U+1FAE1 · emoji since 2021
The saluting face is respectful acknowledgment with a touch of humor: yes sir, on it, o7. It answers instructions, farewells, and acts of service with crisp military energy.
It's beloved for responding to tasks you fully intend to do, and equally for honoring someone who took one for the team. Duty calls, 🫡 answers.
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 Saluting Face emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the saluting face 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.
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