angry face
Unicode: 1F620
Description
A red face with a furrowed brow, scowling mouth, and steam coming out of its nostrils, indicating intense anger.
Group:
Smileys & Emotion > face-negative
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents strong anger, frustration, indignation, or rage. It conveys extreme displeasure and often implies readiness to confront or explode.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Its depiction of steam coming from the nose is a common visual trope in cartoons and comics to signify intense anger, derived from the idea of a bull snorting or charging.
Usage Examples
- Expressing frustration: 'The internet is so slow right now! 😡'
- Reacting to an annoying situation: 'Someone just cut me off! 😡'
- Showing indignation: 'I can't believe they did that! 😡'
- Conveying extreme dislike: 'I hate Mondays 😡'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to express personal anger, annoyance, or extreme frustration in various situations, from traffic to arguments.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, but sometimes used in a more exaggerated or comical way to show 'puffed up' anger, as seen in anime or manga where characters might literally have steam coming from their noses when extremely angry.