goblin

goblin meaning

A red mask with a long nose and a fierce glare, based on the Japanese tengu — a mountain spirit associated with pride, arrogance and boastfulness. In Japan the long nose is the key: it signals conceit.

Meaning

A red mask with a long nose and a fierce glare, based on the Japanese tengu — a mountain spirit associated with pride, arrogance and boastfulness. In Japan the long nose is the key: it signals conceit. Elsewhere it tends to be read simply as an angry mask or a goblin, and used for menace or mischief. It is one of the emoji whose original meaning is most often lost in translation.

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How to use it

• Someone is very pleased with themselves 👺
• Traditional mask festival this weekend 👺
• The arrogance is unbelievable 👺

How it looks

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Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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This emoji in other languages

Available in 100 languages

Technical details

Codepoints

U+1F47A

Emoji version

0.6

Shortcodes

:goblin: :japanese_goblin:

Category

Smileys & Emotion

FAQ

What does the goblin emoji (👺) mean?

A red mask with a long nose and a fierce glare, based on the Japanese tengu — a mountain spirit associated with pride, arrogance and boastfulness. In Japan the long nose is the key: it signals conceit.

How do you type the goblin emoji?

Copy the goblin 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 goblin emoji in?

The goblin emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.