The angry face is the universal “grrr”—a scowling, brow-knitted mug that announces you’re pressed, peeved, or full-on fuming. On Apple/iOS it shows a warm orange-to-amber gradient face, front-facing, with heavy inward-slanting eyebrows and a tight downturned mouth, plus glossy shading that makes the glare pop. It’s not the cherry-red Pouting Face; this one is the classic angry scowl without steam or pout, just pure simmering displeasure.
People drop it when traffic is chaos, Wi‑Fi ghosts them, a game lags at 1 HP, or a barista spells their name “X Æ-12.” Online it ranges from legit rage to playful “angy” energy—the kind you use when your friend steals fries or “accidentally” spoils a show. Meme-speak loves it for lines like “bro is pressed,” “seethe/cope/mald,” and the vintage >:( vibe, sometimes stacked with steam-from-nose or exploding head for dramatic flair. In group chats it pairs with caps lock, keyboard smashes, and the faux-serious “I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed” speech. Sports Twitter slaps it under bad ref calls; stans use it when their fave gets snubbed; techies deploy it at printers living their worst jam life. Ironically, it can be flirty—“I’m mad at you (for being cute), fight me (with snacks)”—or used as comedic overkill after a tiny inconvenience. Visually, the hard V of the furrow, the severe eyes, and that clenched frown are the instant tells that scream mood: activated.
Definition
A face with small oval eyes, slight downturned curved mouth and boldly angled eyebrows. This emoji is mad, no way around it. What in the world did you do to make this emoji so mad?
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
106 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:angry:
Keywords
Angry, Livid, Mad, Vexed, Irritated
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Emoticons
Unicode Range
1F600–1F64F
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Editorial Comment
The person is angry with something. iEmoji old name: Peeved or slightly angry.
