U+1F918 · emoji since 2015
Index and pinky up: the horns are the universal salute of rock. Concerts, metal playlists, and anything that absolutely shreds get the sign.
Beyond music it celebrates rebellious wins and general legend behavior. Throw it up and turn it up.
In texting, 🤘 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 🤘 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Sign of the Horns emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the sign of the horns emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 🤘 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
Or make your own cipher in the translator.