ogre

Ogro japonés

Information

The ogre emoji channels the classic Japanese oni: a furious, horned demon face that screams “beware” but also “lol I haven’t had coffee.” People drop it to show ragey vibes, chaotic energy, or that playful “I’m the villain in my own story” mood. It pops up in meme talk alongside “demon time,” anime jokes, and Shrek references—yes, cue “Get out of my swamp” for dramatic effect. It’s also a nod to folklore: in Japan, oni show up during Setsubun, when beans get thrown to shoo them away.

On Apple/iOS, it’s a front-facing, tomato-red mask with two short yellow horns, scruffy dark hair, a furrowed unibrow vibe, bulging eyes, and a snarling mouth with sharp fangs—pure “do not test me” energy. Visually loud and instantly recognizable, it’s perfect for hangry confessions, boss-fight hype, or calling out someone’s inner monster… lovingly. People also use it sarcastically (“me after leg day”), flirt-adjacent (“I’m trouble, ask nicely”), or as a comic stand-in for rage without going full caps lock.

In group chats and timelines, it pairs well with the goblin emoji for a chaotic duo, or with skulls and flames when you’re entering your villain arc. When you need something spicier than the red angry face but funnier than the purple imp, the ogre steps in like a mythic-level reaction image.

Definition

A traditional Japanese Oni. A red demon, troll, ogre, monster, or devil. A mask worn in theater to represent an evil creature, complete with all the essential characteristics of a monster, such as horns, sharp teeth, and dark hair.

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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.

1. This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 5 update.

Emoji General Information

Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)	367 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name	:japanese_ogre:
Keywords	Japanese, Oni, Demon, Troll, Ogre, Folklore, Monster, Devil, Mask, Theater, Horns, Teeth
Previous Names:	Japanese Ogre

Unicode Category Information

Unicode Category	Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range	1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory	Fairy Tale Symbols

Editorial Comment

Some describe this emoji as "cute," but I'm not seeing that at all.

Proposed Unicode Information & Notes

Unicode Category	Human/living Things
Unicode Subcategory	Fairy Tale Symbols
Names & Annotations	JAPANESE OGRE Old name: OGRE Temporary Notes: In Japanese, "Oni" - could be a red or blue faced demon. Also refers to "Namahage" - a local year-end event in Akita.
Symbol Information	U+1F479 proposed
Proposal Identifier	e-1AC

Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes

DoCoMo	[なまはげ]
KDDI	#754 なまはげ 「namahage」 U+EB44 SJIS-F448 JIS-7B29
Softbank	[なまはげ]

Emoji Character Encoding Data

Emoji Code Version	iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)	👹
UTF-8 Character Count	1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)	👹
Decimal HTML Entity	👹
Hexadecimal HTML Entity	👹
Hex Code Point(s)	1f479
Formal Unicode Notation	U+1F479
Decimal Code Point(s)	128121
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)	0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0xB9
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	F0 9F 91 B9
UTF-8 Octal Bytes	360 237 221 271
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)	0xD83D 0xDC79
UTF-16 Hex	d83ddc79
UTF-16 Dec	55357 56441
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)	0x0001F479
UTF-32 Hex	01F479
UTF-32 Dec	128121
Python Src	u"\U0001F479"
PHP Src	"\xf0\x9f\x91\xb9"
C/C++/Java Src	"\uD83D\uDC79"

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