji encoding.
The two proposals Unicode the origin of the emoji
Here are the documents that gave rise to this yellow face:
- L2/07-257 (2007): nominated by Markus Scherer, Kat Momoi and Mark Davis. It comprised 753 emojis.
- L2/09-026 (2009): spearheaded by engineers from Apple and Google, whose Yasuo Kida, Peter Edberg and Darick Tong.
Both of these proposals were approved by the Consortium Unicode. The emoji was then released in the version Emoji 1.0, the June 9, 2015.
Technical information and the code for the 😤 emoji
If you're a developer, here's the data Unicode Useful for embedding this emoji in a page or message:
- Coded Unicode : U+1F624
- Official name: FACE WITH LOOK OF TRIUMPH
You can also copy directly from this page and then paste it into a conversation. On Facebook, Twitter or via text message; the display automatically adapts to the platform.
A rendering that has evolved across platforms
the design The meaning of this emoji hasn't always been the same. The earliest versions of Microsoft depicted a large open mouth, with no steam. The face of Samsung used to look like a more arrogant expression, with the mouth pulled back.
On his side, Facebook displayed a smiley face that looked more like irritation than pride. Today, on iOS, Android and Google, steam is clearly coming out of the nostrils, and the mouth remains visible.
😤 Description of the emoji with steam coming out of its nose
The emoji face with smoke coming out of the nostrils is widely used on social media and chat platforms. The table below lists all of its technical specifications.
| Version | Emoji 1.0 (June 9, 2015) |
| Common Name | Face with smoke coming out of the nostrils |
| Official Unicode name | Face with Look of Triumph |
| Category | Smileys and emotions |
| Sub-category | Negative aspect |
| Apple designation | Face with steam coming out of nose |
| Unicode code point | U+1F624 |
| Decimal shortcut (Windows) | ALT+128548 |
| HTML code (decimal) | 😤 |
| HTML code (hexadecimal) | 😤 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | F0 9F 98 A4 |
| Original Unicode version | Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Related keywords | Face, victory, triumph, smoke billowing from his nostrils |
| Other names | "I'm fed up" emoji, "I've had enough" emoji, "I'm exasperated" emoji |
To insert an emoji into a message, there are several ways to do it:
- Copy and paste directly from this page.
- Type the shortcut ALT+128548 on PC.
- Go through the emoji keyboard on your smartphone by searching for its name.
Use 😤 in your messages, texts, and comments to express your rage, your annoyance, but also your pride after a great victory.






