Alien emoji
👽 and 🛸 for space and weirdness. Copy them here.
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What the alien emoji means
👽 (alien) is a grey alien face for outer space, “out of this world”, feeling like an outsider, conspiracy jokes and the 2020s “aliens are real” news cycle. 🛸 (flying saucer, Emoji 5.0) is the UFO. 👾 is the retro game monster, a different character. 🌌 🚀 set the scene; the rocket emoji guide covers 🚀.
Unicode name: alien · U+1F47D · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Smileys & Emotion.
How people use it
- Space: 👽🛸🌌
- Outsider: “felt like an 👽 at the party”
- Weirdness: “that was 👽”
- UFO news: 🛸
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| alienU+1F47D | Alien face | Grey | |
| flying saucerU+1F6F8 | UFO | ||
| alien monsterU+1F47E | Alien monster; gaming | See the game emoji guide | |
| rocketU+1F680 | See the rocket guide |
E.T. and the alien emoji
The alien emoji 👽 resembles E.T., the friendly extraterrestrial from the classic sci-fi film, with its rounded head, large dark eyes and slight smile. Its gentle, curious look aligns with the character’s personality.
While the movie E.T. has brown, wrinkly skin, the alien emoji appears as a smooth grey face. The overall silhouette — large head, big eyes, small mouth — still reads as E.T. to many viewers.
Alien emoji on Android and Snapchat
On Android devices, 👽 appears as a grey alien face with a tall rounded head and large black eyes, similar to its look on other platforms. It is part of the standard emoji set, so Android users can find it by searching “alien” in their keyboard. The Android robot mascot is not an emoji and is separate from 👽.
On Snapchat, 👽 keeps its usual meaning: someone or something strange, out of place, or from another world. A Snap with 👽 might mean “this feels unreal” or “I feel like an outsider”. It does not have a special hidden meaning unique to Snapchat.
Chat examples
Real messages with 👽, and a reply that fits.
👽 believe
🛸
👽 weird day
👾
🛸 saw a light
🌌
Questions people ask
What does 👽 mean?
Aliens, space, weirdness or feeling like an outsider.
What is the difference between 👽 and 👾?
👽 is an alien face; 👾 is a retro video-game monster.
What does the alien emoji mean on Snapchat?
On Snapchat, the alien emoji 👽 carries the same meaning as everywhere else: it can mean someone feels like an outsider, that something is weird or “out of this world”, or it’s used for actual space and UFO content. There is no Snapchat-specific secret meaning.
What is the ET emoji?
There is no separate ET emoji. People use the alien emoji 👽 to represent E.T., often pairing it with the phone emoji ☎️ for the iconic “E.T. phone home” line.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
