Face with symbols on mouth emoji 🤬 (swearing emoji)
🤬 is the face with symbols on mouth: a red enraged face whose mouth is covered by a strip of #%&! — the comic-book way of bleeping out swearing.
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What the face with symbols on mouth 🤬 (swearing) emoji means
🤬 is the face with symbols on mouth: a red enraged face whose mouth is covered by a strip of #%&! — the comic-book way of bleeping out swearing. It means cursing, furious, “I have no polite words”. It is the loudest of the angry faces, above 😡 enraged face, and it is often used for laughs: censored rage at traffic, sport or technology. From a guy or a girl it is exaggerated anger rather than a threat, though aimed at a person it reads as a real outburst. Added in Emoji 5.0 (2017).
Unicode name: face with symbols on mouth · U+1F92C · Emoji 5.0 (2017) · group: Smileys & Emotion.
How people use it
- Swearing: without typing the words
- Furious: sport, traffic, customer service
- Censored rant: comic exaggeration
- Reaction: to outrageous news
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| face with symbols on mouthU+1F92C | Swearing, bleeped | |
| enraged faceU+1F621 | Furious, red | |
| angry faceU+1F620 | Annoyed | |
| anger symbolU+1F4A2 | Anime anger mark | |
| middle fingerU+1F595 | The gesture |
What the swearing emoji looks like
The swearing emoji 🤬 shows a red face with narrowed eyes and a black bar over the mouth. The bar usually displays symbols like @, #, $, % and &, suggesting a string of censored swear words. It is a visual shorthand for swearing without typing the actual words. It suits messages about frustration with a sports match, a computer freeze, or a long queue. The face reads like a cartoon character whose curse has been replaced by a jumble of punctuation. In practice, it appears when someone wants to say something extremely rude but chooses not to spell it out. It is a playful form of venting, not a direct insult, unless aimed at a person in a heated argument.
The symbols over the mouth act as a visual bleep, so the message reads as both angry and a little playful. The face suggests the sender is holding back a swear word rather than directing an insult at someone. When you see this emoji, it can signal a rant that has been comedically censored.
Questions people ask
What does 🤬 mean?
Swearing — the symbols over the mouth are censored curse words. It is the most extreme angry face.
What does 🤬 mean from a guy?
He is venting, usually about something rather than at you. Directed at a person it is a genuine outburst.
Is 🤬 rude?
It stands in for profanity, so treat it as you would the words. In casual chat it is mostly comic.
Is there a cussing emoji?
Yes, 🤬 is often used for swearing or cussing. The red face adds a layer of anger to whatever you are censoring.
What is the emoji with squiggly mouth?
That's 🤬, the face with symbols on mouth. The marks are not squiggly lines but typographical symbols such as @#$%&, used in comics to represent swearing. They usually appear as a short string of those characters over the mouth.
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.
