alien monster
alien monster meaning
A purple, pixelated creature straight out of Space Invaders. Despite its name it is almost never about aliens — it means video games, retro arcade culture, and gaming in general. It is a fixture in gamer bios, streaming handles and Discord usernames, where it works as a badge of identity.
Meaning
A purple, pixelated creature straight out of Space Invaders. Despite its name it is almost never about aliens — it means video games, retro arcade culture, and gaming in general. It is a fixture in gamer bios, streaming handles and Discord usernames, where it works as a badge of identity. Its blocky 8-bit styling is the whole point: it signals a specific era of gaming, not extraterrestrial life.
How to use it
- Live on stream in ten minutes 👾
- Retro arcade night 👾
- Gaming until sunrise 👾
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | buiteruimtelike monster |
| አማርኛ | የሌላ ዓለም ጭራቅ ፍጡር |
| العربية | وحش غريب |
| অসমীয়া | এলিয়েন দৈত্য |
| azərbaycan | yadplanetli monstr |
| башҡорт | сит планеталы монстр |
| беларуская | монстр-іншапланецянін |
| български | извънземно чудовище |
| বাংলা | এলিয়ান মনস্টার |
| bosanski | vanzemaljsko čudovište |
| català | monstre alienígena |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎢᎾ ᏂᏓᏳᎶᏒᎢ ᎦᏂᏰᎩ |
| čeština | mimozemská příšera |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | космос монстрӗ |
| Cymraeg | anghenfil estron |
| Deutsch | Computerspiel-Monster |
| dolnoserbšćina | monster z computerowego graśa |
| Ελληνικά | εξωγήινο τέρας |
| English | alien monster |
| español | monstruo alienígena |
| eesti | tulnukkoletis |
| euskara | munstro estralurtarra |
| فارسی | هیولای فضایی |
| suomi | avaruushirviö |
| Filipino | halimaw na alien |
| føroyskt | rúmdarvera skrímsl |
| français | monstre de l’espace |
| Gaeilge | arracht eachtráin |
| Gàidhlig | uilebheist neo-thalmhaidh |
| galego | monstro extraterrestre |
| ગુજરાતી | પરગ્રહવાસી રાક્ષસ |
| Hausa | dodon baƙon sararin sama |
| עברית | מפלצת חייזרית |
| हिन्दी | परग्रह दैत्य |
| hrvatski | izvanzemaljsko čudovište |
| hornjoserbšćina | monster z kompjuteroweje hry |
| magyar | földönkívüli szörny |
| հայերեն | այլմոլորակային հրեշ |
| Indonesia | monster alien |
| íslenska | geimveruskrímsli |
| italiano | mostro alieno |
| 日本語 | インベーダー |
| Jawa | monster alien |
| ქართული | უცხოპლანეტელი მონსტრი |
| қазақ тілі | басқа планетадан келген құбыжық |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | وزگە عالامشاردان كەلگەن قۇبىجىق |
| ខ្មែរ | តុក្កតាក្រៅភព |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಏಲಿಯನ್ ಮಾನ್ಸ್ಟರ್ |
| 한국어 | 에일리언 |
| कोंकणी | परग्रही राक्षस |
| кыргызча | чоочун планеталык желмогуз |
| ລາວ | ປີສາດຕ່າງດາວ |
| lietuvių | monstras ateivis |
| latviešu | citplanētiešu briesmonis |
| македонски | вонземно чудовиште |
| മലയാളം | അന്യഗ്രഹ ഭീകരജീവി |
| монгол | харь гаригийн мангас |
| मराठी | परग्रही राक्षस |
| Melayu | raksasa angkasa lepas |
| မြန်မာ | မကောင်းဆိုးဝါး ဂြိုဟ်သား |
| नेपाली | परदेशी राक्षस |
| Nederlands | buitenaards monster |
| norsk | rommonster |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଅନ୍ୟ ଗ୍ରହର ଦାନବ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਏਲੀਅਨ ਰਾਖਸ਼ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Wíkẹ́d Kríchọ Frọm Anọ́dá Wọld |
| polski | kosmiczny potwór |
| پښتو | ناشنا بلا |
| português | monstro alienígena |
| rumantsch | monster en pixels |
| română | monstru extraterestru |
| русский | космический монстр |
| سنڌي | خلائي مخلوق حيوان |
| တႆး | ၽီႁၢႆႉတၢင်ႇၵျူဝ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | පිටසක්වල යක්ෂයා |
| slovenčina | mimozemská príšera |
| slovenščina | vesoljska pošast |
| Soomaali | shayddaan shisheeye ah |
| shqip | përbindësh alien |
| српски | ванземаљско чудовиште |
| srpski | vanzemaljsko čudovište |
| svenska | utomjordiskt monster |
| Kiswahili | dubwana geni |
| தமிழ் | ஏலியன் மான்ஸ்டர் |
| తెలుగు | గ్రహాంతర రాక్షసుడు |
| ไทย | สัตว์ประหลาดเอเลี่ยน |
| ትግርኛ | ኤሊየን ጨራቕ |
| türkmen dili | gelmişek nägehan |
| lea fakatonga | meʻamoʻuikehe fakamanavahē |
| Türkçe | uzaylı canavar |
| українська | іншопланетний монстр |
| اردو | خلائی دیو |
| o‘zbek | o‘zga sayyoralik maxluq |
| Tiếng Việt | quái vật ngoài hành tinh |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Àjòjì Abami |
| 粵語 | 外星怪物 |
| 粤语 | 外星怪物 |
| 中文 | 外星怪物 |
| 繁體中文 | 怪物 |
| isiZulu | isilwane esingaziwa |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F47E
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :alien_monster: :space_invader:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the alien monster emoji (👾) mean?
- A purple, pixelated creature straight out of Space Invaders. Despite its name it is almost never about aliens — it means video games, retro arcade culture, and gaming in general. It is a fixture in gamer bios, streaming handles and Discord usernames, where it works as a badge of identity.
- How do you type the alien monster emoji?
- Copy the alien monster emoji 👾 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the alien monster emoji in?
- The alien monster emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.
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