Emojion😤 face with steam from nose
Meaning
Widely used for anger and frustration today, though it was originally designed to show triumph. The nose steam traces back to Japanese manga and anime shorthand for intense emotion.
Keywords: anger, angry, face, feels, fume, fuming, furious, fury, mad, nose, steam, triumph, unhappy, won
📍 How it's used where you are
United States
In English-speaking contexts this reads almost exclusively as anger or frustration — the original triumphant meaning is largely forgotten.
💡 Did you know?
When first added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this emoji was named "Face With Look of Triumph" — but as Western users adopted it mainly for anger, the CLDR name was later updated to "Face with Steam from Nose."
💡 Did you know?
The sender meant triumphant pride, but the receiver read it as anger — a classic mix-up from the gap between the emoji's original intent and how most English speakers interpret it today.
How it's used around the world
Japan
Nose steam in manga and anime traditionally signals triumph or fierce energy, so Japanese users are more likely to read it as pride or determination than anger.
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