enraged face
Unicode: 1F621
Description
A yellow face with a severe, angry expression, furrowed eyebrows, and a red face, appearing as if it's about to explode with rage.
Group:
Smileys & Emotion > face-negative
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents intense anger, rage, frustration, or a furious emotional state. It conveys a strong sense of displeasure and hostility.
Backstory
This emoji was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015. It is part of the 'face-with-negative-emotion' category and is often used to express a boiling point of anger, a step beyond the 'pouting face' or 'angry face' emojis.
Usage Examples
- Expressing extreme frustration: 'My internet is down again! 😡'
- Reacting to an unfair situation: 'I can't believe they did that! 😡'
- Showing intense annoyance: 'Someone just cut me off in traffic! 😡'
- Conveying a warning: 'Don't push me any further. 😡'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely understood as a symbol of extreme anger, often used to express personal frustration, annoyance, or protest.
East Asian culture:
Similar interpretation, but sometimes used with a touch more dramatic exaggeration in comedic contexts, or to indicate being 'fired up' or 'pumped' with intensity rather than just pure anger.