Random-Emoji🤡
🤡 Clown Face Emoji
A clown with a red nose and painted smile — foolish, “I’m a clown”, mocking someone’s bad decision.
| Official name | Clown Face |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+1F921 |
| Shortcode | :clown_face: (GitHub, Slack, Discord) |
| HTML entity | 🤡 |
| Unicode version | Emoji 3 (2016) |
| Category | Random Smiley Emoji › Costumed & Creatures |
| Keywords | clown, face |
| Also known as | Clown |
What does 🤡 mean?
🤡 calls someone (often yourself) a fool: “ordered dessert before checking my bank balance 🤡”. It is the standard reply to a bad take online and the symbol of “clowning”.
Also used for circus and Halloween content.
“Thought the meeting was tomorrow 🤡”“Me believing he would text back 🤡”
How to type 🤡 Clown Face
iPhone / iPadOpen the emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😀 key), search “clown”.
Android (Gboard / Samsung)Tap the emoji key, type “clown” in the search bar, or go to the Random Smiley Emoji tab.
Windows 10 / 11Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji panel and search “clown”.
MacPress Ctrl + Cmd + Space and search, or copy it from this page.
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FAQ
Why does 🤡 show as a box or blank square?
Your device is older than Emoji 3 (2016), the release that added Clown Face. Update your operating system, or the person you send it to will see ☐ instead.