💡 Bạn có biết?

Tất cả thẻ "Bạn có biết?" trên trang, gom về một chỗ. Mở một thẻ để nhảy thẳng tới đúng vị trí đó trên trang emoji.

• 🇵🇱cờ: Ba LanMàu trắng và đỏ của Ba Lan có nguồn gốc từ thế kỷ 13 và được chính thức công nhận là màu quốc gia vào năm 1831. Màu trắng tượng trưng cho hòa bình và sự thanh khiết; màu đỏ đại diện cho lòng dũng cảm và máu đã đổ vì tổ quốc.
• 🇵🇱cờ: Ba LanCờ Ba Lan (trắng trên, đỏ dưới) dùng chung hai màu với cờ Indonesia và Monaco — chỉ khác là bị lật ngược. Sự tương đồng gần như giống hệt nhau của ba lá cờ này thường xuyên được nhắc đến trên các trang tham khảo về emoji.
• 🌈cầu vồngThe rainbow flag 🏳️‍🌈 is built by joining the white flag 🏳️ and the rainbow 🌈 with a zero-width joiner. So 🌈 leads a double life: an emoji in its own right, and a component part of another one.
• 🌈cầu vồng🌈 does the literal weather, but it also stands in for the bright patch after a rough stretch. Placed in a profile, it can additionally signal LGBTQ+ identity or support.
• 🌸hoa anh đàoIn mid-20th-century Japan, universities wired results to applicants in code — sakura saku, "the cherry blossoms bloom", meant you had passed. The phrase outlived the telegrams, which is why 🌸 can quietly mean "it worked out" as well as "spring".
• 🌸hoa anh đàoA single 🌸 can announce "I passed" to a Japanese reader. Elsewhere it lands as spring, flowers or simple prettiness — so if the news matters, send words with it.
• 🍀cỏ bốn lá🍀 and ☘️ are not the same emoji. 🍀 has four leaves and means luck; ☘️ has three and is the shamrock, the emblem of Ireland and St Patrick's Day. Counting the leaves before you send saves a small misunderstanding.
• 🍀cỏ bốn lá🍀 is a quiet way to wish someone luck. Where 🤞 crosses fingers and hopes, 🍀 hands the luck over — which is why it turns up before exams, interviews and anything else you can only watch from outside.
• 🍆cà tímWhen Instagram launched emoji hashtag search in 2015, the eggplant immediately became one of the most popular tags — only to be banned from search within days due to guideline-violating content. The American Dialect Society named it the 'Most Notable Emoji of 2015' the following year.
• 🍆cà tímIn Japan, dreaming of an eggplant on New Year's Eve is considered lucky (from the proverb 'ichi-Fuji, ni-taka, san-nasu'). For Western users who only know the sexual slang meaning, receiving this message can cause quite a bit of confusion.
• 🍑đàoGửi 🍑 với ý là "quả đào"? Trong tiếng Anh, nó đã trở thành tiếng lóng chỉ "vòng ba" phổ biến đến mức nghĩa trái cây lại phải giải thích thêm.
• 🍽️dĩa và dao với đĩaApproved in Unicode 7.0 (2014) and added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). The design mirrors a formal Western place setting — fork left, knife right, plate center — giving it a more "set table" feel than its plateless cousin 🍴.
• 🍽️dĩa và dao với đĩaOne emoji alongside a time and place does all the work of saying "let's go out for dinner."
• 🎅Ông già NoelThe official Unicode name is "Father Christmas" (the British term), added in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. Skin tone variants arrived with Emoji 2.0 in 2015, making it one of the earlier people emoji to support them.
• 🎅Ông già NoelIn Western countries, Christmas typically means family time — but in Japan it's strongly associated with romantic dates, so the same 🎅 can land very differently depending on where you're from.
• 🎉pháo giấy buổi tiệc🎉's neighbour 🎊 is a kusudama — the Japanese ceremonial paper ball that splits open when you pull the cord and rains confetti. Outside Japan almost nobody recognises the object, which is part of why 🎉 does nearly all the celebrating.
• 🎉pháo giấy buổi tiệc🎉 marks the occasion itself, while 🎊 reads as a shade more formal to Japanese speakers. A simple rule: 🥳 congratulates a person, 🎉 congratulates an event.
• 🎙️micrô phòng thu âmMost platform designs reference the Shure Unidyne 55, a classic 1950s broadcast microphone, giving it its distinctive vintage silver look. It arrived in Unicode 7.0 (2014), four years after 🎤 (Unicode 6.0 / 2010).
• 🎙️micrô phòng thu âmPodcasters almost always pair this with episode release posts — 🎙️ carries a 'recorded and published' feel that 🎤 doesn't quite capture.
• 🏂️người trượt ván tuyết🏂 was added in Unicode 6.0 (2010) — just 12 years after snowboarding made its Olympic debut at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games, reflecting how quickly the sport went mainstream.
• 🏃người chạyOriginally added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010 under the name "Runner," it was later renamed to "Person Running" to be more gender-neutral, with separate gendered variants (🏃‍♂️/🏃‍♀️) added afterward.
• 🏃người chạyOften used to mean "I'm outta here" — a humorous way to dodge an awkward question or heavy topic, with no connection to actual running.
• 🏃‍♀️người phụ nữ đang chạyThe base 🏃 person running emoji arrived in Unicode 6.0 (2010) but was drawn as a man on most platforms. The 🏃‍♀️ woman variant was added separately in Emoji 4.0 (2016) as a ZWJ sequence.
• 🏃‍♀️người phụ nữ đang chạyIn English-speaking internet culture, 🏃‍♀️ is the classic 'me running away from my responsibilities' meme — not literally running, just humorously evading whatever you'd rather not deal with.
• 🏃‍♀️‍➡️người phụ nữ đang chạy hướng sang phảiAdded in Emoji 15.1 (2023), this emoji exists because the original 🏃‍♀️ was drawn facing left on many platforms — the directional variant lets users explicitly show a rightward run.
• 🏃‍♀️‍➡️người phụ nữ đang chạy hướng sang phảiCombined with 💨, it humorously signals 'noping out' of a plan or conversation — a universal way to joke about dodging something you don't want to do.
• 🏃‍♂️người đàn ông đang chạyThe original 🏃 entered Unicode 6.0 in 2010 as "Runner" and was drawn as a man on nearly every platform. Gendered variants arrived with Emoji 4.0 in 2016, giving 🏃‍♂️ its own ZWJ sequence for the first time.
• 🏃‍♂️người đàn ông đang chạyAn innocent workout invite can easily read as an escape plan. Since 🏃‍♂️ doubles as a getaway signal so often, context is everything.
• 🏃‍♂️‍➡️người đàn ông đang chạy hướng sang phảiThis emoji was introduced in Unicode 15.1 (September 2023) as part of a new set of directional emojis. The original running man (🏃‍♂️) faces left on most platforms, so a rightward version was added to let users explicitly show forward or departing movement.
• 🏃‍♂️‍➡️người đàn ông đang chạy hướng sang phảiCould mean 'I'm already on my way!' or 'I'm running for the hills!' — the emoji works as both enthusiastic RSVP and a polite escape, depending on context.
• 🏃‍➡️người chạy hướng sang phảiThis emoji arrived in Emoji 15.1 (2023). The original runner 🏃 faces left — a convention traced to Japan, where emojis originated and text traditionally reads right to left. In 2023 Unicode added right-facing variants for 108 people emojis, making it easier for left-to-right readers to show someone heading forward.
• 🏃‍➡️người chạy hướng sang phảiIt's sometimes used humorously to mean 'I'm out of here,' which can be mistaken for actually going for a run.
• 🏄️người lướt sóngWhen added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this emoji was officially named just "SURFER." Once gendered variants (🏄‍♂️🏄‍♀️) were introduced, the base form became the gender-neutral "Person Surfing."
• 🏄️người lướt sóng"Riding the wave" is a common metaphor for handling things smoothly, but pairing it with 🏄 can make it sound like you literally ditched work for the beach.
• 🏄‍♀️người phụ nữ lướt sóngAdded in Emoji 4.0 (November 2016), 🏄‍♀️ is a ZWJ sequence — 🏄 Person Surfing + Zero Width Joiner + ♀️ Female Sign — one of 100+ gendered sequences Unicode added to expand emoji diversity.
• 🏄‍♀️người phụ nữ lướt sóngBorrowing the surfing metaphor of 'riding the wave,' this emoji can signal a relaxed, bring-it-on attitude toward incoming change.
• 🏄‍♂️người đàn ông lướt sóngThe gender-neutral 🏄 was added in Unicode 6.0 (2010), but the male-specific 🏄‍♂️ didn't arrive until Emoji 4.0 (2016) as a ZWJ sequence — before that, one surfer figure served everyone.
• 🏄‍♂️người đàn ông lướt sóngThe sender meant 'taking it easy, going with the flow' — but the receiver read it as literally going to the beach to surf. Literal and figurative readings coexist, so the same emoji lands differently depending on context.
• 🏇đua ngựa🏇 was approved in Unicode 6.0 (2010), making it one of the earlier sports emojis in the standard.
• 🏇đua ngựa"Off to the races" is a common English idiom for something gaining momentum fast. 🏇 rides that phrase figuratively — which can confuse non-English speakers who read it as literally going to a race.
• 🏊️người bơiAdded to Unicode 6.0 in 2010 as 'Swimmer,' it was later renamed the gender-neutral 'Person Swimming.' The dedicated male 🏊‍♂️ and female 🏊‍♀️ variants arrived with Emoji 4.0 in 2016.
• 🏊️người bơiThe 🏊🚴🏃 sequence is a go-to shorthand for triathlon on social media. 'Triathlon' is even a CLDR keyword for this emoji, reflecting how athletes use it to represent all three legs without typing the word.
• 🏊‍♀️người phụ nữ đang bơi🏊‍♀️ was added in Emoji 4.0 (2016) as the female variant of 🏊 Person Swimming, which has existed since Unicode 6.0 in 2010 — six years earlier.
• 🏊‍♀️người phụ nữ đang bơiHere 'still swimming' means hanging on by a thread — a humorous way to say life is chaotic but you're surviving.
• 🏊‍♂️người đàn ông đang bơi🏊‍♂️ is technically a ZWJ sequence combining 🏊 (Person Swimming) and ♂️ (Male Sign). The base swimmer emoji dates back to Unicode 6.0 in 2010, while the gendered male and female versions arrived in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.
• 🏊‍♂️người đàn ông đang bơiDrawn from the idiom 'keep your head above water,' 🏊‍♂️ is sometimes used metaphorically to mean barely managing or getting through a tough stretch — not just literal swimming.
• 🏋️người cử tạAdded in Unicode 7.0 (2014) as "Weight Lifter," it gained gender-specific variants (🏋️‍♂️ and 🏋️‍♀️) in Emoji 4.0 (2016) when gendered person sequences were introduced.
• 🏋️người cử tạBeyond fitness, this emoji works as a metaphor for carrying a heavy load in everyday life — a quick, relatable way to say you're grinding through something tough.
• 🏋️‍♀️người phụ nữ cử tạThis emoji is a ZWJ sequence — 🏋️ + ♀️ joined by a Zero Width Joiner — added in Emoji 4.0 (2016) as part of Unicode's push to introduce gender variants for sports emoji. On older devices without ZWJ support, it may render as two separate characters.
• 🏋️‍♀️người phụ nữ cử tạBorrowed from the literal image of lifting something heavy alone, this emoji is used ironically to signal 'I did all the work myself' — perfect for group project survivors and anyone who carried their whole team.
• 🏋️‍♂️người đàn ông cử tạThe base 🏋️ landed in Unicode 7.0 (2014); the male variant 🏋️‍♂️ was added in Emoji 4.0 (2016) by joining 🏋️ and ♂ with a ZWJ.
• 🏋️‍♂️người đàn ông cử tạThe pose depicts an Olympic snatch, but people freely use it for squats, deadlifts, and any regular gym session — not just competitive weightlifting.
• 🏌️người chơi gônOriginally approved in Unicode 7.0 (2014) simply as 'Golfer,' the emoji was later renamed 'Person Golfing' as part of the broader push for gender-neutral emoji naming.
• 🏌️người chơi gônIn English-speaking contexts, 🏌️ can hint at 'shooting your shot' — a bold or flirty move. If you only know the literal meaning, you might just assume someone's planning a round of golf.
• 🏌️‍♀️người phụ nữ chơi gônIntroduced in Emoji 4.0 (2016) as part of a gender diversity expansion for sports emojis, it's technically a ZWJ sequence: 🏌️ + ZWJ + ♀️ — the person golfing emoji fused with the female sign.
• 🏌️‍♀️người phụ nữ chơi gônIn English-speaking social media, golf emojis are slang for 'shooting your shot' — making a bold romantic move. The 'shooting' metaphor maps onto taking a social risk. Outside English-speaking countries, this slang rarely registers.
• 🏌️‍♂️người đàn ông chơi gôn🏌️‍♂️ is a ZWJ sequence combining 🏌️ (Person Golfing) and ♂️ (Male Sign), added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.
• 🏌️‍♂️người đàn ông chơi gônIn English-speaking communities, the golfer emoji has picked up the slang meaning of 'shooting your shot' (making a bold move), so a literal golf invite can get humorously misread as a romantic advance.
• 🐍rắnIn 2016, a feud between Taylor Swift and Kanye West's camp caused snake emojis to flood her social media, cementing 🐍 as a symbol for 'fake.' She flipped the script on her 2017 album Reputation, reclaiming the snake as her own icon.
• 🐍rắnIn English, 🐍 is slang for someone sneaky or two-faced — often dropped into gossip about betrayal. The slang meaning can be lost on those unfamiliar with it.
• 🐐dê"GOAT" is said to trace back to boxer Muhammad Ali, who called himself "The Greatest." It spread through hip-hop and sports culture in the late 1990s before becoming everyday internet slang.
• 🐐dêAn English speaker sending 🐐 means "greatest ever," but without knowing the GOAT slang it just looks like a random goat. The expression hasn't fully crossed the language barrier yet.
• 🐦‍⬛chim hoét đenĐược thêm vào Unicode 15.0 (2022) dưới dạng chuỗi ZWJ gồm 🐦 (con chim) và ⬛ (hình vuông đen lớn). Trước đó chưa có emoji riêng cho quạ — việc bổ sung này đáp lại yêu cầu lâu dài của người dùng.
• 🐦‍⬛chim hoét đenHình ảnh u ám của con chim đen chồng lên cảm giác bất an mơ hồ — đây là một trong những cách dùng tự nhiên nhất của emoji này.
• 👀đôi mắtAdded in Unicode 6.0 (2010) and part of Emoji 1.0 (2015). On most platforms the eyes glance to the left, which is why the emoji reads as a shifty or covert look.
• 👀đôi mắtThe sender means "tell me everything!" but depending on context the recipient might read it as creepy staring. Relationship and tone flip the meaning entirely.
• 👁️‍🗨️mắt trong bong bóng lời nóiAdded in iOS 9.1 (October 2015) specifically for the Ad Council's anti-bullying campaign, Apple deliberately kept it secret for weeks as a 'mystery emoji,' then revealed its purpose in a coordinated announcement with Facebook and Snapchat.
• 👁️‍🗨️mắt trong bong bóng lời nóiThe campaign's core idea: even if you can't intervene directly, just signaling 'I see you and I'm on your side' can reduce a bullying victim's sense of isolation.
• 👇️ngón trỏ trái chỉ xuốngTổ tiên của emoji này là "manicule" thời trung cổ — một ký hiệu bàn tay chỉ trỏ được vẽ ở lề các bản thảo để đánh dấu những đoạn quan trọng. Ví dụ sớm nhất được biết đến có niên đại từ Domesday Book (1086), và đây cũng là tổ tiên trực tiếp của con trỏ hình bàn tay trên trình duyệt web.
• 👇️ngón trỏ trái chỉ xuốngChỉ trỏ bằng ngón trỏ bị coi là thiếu lịch sự ở Nhật Bản, Malaysia và Campuchia — nhưng định kiến văn hóa đó không áp dụng cho emoji. Ở những vùng này, 👇 được dùng tự do như bất kỳ nơi nào khác để hướng mọi người đến nội dung bên dưới.
• 👋vẫy tayApproved in Unicode 6.0 (2010) as 'Waving Hand Sign,' it became part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015, the same year five skin tone variants were added.
• 👋vẫy tayOn Chinese WeChat, 👋 has become shorthand for ending a friendship. A casual 'hey!' can land as a breakup notice — proof that the same emoji means very different things depending on the platform and culture.
• 👌bàn tay làm dấu OKIn 2017, a 4chan campaign called 'Operation O-KKK' falsely spread the claim that 👌 was a white power symbol. Though started as a hoax, some white supremacists actually adopted it, leading the ADL to add the gesture to its hate symbol list in 2019 — while also noting that the vast majority of uses remain innocent.
• 👌bàn tay làm dấu OKIn Brazil, Greece, Spain, and some other countries, 👌 is an obscene insult. A heartfelt compliment can accidentally read as an offense depending on who's on the receiving end.
• 👍️dấu ra hiệu đồng ýCó những thế hệ thấy tin nhắn chỉ có mỗi 👍 là lạnh lùng, cụt lủn. Nếu một người bình thường hay trả lời "Cảm ơn nhé!" kèm emoji ấm áp mà chỉ gửi mỗi 👍, nó có thể trông như "ừ thì cũng được" — đồng ý nhưng hơi khó chịu. Hiếm có emoji nào chênh lệch "nhiệt độ" nhiều đến vậy giữa các thế hệ và nền văn hóa.
• 👏vỗ tayThe word-👏-by-👏-word style grew out of Black Twitter culture around 2014–2015 and went mainstream after Complex highlighted it in July 2015 as a staple of "Rap Twitter."
• 👏vỗ tayThree 👏👏👏 in a row can be heartfelt praise OR a withering sarcastic slow clap for something embarrassing. Without context, it's genuinely impossible to tell which one the sender meant.
• 👧con gáiĐược phê duyệt trong Unicode 6.0 (tháng 10 năm 2010) và ra mắt chính thức trong Emoji 1.0 năm 2015. Thiết kế của Apple là hình một cô bé tóc vàng buộc hai đuôi gà và mặc áo màu hồng; phiên bản của Google đơn giản hơn. Năm biến thể màu da được thêm vào trong Unicode 8.0 (tháng 3 năm 2015).
• 👧con gáiTừ khóa CLDR bao gồm 'virgo' và 'zodiac', nên emoji này đôi khi xuất hiện cạnh ♍ như một gợi nhớ trực quan đến cung Xử Nữ. Emoji cung Xử Nữ chính thức là ♍ — 👧 chỉ được dùng như phần trang trí thêm.
• 👹mặt quỷWhen added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this emoji was officially named 'Japanese Ogre.' The 'Japanese' was later dropped from the name, though its roots trace back to early 2000s Japanese mobile carrier emoji sets.
• 👹mặt quỷTo Japanese users this emoji signals a festive occasion, but to those unfamiliar with oni culture it can easily read as anger or a threat.
• 👺yêu tinhỞ nước ngoài, 👺 thường bị coi là "nhân vật phản diện/quái vật", nhưng nguyên mẫu của nó là tengu (thiên cẩu) của Nhật. Từ thành ngữ "hóa thành tengu" (nghĩa là kiêu căng, tự mãn), trong chat tiếng Nhật nó được dùng để nói ai đó "ra vẻ ta đây", "lên mặt".
• 👺yêu tinhThe tengu is said to appear in Japan's Nihon Shoki (720 CE), giving it over 1,300 years of recorded history. Its signature long nose and red face are thought to have developed through association with mountain ascetics called yamabushi.
• 👺yêu tinhFor Japanese speakers, attaching 👺 to a boast signals self-aware cockiness — 'I know I'm being a tengu right now.' Western readers miss the joke entirely, seeing only a generic monster face, because the 'tengu = conceit' idiom doesn't cross cultural lines.
• 👻maSnapchat's ghost mascot has an official name — 'Ghostface Chillah' — named by founder Evan Spiegel after Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ghostface Killah.
• 👻maIn English-speaking countries, this emoji is synonymous with 'ghosting.' The usage is spreading among younger users in Japan too, meaning 'being suddenly cut off or ignored.'
• 👽️người ngoài hành tinhWhen the 'Storm Area 51' Facebook event went viral in 2019 — nearly 2 million people clicked 'going' — the alien emoji became the meme's de facto symbol, appearing in almost every related post and joke online.
• 👽️người ngoài hành tinhLeft meant 'I felt totally out of place,' but right took it literally as extraterrestrials. The gap between slang ('alien = misfit') and literal ('alien = space creature') makes this emoji easy to misread across generations.
• 👾quái vật ngoài hành tinhAdded in Unicode 6.0 (2010), the emoji is directly modeled on the enemy sprites from Taito's Space Invaders (1978). Nearly every major platform kept the chunky pixel look as a deliberate homage to classic arcade art.
• 👾quái vật ngoài hành tinhTo gamers it's a 'let's play' signal; to non-gamers it can read as literally talking about aliens—a classic cross-generational misread.
• 👿mặt giận giữ có sừngIts official Unicode name isn't "Devil" — it's "Imp," a mischievous little demon from Western folklore said to serve witches.
• 👿mặt giận giữ có sừng😈 is playful mischief; 👿 is genuine anger. They look alike, so mix-ups happen — and the misread can spark a whole new argument.
• 💀đầu lâuAi dùng 💀 với nghĩa "cười chết mất" (Mỹ, theo thế hệ)
• 💅sơn móng tay💅 was approved in Unicode 6.0 (2010), making it one of the earlier emoji additions, and included in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Skin tone variants (💅🏻–💅🏿) were added with Emoji 3.0 in 2016.
• 💅sơn móng tayIn internet slang, 💅 signals a smug "nailed it" or "totally composed" vibe — evoking the image of someone coolly inspecting their freshly painted nails mid-drama. But it can still be mistaken for the literal act of getting a manicure!
• 💋dấu nụ hônBefore Unicode 6.0 standardized it in 2010, 💋 was already included as a proprietary emoji on Japanese carriers like SoftBank — one of the original Japanese mobile emojis.
• 💋dấu nụ hônIn many Western countries, sending 💋 to a close friend is completely normal. In Japan, a kiss mark carries stronger romantic connotations, so the same message can feel much more loaded depending on the recipient.
• 💌thư tình💌 was standardized in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, tracing its origins to Japanese mobile carrier emoji sets.
• 💌thư tìnhIn English-speaking countries, 💌 is casually tossed into friendly messages, but in Japan it can read as a romantic confession — causing some unexpected heart flutters.
• 💎đá quý"Diamond hands" (💎🙌) came out of the 2021 retail-trading boom, describing an investor who refuses to sell through a crash. 💎 has been around since 2010, but that moment gave it a new sense: something valuable enough to hold on to.
• 💎đá quý💎 increasingly points at something precious rather than at jewellery — a person, a record, a restaurant you would hate to lose. It works as a one-character compliment.
• 💓trái tim đang đập💓 is one of the original Unicode 6.0 (2010) emojis and among the rare heart emojis that shows motion. Twitter/X uniquely renders the motion lines in yellow rather than matching the heart color.
• 💓trái tim đang đậpThe sender meant 'I'm pumped!' but the reply read it as 'I'm nervous.' Same emoji, opposite vibes — context and generation shift the meaning.
• 💔trái tim tan vỡ💔 was standardized in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, making it one of the earliest emojis designed specifically to encode a negative emotion with a heart motif.
• 💔trái tim tan vỡIn early 2025, a meme spread on TikTok declaring 💔 had gone 'too mainstream' as a symbol of performative sadness — ironic users migrated to the wilted flower 🥀 to signal in-group distance from earnest heartbreak posts.
• 💕hai trái timOn Snapchat, 💕 is the 'Super BFF' badge — it appears next to a friend you've been each other's #1 Best Friend with for two consecutive months, giving the emoji its own platform-specific meaning.
• 💕hai trái timA classic 'soft launch' — hinting at a new relationship without spelling it out. Dropping a single 💕 and letting followers connect the dots is peak Gen Z dating culture.
• 💖trái tim lấp lánhApproved in Unicode 6.0 (2010) and added to Emoji 1.0 (2015). The sparkles evoke new love and fresh joy — which is why many people reach for 💖 instead of ❤️ when feelings are exciting and new.
• 💖trái tim lấp lánh💖 can mean romance or just sincere admiration — which sometimes leaves the recipient guessing.
• 💗trái tim lớn dần💗 was standardized in Unicode 6.0 (2010) and is said to trace its origins to Japanese mobile carrier emoji sets (like SoftBank) — one of the earliest emoji to be globally adopted.
• 💗trái tim lớn dần💗's official CLDR keywords include both 'excited' and 'nervous' — the same emoji can express anxious anticipation and warm encouragement, depending on context.
• 💘trái tim với mũi tên💘 was part of the original Unicode 6.0 emoji set (2010), directly inspired by the myth of Cupid shooting an arrow through a heart to make someone fall in love.
• 💘trái tim với mũi tênIn fan culture, 💘 is commonly used to 'ship' two celebrities or fictional characters — meaning you want them together as a couple. Younger users read it as fan enthusiasm, but it can be mistaken for news that they're actually dating.
• 💙trái tim màu lam💙 was approved in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. An early Google design depicted it with a gemstone-like texture — quite different from the flat style used today.
• 💙trái tim màu lamSent as 'I'm feeling sad' (feeling blue), but read as 'sending you support.' The dual meaning of blue — sadness vs. loyalty — can cause a sweet mix-up in cross-cultural chats.
• 💚trái tim màu lụcNCT (K-pop) has green as its official fandom color, so NCTzens flood social media with 💚 to show support — making the green heart virtually synonymous with the group online.
• 💚trái tim màu lụcIn Gen Z English-speaking circles, replying with 💚 instead of ❤️ is a subtle way to signal 'I like you as a friend, not romantically' — a soft friend-zone move.
• 💛trái tim màu vàng💛 was approved in Unicode 6.0 (2010). In 2015, Snapchat adopted it as the #1 Best Friend badge — the contact you snap the most — cementing its "friendship emoji" reputation among younger users. It was reportedly ranked the 3rd most-used emoji by the Unicode Consortium as of 2019.
• 💛trái tim màu vàngThe sender meant it as a friendly thank-you, but the receiver wondered if it meant something romantic. Younger users tend to pick yellow for platonic feelings and red for romance — a distinction that older recipients sometimes miss.
• 💝trái tim với ruy băngSoftBank's original version of this emoji was reportedly displayed in brown — reflecting its association with chocolate gifts in Japan. The familiar pink/red design became standard after Unicode adoption.
• 💝trái tim với ruy băngA simple thank-you can accidentally read as a romantic confession — the gift-wrapped heart hints at giving your heart away, feeling a step more serious than a plain ❤️.
• 💞trái tim xoay vòng💞 originally debuted as an animated emoji on KDDI's Japanese mobile keyboard before being standardized in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. Most platforms now show a static image, but the name 'revolving' lives on.
• 💞trái tim xoay vòngIn Japan, sending 💞 to a friend is totally normal, but in English-speaking countries it can read as a romantic confession. Same emoji, very different vibes.
• 💟hình trang trí trái timBefore being standardized in Unicode 6.0 (2010), this emoji already appeared in proprietary sets from Japanese carriers like NTT Docomo and SoftBank — one sign that Japan's mobile emoji culture was ahead of its time.
• 💟hình trang trí trái timThe look varies a lot by platform: Apple and Google show a white heart on a purple square, while Microsoft's version resembles a handmade Valentine's card with a red heart on pink and decorative stitching at the corners.
• 💢biểu tượng giận giữThe symbol stylizes a bulging vein (青筋 aojin) visible on a furious character's face in Japanese manga — a visual shorthand that became a global emoji after being standardized in Unicode 6.0 (2010).
• 💢biểu tượng giận giữIn Japan 💢 can mean 'fired up' rather than angry, so recipients sometimes mistake excitement for fury — context is everything with this one.
• 💤buồn ngủThe 'Zzz = sleep' convention traces back to the 1903 American comic strip Katzenjammer Kids. It spread through other comics in the 1910s, and by 1918 the American Dialect Society had formally noted 'z-z-z' as the written sound of snoring.
• 💤buồn ngủUsed sarcastically to say 'That was so boring I nearly fell asleep.' Though literally meaning 'sleeping,' it's become a go-to reaction for anything dull, especially in English-speaking contexts.
• 💥va chạmThe design is said to trace back to cartoonist Roy Crane's 1920s impact bursts ('BAM,' 'POW'), through Lichtenstein's 'Whaam!' (1963) and Batman's TV fight cards, then into Japanese carrier emoji sets in the late 1990s, before Unicode 6.0 standardized it in 2010.
• 💥va chạm💥 can mean both 'it was absolutely fire' and 'it was a total disaster,' making it one of the trickiest emojis to read without extra context.
• 💦giọt mồ hôiThe design traces back to the Japanese manga/anime 'sweat drop' — a visual shorthand for nervousness that doesn't exist in Western comics, making it a classic example of emoji's Japanese cultural roots.
• 💦giọt mồ hôiThe sender meant 'sweating from stress,' but the recipient read it sexually — a real misunderstanding that plays out across generations and cultures.
• 💨chớp nhoángAdded in Unicode 6.0 (2010), this emoji is part of the 'comic style symbols' family rooted in Japanese manga — alongside 💢 (anger), 💥 (collision), and 💦 (sweat).
• 💨chớp nhoángMeant as 'I've moved on / shaken it off,' but English speakers may read it as a fart joke — a classic example of how one emoji can carry very different vibes across cultures.
• 💩đống phânJapan's 'golden poo' (kin no unko) lucky charm was invented in 1999, with over 2.5 million reportedly sold. Its creator wanted to bring smiles during Japan's post-bubble recession.
• 💩đống phânIn Japan, 💩 can be a sincere good-luck message because 'unko' shares its opening sound with '運' (un), meaning luck or fortune. To someone outside Japan, it just looks like an insult.
• 💪bắp tay gập lại💪 was approved in Unicode 6.0 (2010) and was among the first emoji to receive skin tone modifier support when they launched in 2015.
• 💪bắp tay gập lạiA classic Gen Z move: use 💪 to 'flex' on something completely trivial. It's a self-deprecating joke that pokes fun at gym-bro and hustle culture.
• 💫choáng vángThe design comes from 'squeans' — the cartoon convention of stars or circles orbiting a character's head to show dizziness — formalized as an emoji in Unicode 6.0 (2010).
• 💫choáng vángIn English-speaking online culture, 'head empty no thoughts 💫' became a popular meme for humorously expressing a blank or exhausted mind — the swirling stars perfectly capture that feeling.
• 💬bong bóng lời nói💬 was included in the very first wave of standardized emoji with Unicode 6.0 in 2010, classified under the 'Comic style symbols' subblock — bringing the speech balloon, a graphic staple of comics and manga for over a century, into digital text.
• 💬bong bóng lời nóiPlaced before a message, it gives a comic-panel 'dialogue starting now' feel — a visual way of saying 'hey, can I tell you something?'
• 💭bong bóng suy nghĩThe cloud-shaped thought balloon has been a standard comic-book convention since the early 20th century, visually distinguishing a character's private thoughts from spoken dialogue — a design that carried directly into this emoji.
• 💭bong bóng suy nghĩSaying 'I'm good' while adding 💭 hints that there's more going on inside — like unspoken nerves or lingering doubt. It's a subtle way to show what you're really thinking without saying it directly.
• 💯100 điểm💯 ra đời từ trường học Nhật Bản: đó là điểm tuyệt đối mà giáo viên ghi lên bài kiểm tra không lỗi nào. Nhưng khi sang văn hóa nói tiếng Anh, nó hòa vào tiếng lóng keep it 100 — sống thật, không giả dối — và tiến hóa thành huy hiệu khen ngợi nghĩa là "hoàn hảo!" hay "đồng ý 100%". Một ký hiệu chấm điểm vượt đại dương để trở thành lời khen.
• 📹️máy quay videoĐược phê duyệt như một phần của Unicode 6.0 vào năm 2010, thiết kế lấy cảm hứng từ các máy quay phim gia đình thập niên 1980–90 (thời đại VHS/Hi8). Diện mạo thay đổi tùy theo nền tảng: phiên bản của Samsung từng có micro gắn liền, còn phiên bản của Google trước đây được hiển thị màu xanh lam với màn hình lật.
• 📹️máy quay videoKết hợp 📹 với 🔴 là combo quen thuộc để thông báo phát trực tiếp. Nhiều nhà sáng tạo còn thêm chữ 'LIVE' bên cạnh.
• 🔥lửa🔥 bắt nguồn từ tiếng lóng tiếng Anh "fire" (quá đỉnh) và trên thế giới là một lời khen. Nhưng ở Nhật, nó còn mang nghĩa enjō — bị "ném đá" dữ dội trên mạng xã hội. Một emoji, hai bộ mặt trái ngược.
• 🔪dao làm bếpTrông có vẻ đáng sợ, nhưng giữa bạn bè thân thiết 🔪 là câu đùa "muốn chết hả haha" — một kiểu cà khịa kinh điển chứ không phải lời đe dọa thật. Thậm chí còn có "bài" hẳn hoi: người bị chĩa 🔪 sẽ đáp lại bằng 💀, giả vờ như đã chết.
• 🖤tim đen🖤 arrived in Unicode 9.0 (2016), designed with goth and alternative communities in mind. Today it's most widely used simply as a cooler spin on everyday affection.
• 🖤tim đenThe sender meant it as edgy affection, but the recipient read it as rejection. In Japan, older users are more likely to see 🖤 as ominous — a generational gap that causes real miscommunication.
• 🗨️bong bóng lời nói tráiAdded in Unicode 7.0 (June 2014) and officially adopted as an emoji in Emoji 1.0 (2015). It was originally designed as a text markup character for comic-style speech in documents, not as a messaging emoji.
• 🗯️bong bóng góc phảiThe jagged speech bubble has long been a visual shorthand for angry shouting in both Western comics and Japanese manga. It was officially added to Unicode 7.0 in 2014 under the name 'Right Anger Bubble.'
• 🗯️bong bóng góc phảiUsed to show that frustration has hit a breaking point — not literally screaming, but conveying that 'I can't take this anymore' feeling.
• 😂mặt cười với nước mắt vui sướng😂 nhiều năm liền đứng đầu bảng xếp hạng emoji được dùng nhiều nhất thế giới. Thế nhưng với Gen Z nói tiếng Anh, đây lại là emoji của "thế hệ trước" — khi cười muốn xỉu, họ dùng 💀.
• 😅mặt cười toát mồ hôiGiọt mồ hôi lạnh trong 😅 hoạt động như tấm đệm làm dịu sự ngượng ngùng. Ở Nhật, nó gần như mặc định được thêm vào khi báo đi trễ hay mắc lỗi nhỏ — một cách nói "xin lỗi nha, không cố ý đâu" đồng thời làm không khí nhẹ nhàng hơn. Nhưng ở các nền văn hóa khác, nó có thể bị hiểu là cười trừ thiếu chân thành, hoặc đơn giản là một nụ cười vui vẻ. Ý đồ đằng sau giọt mồ hôi ấy không toàn cầu như ta tưởng.
• 😇mặt cười có hào quang😇 was approved in Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and rolled out widely with Emoji 1.0 in 2015. Originally a straightforward symbol of innocence, its sarcastic 'zero regrets' usage is said to have taken hold as social media culture evolved.
• 😇mặt cười có hào quangA classic 'zero regrets' confession. Older users may read it as sincerely angelic; Gen Z reads it as owning the bad behavior with zero apology.
• 😈mặt cười có sừngMost platforms show this as a purple devil face, but Windows displayed it as a red devil for many years — the same emoji can feel quite different depending on the device.
• 😈mặt cười có sừngDespite looking like a devil, 😈 almost always signals playfulness or mischief — not actual anger. It's one of those emojis that can easily be misread as threatening.
• 😉mặt nháy mắt😉 was part of the original Unicode 6.0 emoji set in 2010, tracing its roots back to the classic text emoticon ;-).
• 😉mặt nháy mắt😉 can read as warm support or subtle sarcasm — the exact same message lands completely differently depending on the relationship.
• 😊mặt cười híp mắtSmiling emoji change temperature depending on the eyes. 😊 curves them, so the warmth reaches the whole face; 🙂 leaves them as flat dots, so only the mouth smiles. Younger users widely read that gap as insincerity — 🙂 as the polite face you put on when you are done arguing.
• 😊mặt cười híp mắtWhen you mean it kindly, 😊 is the safer choice. 🙂 can arrive as sarcasm or resignation even when the sender intended nothing of the sort.
• 😊mặt cười híp mắtThe rosy cheeks earn it nicknames like 'blush emoji' and 'shy emoji.' It's one of the original Unicode 6.0 emoji from 2010, and its design varies quite a bit depending on the platform.
• 😊mặt cười híp mắtThe sender just wanted to soften the tone, but younger users often read 😊 as passive-aggressive. Research finds that younger people are more likely to interpret it as sarcastic or pointed.
• 😌mặt nhẹ nhõm😌 traces back to Japanese carrier emoji sets (DoCoMo, SoftBank, au) and was standardized internationally in Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
• 😌mặt nhẹ nhõmOlder readers might see 'phew, relieved it went okay,' but Gen Z and millennials often use 😌 as a smug 'I totally crushed it' — the same emoji reads very differently depending on the generation.
• 😍mặt cười mắt hình trái timOfficially added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010, but the heart-eyes look is much older — classic early-20th-century Western cartoons used it for the 'totally smitten' face long before emoji existed. Japanese carrier emoji sets reportedly had a version as far back as 1999.
• 😍mặt cười mắt hình trái timIn the West, 😍 is casually thrown at friends, food, and movies alike — but for someone who reads heart-eyes as seriously romantic, it can land as an unexpected confession. Especially in Japan, where heart emojis skew strongly romantic, the same message can hit very differently.
• 😎mặt cười đeo kính😎's swagger owes a lot to "Deal With It", the early-internet meme where pixelated shades drop from the top of the frame and land on someone's face. The GIF was everywhere around 2010, and it welded sunglasses to the idea of an unbothered victory lap — a reading the emoji inherited.
• 😎mặt cười đeo kính😎 is shorthand for "handled it, no sweat". Outside holiday and outdoor contexts it almost never refers to actual sunglasses — read it as a small, cheerful brag.
• 😎mặt cười đeo kínhOn Snapchat, this emoji automatically appears next to a contact's name to show you share a best friend with them — a system badge, not something you type yourself.
• 😎mặt cười đeo kínhAdding 😎 after a groan-worthy pun signals 'I know it was bad — and I'm proud of it.' The emoji carries self-aware bravado rather than genuine coolness.
• 😏mặt cười khẩyApple added 😏 to iPhone OS 2.2 in 2008 as part of its Japan-only emoji set — a full two years before Unicode officially standardized it in 2010.
• 😏mặt cười khẩyOlder users sometimes send it as a simple smile, but younger users often read it as smug or mocking — a frequent source of generational misunderstanding.
• 😐️mặt trung lập😐 was standardized in Unicode 6.0 (2010), making it one of the earlier emoji. It's often confused with the later-added 😑 (expressionless face), but 😐 has slightly more open eyes — leaving a little more room for interpretation.
• 😐️mặt trung lậpThe sender just means 'it's fine' — but pair it with 😐 and the receiver starts wondering if it really is. A face with no expression can add unintended subtext to even the simplest reply.
• 😒mặt buồnOne of the original emoji from Unicode 6.0 (2010), thought to trace its roots to emoticon-style faces used on Japanese mobile carriers.
• 😒mặt buồnSent to mean 'I'm so jealous,' but the pouty face can read as genuine annoyance to the recipient.
• 😔mặt trầm ngâmThe Japanese name for this emoji, 'shobon,' comes from the emoticon (´・ω・`) that spread across Japanese online boards in the early 2000s. The emoji inherited both the name and the nuance of gentle, familiar gloom.
• 😔mặt trầm ngâmBeyond clear sadness, this emoji also captures a vaguer mood — low energy, zoning out, or just feeling 'meh.' One 😔 can express what's hard to put into words.
• 😗mặt hônThe puckered lips can pass as whistling, so you'll often spot it paired with a musical note — great for playing it cool or pretending nothing happened.
• 😗mặt hônThanks to the whistling read, this emoji fits perfectly when you're pretending you did nothing wrong.
• 😙mặt hôn mắt cườiAmong the three kissing faces (😗😙😚), 😙 is the only one with smiling eyes — 😗 has neutral eyes and 😚 has closed eyes, making 😙 the lightest and cheeriest kiss of the trio.
• 😙mặt hôn mắt cườiThe puckered lips resemble someone whistling, so paired with ♪, this emoji signals playing innocent — as if casually looking the other way.
• 😚mặt hôn mắt nhắmAmong the kissing trio 😗, 😙, and 😚, only 😚 has closed eyes. Closing your eyes is widely read as a sign of trust — which is why this one feels the most romantic of the three.
• 😚mặt hôn mắt nhắmEven when 😚 is sent just to say thank you, the closed-eyes kiss can make the recipient's heart skip. It reads as pretty romantic whether you meant it that way or not.
• 😜mặt lè lưỡi nháy mắtWhen added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010, its official name was the mouthful "Face with Stuck-Out Tongue and Winking Eye" — the shorter "Winking Face with Tongue" came into common use through later naming revisions.
• 😜mặt lè lưỡi nháy mắtTacked onto a reply that's deliberately neither yes nor no — it keeps the other person guessing whether you're joking or serious, which is exactly this emoji's specialty.
• 😝mặt thè lưỡi mắt nhắm chặtThe 'akkanbē' gesture in 😝 traces back to Edo-period Japan, where pulling down the lower eyelid to show the red inner part was the original taunting motion. Sticking out the tongue became part of it later.
• 😝mặt thè lưỡi mắt nhắm chặtPerfect for calling out a contradiction with a grin. It's a triumphant "I knew it" — playful, not angry.
• 😟mặt lo lắngSamsung's older design showed sweat drops on the cheeks, reflecting the manga and anime convention where cold sweat signals nervousness.
• 😟mặt lo lắngThe sender meant 'I'm worried about you,' but the receiver thought the sender was the one feeling down — a common mix-up with this emoji.
• 😢mặt khóc😢 has been in Unicode since 2010. As 😭 got co-opted for memes and irony, 😢 became the default for sincere sadness — the emoji that kept its feelings real.
• 😢mặt khócUsing 😭 here might read as over-the-top or unintentionally funny. 😢 signals real empathy — the sincere choice when emotions genuinely matter.
• 😤mặt có mũi đang phì hơiWhen 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."
• 😤mặt có mũi đang phì hơiThe 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.
• 😭mặt khóc toIn Unicode's 2021 ranking of the most-used emoji worldwide, 😭 came in fifth — the only crying face in the top ten. Most of those uses are not sadness at all, but a way of saying the feeling was too much to contain.
• 😭mặt khóc to😭 usually means "this made me emotional / this is too much / I'm laughing so hard I'm crying" — actual sadness tends to go to 😢 or 🥹. Read it literally and the conversation heads the wrong way.
• 🙂mặt cười mỉm🙂 đó là nụ cười thân thiện thật... hay một lời đe dọa? Người trẻ nói tiếng Anh gần như luôn hiểu nó là kiểu "cười mỉa" đầy ẩn ý.
• 🙃mặt lộn ngượcKhi "tuyệt vời luôn" đi kèm 🙃 thì thường là chẳng tuyệt chút nào. Nụ cười lộn ngược là dấu hiệu mỉa mai báo rằng "hãy hiểu ngược lại với câu chữ", kèm chút cảm giác "chỉ còn biết cười" hay nụ cười cam chịu. Bằng cách cố tình để lời nói và biểu cảm lệch nhau, nó giúp bạn hé lộ cảm xúc thật mà không cần than phiền thẳng thừng.
• 🙄mặt có mắt đu đưaAdded in Unicode 8.0 (summer 2015). In Anglophone cultures, eye-rolling has long been seen as a classic passive-aggressive move — this emoji gave that gesture a digital home.
• 🙄mặt có mắt đu đưaFor Gen Z it's often a breezy, sarcastic-but-friendly reaction. Older recipients may read it as genuinely hostile — same emoji, very different vibe depending on who's reading it.
• 🙈khỉ không nhìn điều xấu"Mizaru" (見ざる) literally means "see not" in Japanese. The three-monkey carving at Nikkō Tōshōgū, dating to the 17th century, is widely credited as the origin of this globally recognized symbol rooted in Shinto wisdom.
• 🙈khỉ không nhìn điều xấuReplying with just 🙈 to a flirty question is a classic shy yes — "I'm too embarrassed to say it out loud, but I'm not saying no either." In flirtatious texting, it speaks louder than words.
• 🙌hai bàn tay giơ lênWhen added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010, its official name was 'Person Raising Both Hands in Celebration' — the Japanese banzai gesture was the original inspiration. It was renamed 'Raising Hands' with Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
• 🙌hai bàn tay giơ lênThe sender meant 'hooray!' but the receiver read it as spiritual praise hands. This emoji shifts meaning more than most depending on cultural background.
• 🙏chắp tayVới người Nhật, 🙏 này nghĩa là "nhờ cậy nhé / cảm ơn". Nhưng đồng nghiệp người Mỹ có thể hiểu câu trả lời đó thành "tôi sẽ cầu nguyện cho việc này".
• 🚀tên lửa🚀 has been in Unicode since 6.0 (2010), but its meaning expanded sharply in 2020–21, when stock and crypto communities adopted it as shorthand for a price about to take off — often paired with 🌕 for the rallying cry "to the moon".
• 🚀tên lửaOn software teams 🚀 is the standard marker for "it shipped". No rockets, no markets — just the moment something goes live, which is where you will meet this emoji most often at work.
• 🤌ngón tay khum lạiProposed in 2019 by Jennifer 8. Lee (Unicode Emoji Subcommittee vice-chair) after noticing her Italian friend's gesture, it joined Unicode 13.0 in 2020. Researchers later reportedly identified 24 distinct interpretations — making it one of the most semantically ambiguous emoji in use.
• 🤌ngón tay khum lạiItalians read 🤌 as the frustrated 'ma che vuoi' gesture, while most non-Italians see a chef's kiss of approval — making it surprisingly easy to send the wrong message in international chats.
• 🤍trái tim màu trắng🤍 was added in Unicode 12.0 (2019) alongside 🤎 Brown Heart, and quickly caught on with Gen Z's minimalist aesthetic trend online.
• 🤍trái tim màu trắngIn Japan, 🤍 is often just a clean aesthetic touch. In Western countries it commonly reads as peaceful grief — same emoji, very different vibes.
• 🤎trái tim màu nâu🤎 was added in Unicode 12.0 (2019), but usage reportedly surged in 2020 as the BLM movement spread across social media, where it became widely paired with 🖤.
• 🤎trái tim màu nâuIn Japan, 🤎 often just signals warm appreciation, but in English-speaking contexts it can read as racial solidarity. The same emoji carries very different weight depending on cultural context.
• 🤔mặt suy nghĩAdded in Unicode 8.0 (2015), it reportedly flipped from genuine pondering to irony and doubt within about a year, fueled by Twitter and Reddit meme culture.
• 🤔mặt suy nghĩA lone 🤔 reply can silently ask 'is that so?' — more pointed than any words, leaving the doubt to the reader's imagination.
• 🤝bắt tayWith Emoji 14.0 (2021), 🤝 gained the ability to set a different skin tone for each hand. Very few emoji showing two people allow the tones to be chosen separately, and the handshake was one of the first to get there.
• 🤝bắt tay🤝 can close a deal all by itself. Rather than a greeting, it usually marks the moment an agreement locks in — the emoji equivalent of "done, agreed".
• 🤞hai ngón tay bắt chéoThe crossed fingers gesture is said to have originally required two people — one made the cross shape while the other touched the intersection to make a wish. It later merged with Christian cross symbolism and became the one-person gesture we know today.
• 🤞hai ngón tay bắt chéoIn Western cultures, crossing your fingers while making a promise secretly voids it — a classic childhood loophole. So 🤞 can carry a cheeky 'not actually serious' vibe in English-speaking contexts, a nuance that doesn't typically exist in Japanese use.
• 🤡mặt hềThe 'clowning yourself' meme exploded on Twitter and Reddit around 2019, using a step-by-step clown makeup format to admit foolishness. The 2017 horror film IT (featuring Pennywise) is also credited with giving the same emoji a creepy second life.
• 🤡mặt hềIn English-speaking countries, a lone 🤡 is a complete confession — 'I was the fool here, no further explanation needed.' This self-deprecating shorthand is less intuitive to Japanese speakers, who more often associate the emoji with making fun of others.
• 🤣mặt cười lăn cười bò🤣 only joined Unicode in 2016 (Unicode 9.0) — six years after 😂 — yet by Unicode's 2021 usage ranking it had climbed to third place worldwide, passing 👍 and 🙏 on the way.
• 🤣mặt cười lăn cười bò😂 has drifted into a light "haha, noted" acknowledgement, while 🤣 still carries the sense of actually laughing out loud. Among English speakers the two now sit at different volumes, with 🤣 the louder one.
• 🤪mặt làm trò hềIts official Unicode name is "Grinning Face with One Large and One Small Eye," approved in 2017 as part of Unicode 10.0.
• 🤪mặt làm trò hềYounger users often send this as a breezy "just go for it" attitude — older recipients may read it as dismissive or flippant.
• 🤭mặt với tay che miệngWhen Apple first released this emoji in 2017, it showed wide-open eyes — looking more shocked than giggly compared to other vendors. Apple finally aligned the design with smiling eyes in iOS 15.4 (March 2022), and the old startled look was handed off to the brand-new 🫢 emoji.
• 🤭mặt với tay che miệngThe sender means 'hehe, yes I know' — but a recipient used to Apple's old wide-eyed version might read it as 'OMG, no way!' Same emoji, completely opposite emotions depending on which platform you grew up on.
• 🥰mặt cười với 3 trái tim🥰 was added in Unicode 11.0 (2018) under the original name "Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes and Three Hearts." It caught on fast and is now one of the most-used emojis on Twitter/X.
• 🥰mặt cười với 3 trái timIn English-speaking Gen Z culture, sending 🥰 when you're actually upset has become a recognized passive-aggressive move — the sweetness makes the sting land harder.
• 🥲mặt cười với nước mắtAdded in Unicode 13.0 (2020), this emoji was created to fill the gap for joyful-yet-tearful emotions that 😂 (laughing-crying) couldn't quite cover on its own.
• 🥲mặt cười với nước mắtIn English-speaking communities, 🥲 after 'I'm fine' signals you're very much NOT fine. In Japan, the same emoji tends to read as genuine happy tears or being touched — the same face, very different vibes.
• 🥳mặt tiệc tùng🥳 arrived with Unicode 11.0 in 2018. Between the party hat, the blowout horn and the confetti, one eye is covered — making it one of the rare face emoji where you never see both eyes.
• 🥳mặt tiệc tùng🥳 is not just for birthdays — it shows up for offers, promotions, finish lines, anything with a person at the centre of the celebration. Where 🎉 cheers the event, 🥳 cheers the human.
• 🥳mặt tiệc tùngWhen proposed for Unicode 11.0 (2018), it was called 'Face with Party Horn and Party Hat' — later simplified to the more concise 'Partying Face.'
• 🥳mặt tiệc tùngIt's often sent to cheer on small, everyday wins — not just big milestones. The line between genuine celebration and gentle humor is part of its charm.
• 🥴mặt choáng vángIts official Unicode name is "Face With Uneven Eyes and Wavy Mouth." Approved in Unicode 11.0 (2018), the catchier nickname "woozy face" caught on after Emoji 11.0 launched.
• 🥴mặt choáng vángWhen Apple shipped this emoji with iOS 12.1 in late 2018, a tweet asking "Can someone explain this emoji?" went viral. One of the most-liked replies — "checking your bank after a night out" — helped cement its reputation as the drunk-face emoji.
• 🥵mặt nóngAdded in Unicode 11.0 in 2018, the flushed face, droopy tongue, and sweat drops were designed to capture heat exhaustion — but English slang turned 'hot' into a compliment, making this emoji pull double duty as 'you're ridiculously attractive.'
• 🥵mặt nóngIn English, 🥵 often means 'so impressive or attractive it's overwhelming,' but to someone unfamiliar with the slang it just reads as a complaint about the room temperature — a classic emoji misread across language lines.
• 🥶mặt lạnhAdded in Unicode 11.0 (2018), 🥶 looks different across platforms — Apple and Samsung show icicles hanging from a blue face, while Google and WhatsApp use snow and snowflakes instead.
• 🥶mặt lạnhIn English slang, 'cold' means impressive — so 🥶🥶🥶 is high praise. But Japanese speakers may read it as 'samui (lame/unfunny).' The same emoji can flip from maximum praise to maximum cringe depending on your cultural lens.
• 🥹mặt kìm nén nước mắt🥹 won Most Popular New Emoji at the 2022 World Emoji Awards — chosen by Emojipedia after analyzing 463 million+ tweets since its Unicode 14.0 debut in 2021.
• 🥹mặt kìm nén nước mắtIn English 🥹 usually reads as 'I'm touched,' but in Japanese it strongly implies pleading too — so the same emoji can be misread depending on which side of the culture you're on.
• 🥺mặt cầu xin🥺 ra mắt năm 2019 và gần như lập tức gây sốt toàn cầu. Đôi mắt long lanh như cún con khiến nó thành "gương mặt nũng nịu" hoàn hảo — tiếng Anh gọi là pleading face (mặt van nài). Kết hợp với hai ngón tay chạm nhau ngại ngùng 👉👈 đã thành công thức kinh điển để xin xỏ một cách rụt rè.
• 🦄kỳ lânTrong thuật ngữ của giới startup, "unicorn" là công ty tư nhân được định giá trên một tỷ đô la — nhãn hiệu được nhà đầu tư mạo hiểm Aileen Lee đặt ra năm 2013, chính vì những công ty như vậy được cho là hiếm đến vậy. 🦄 (Unicode 8.0, 2015) xuất hiện cùng thuật ngữ này trong các tin tức gọi vốn.
• 🦄kỳ lânNgoài nghĩa là con vật huyền thoại, 🦄 còn được dùng để chỉ bất kỳ thứ gì lý tưởng đến mức khó tin hoặc hiếm đến gần như không tồn tại. Trong tuyển dụng, "unicorn candidate" là người nào đó đáp ứng được mọi tiêu chí trong danh sách.
• 🧠não🧠 arrived with Emoji 5.0 in 2017. Online it carries two opposite slang readings — "big brain" for a clever move and "smooth brain" for the absence of thought — so whether it is a compliment depends entirely on the sentence around it.
• 🧠nãoA lone 🧠 is a compliment: "smart, I'd never have thought of that." Attach it to an obviously daft story, though, and it flips straight to sarcasm — the emoji goes whichever way the setup points.
• 🧡trái tim màu cam🧡 joined Unicode 10.0 in 2017 alongside several other colored hearts — arriving nearly a decade after ❤️, making it one of the last colored hearts to be added.
• 🧡trái tim màu camIn Western contexts, 🧡 is a casual warm gesture; in Japan, heart colors signal intent — orange often means 'just friends,' not romance.
• 🧢mũ lưỡi traiThe slang "cap" (to lie or exaggerate) traces back to AAVE from the early 1900s. It went mainstream after Young Thug and Future's 2017 track "No Cap," and 🧢 became the go-to visual symbol for the term.
• 🧢mũ lưỡi traiIn English-speaking internet culture, a lone 🧢 reply means "that's a lie" or "you're capping." Dropping it in a TikTok comment is the Gen Z way of calling someone out without a word.
• 🧮bàn tính🧮 was approved in Emoji 11.0 (Unicode 11.0, 2018). Apple, Google, and Facebook based their designs on the Chinese 算盤 (suanpan), and Apple's version is said to show the number 108 in its bead arrangement.
• 🧮bàn tínhA natural setup for the budget-tallying use — 🧮 signals you're working out the numbers before committing.
• 🧿bùa may mắn nazar🧿 joined with Emoji 11.0 in 2018. It depicts the nazar boncuğu, the blue glass bead charm believed to deflect the evil eye — hung on homes, cars and prams across Turkey, Greece, the Middle East and South Asia.
• 🧿bùa may mắn nazarTacking 🧿 onto the end of a bio has become common. It is worn as protection rather than decoration — less a religious statement than an everyday piece of good-luck housekeeping.
• 🩵trái tim màu xanh dương nhạt🩵 was added in Unicode 15.0 (approved 2022) and became available on iOS with the March 2023 iOS 16.4 update — making it one of the newer color hearts.
• 🩵trái tim màu xanh dương nhạtReplying to a ❤️ with 🩵 can softly signal 'just friends.' In English-speaking online spaces it has become a known shorthand for the friend zone.
• 🩶trái tim màu xám🩶 was added in Unicode 15.0 (2022), making it one of the newer heart emojis. Before it existed, grey fans had to settle for 🖤 or 🤍.
• 🩶trái tim màu xámThe sender just meant it warmly, but the grey tone read as cold. That built-in ambiguity is what makes this emoji so interesting.
• 🩷trái tim màu hồng🩷 arrived in Unicode 15.0 (2022), but for years before that it was reportedly one of the most frequently requested emojis in the world.
• 🩷trái tim màu hồngFor many Gen Z users, 🩷 signals platonic love — a deliberate choice over ❤️ to avoid any romantic misread. Older recipients may still read any heart as 'confession!'
• 🫀cơ quan timAdded in Unicode 13.0 (2020) alongside 🫁, it was among the first emoji to realistically depict internal human organs.
• 🫀cơ quan timBecause 🫀 works in both medical and emotional contexts, 'I care about you deeply' can easily read as 'get your heart checked.'
• 🫂hai người ôm nhau🫂 landed on phones in 2020 (Emoji 13.0) — the year hugging stopped. That timing shaped it: the hugging emoji is used less for celebration than as a reply to bad news, the thing you send when you cannot be there.
• 🫂hai người ôm nhau🫂 does a lot of work when words fail. 🤗 is a bright, arms-open hug; 🫂 is the silent kind you give someone standing still — which is why it suits condolences and hard days.
• 🫠mặt tan chảyThe designer said 🫠 was inspired by a Japanese manga trope where an embarrassed character literally turns into paper and floats away — a piece of Japanese visual culture now embraced worldwide.
• 🫠mặt tan chảy🫠 won Emojipedia's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025 — just a few years after its 2021 debut, making it the youngest emoji ever to receive the honor.
• 🫡mặt chào🫡 là reaction quen thuộc trên Slack và Discord để nói "Đã rõ, làm ngay!". Động tác chào kiểu nhà binh báo hiệu mệnh lệnh đã được tiếp nhận — cách dùng này tiếp nối emoticon "o7" thời chat chữ (chữ o là cái đầu, số 7 là cánh tay đang chào).
• 🫡mặt chàoOne 🫡 in a work chat can mean 'on it' — or 'sure, boss (eye roll).' The tonal ambiguity is exactly what makes it so popular.
• 🫰bàn tay với ngón trỏ và ngón cái bắt chéo🫰 arrived with Emoji 14.0 in 2021. In Korea it is the finger heart (손가락 하트), a staple of K-pop photo poses — while in other places the very same pinch reads as "money", the rubbing-fingers gesture for cash.
• 🫰bàn tay với ngón trỏ và ngón cái bắt chéoThe sender means "heart", the reader sees "cash" — 🫰 splits cleanly along cultural lines. When you are not sure which side the other person is on, 🫶 or ❤️ carries less risk.
• 🫶hai bàn tay tạo hình trái tim🫶 was approved for Emoji 14.0 in 2021 and reached most phones in 2022. The two-handed heart gesture itself had already travelled the world through K-pop stages and idol photos in the 2010s — the emoji arrived to formalise something people were doing already.
• 🫶hai bàn tay tạo hình trái tim🫶 sits between ❤️ and 😊: warmer than a smile, but without the romantic weight of a red heart. That makes it the heart you can send to friends and family — affection with no assumptions attached.
• ⌨️bàn phímU+2328 was added to Unicode 1.1 as a technical symbol in 1993, but didn't get emoji rendering on major platforms until Emoji 1.0 in 2015. Apple's design resembles the Magic Keyboard; Microsoft once used a blue design.
• ⌨️bàn phímAmong younger users, keysmashing — typing random keys like "asdfghjkl" or "ksksks" — is a more common way to express strong emotions than using the ⌨️ emoji itself, so the keyboard emoji sees lighter use than other tech symbols.
• ☠️đầu lâu xương chéoThe ☠ symbol has been in Unicode since 1993 — more than 20 years before it was officially added to the emoji set in 2015.
• ☠️đầu lâu xương chéoThe sender meant 'this spice is destroying me' as a joke — but ☠️ can read as a genuine emergency to whoever takes it literally.
• ⚔️kiếm bắt chéoThanh kiếm bắt chéo có từ trước khi emoji ra đời — huy hiệu học châu Âu dùng nó để biểu thị lòng dũng cảm trong chiến trận, còn các nhà làm bản đồ sử dụng nó như ký hiệu tiêu chuẩn đánh dấu chiến trường trên bản đồ. Nó được đưa vào Unicode năm 2005 (U+2694) và trở thành emoji vào năm 2015. EverQuest II (2004) được cho là đã giúp củng cố hình ảnh này như biểu tượng PvP trong văn hóa game. Trong các ngữ cảnh quân sự và huy hiệu học phương Tây, nó vẫn mang ý nghĩa nặng nề là biểu tượng của những người lính đã hy sinh và danh dự võ sĩ, vì vậy điều có vẻ là lời thách đấu bình thường trong game có thể được hiểu theo nghĩa hoàn toàn khác đối với ai quen thuộc với truyền thống đó.
• ⚔️kiếm bắt chéoKiểu trao đổi điển hình khi thách đấu trong game. Chỉ một ⚔️ là đủ để nói lên sự sẵn sàng chấp nhận thách thức, không cần thêm lời nào.
• ✌️tay chiến thắng✌️ has been in Unicode since 1993 — more than 20 years before emoji went mainstream on smartphones.
• ✌️tay chiến thắngIn Japan, ✌️ is a near-automatic photo pose; in English-speaking countries it reads more as 'peace' or 'victory.' Same emoji, subtly different vibe.
• ✨️ánh lấp lánhTiếng Anh có kiểu ✨kẹp từ vào giữa✨ để nhấn mạnh rất phổ biến — nhưng thường kèm chút mỉa mai nhè nhẹ, nên hãy để ý ngữ cảnh.
• ❣️dấu chấm than hình trái tim đậmThe character behind this emoji was encoded in Unicode 1.1 in 1993 as 'Heavy Heart Exclamation Mark Ornament,' but didn't officially become an emoji until 2015 — over 22 years later.
• ❣️dấu chấm than hình trái tim đậm❣️ cranks up the enthusiasm — it's 'I love it!' with extra feeling, more intense than a plain ❤️.
• ❤️trái tim màu đỏ❤️ trông có vẻ toàn cầu, nhưng ý nghĩa của trái tim thay đổi rất nhiều theo màu sắc. 💛 có thể là dấu hiệu bạn thân (như trên Snapchat), 🖤 mang ý mỉa mai hoặc vẻ "cool ngầu", còn ở một số nền văn hóa 💚 gợi đến sự ghen tị. Cùng một trái tim, khác màu là ấn tượng khác hẳn — bạn hay gửi màu nào?
• ❤️‍🔥trái tim bốc lửa❤️‍🔥 was added in Emoji 13.1 (September 2020). It's a ZWJ sequence joining ❤️ and 🔥 — displayed as a single emoji only on supported platforms.
• ❤️‍🔥trái tim bốc lửa❤️‍🔥 is just as popular for fan-level obsessions as it is for romance, which can cause mix-ups when the passion has nothing to do with a love interest.
• ❤️‍🩹trái tim đang lànhAdded in Emoji 13.1 (2021) and quickly adopted during the COVID-19 era, it became a go-to icon for mental health awareness content — especially among wellness and 'therapy-gram' creators on Instagram.
• ❤️‍🩹trái tim đang lànhThe sender meant 'I'm mostly healed now,' but it read as 'still suffering.' ❤️‍🩹 can signal anywhere along the healing spectrum — early recovery or nearly there — and context is everything.