sign of the horns Emoji
🤘 · U+1F918 · Emoji 1.0
What does the sign of the horns emoji mean?
Literally, 🤘 represents a hand gesture where the index and pinky fingers are raised, while the middle and ring fingers are folded down, but figuratively it signifies rock on, approval, or enthusiasm, and in slang, it is often used to express excitement, solidarity, or irony, particularly in the context of music, sports, or internet culture. This hand sign originated in heavy metal music and has since been adopted by various subcultures. In some cases, 🤘 can also be used sarcastically or humorously to mock or ironicize a situation.
sign of the horns in every skin tone
This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.
sign of the horns emoji examples
- just got tickets to the metallica concert 🤘
- nailed my presentation at work today 🤘
How to copy the sign of the horns emoji
To use the sign of the horns emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F918), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
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sign of the horns emoji on different platforms
How the sign of the horns emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.
sign of the horns Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🤘 |
| Name | sign of the horns |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F918 |
| Shortcode | :metal: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 1.0 (2015) |
sign of the horns Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F918, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :metal:.
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