nerd face
nerd face meaning
The nerd face 🤓 wears thick glasses and shows its front teeth, a playful stand-in for being studious, brainy, or a know-it-all. People use it to poke fun at themselves for geeking out over a hobby, to jokingly label a technically-correct 'well, actually' comment, or to celebrate being proudly nerdy about something they love.
Meaning
The nerd face 🤓 wears thick glasses and shows its front teeth, a playful stand-in for being studious, brainy, or a know-it-all. People use it to poke fun at themselves for geeking out over a hobby, to jokingly label a technically-correct 'well, actually' comment, or to celebrate being proudly nerdy about something they love. It can be affectionate self-deprecation or gentle teasing of someone being pedantic. Smart and a little goofy, it wears its enthusiasm on its sleeve.
How to use it
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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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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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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | bleeksielgesig |
| አማርኛ | ያገጠጠ ባለመነጽር ፊት |
| العربية | وجه عبقري |
| অসমীয়া | বুৰ্বক চেহেৰা |
| azərbaycan | axmaq üz |
| башҡорт | күҙлекле йөҙ |
| беларуская | гік |
| български | лице на зубър |
| বাংলা | পড়ুয়া মুখ |
| bosanski | štreber |
| català | cara de setciències |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᎦᎸᏗ ᎤᎧᏛ |
| čeština | obličej šprta |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | куҫлӑхҫӑ |
| Cymraeg | wyneb clyfar |
| Deutsch | Strebergesicht |
| dolnoserbšćina | woblico procowarja |
| Ελληνικά | σπασίκλας |
| English | nerd face |
| español | cara de empollón |
| eesti | nohiku nägu |
| euskara | arraro-aurpegia |
| فارسی | خوره |
| suomi | nörtti |
| Filipino | nerd |
| føroyskt | nørd andlit |
| français | visage de geek |
| Gaeilge | straoiseog shaoithíneach |
| Gàidhlig | aodann gìog |
| galego | cara de chapón |
| ગુજરાતી | ભોળપણના ભાવવાળો ચહેરો |
| Hausa | fuska mai daƙiƙi |
| עברית | פרצוף של חנון |
| हिन्दी | मूर्खता के भाव वाला चेहरा |
| hrvatski | štrebersko lice |
| hornjoserbšćina | wobličo prócowaka |
| magyar | kockaarc |
| հայերեն | խելոքի դեմք |
| Indonesia | wajah kutu buku |
| íslenska | nördaandlit |
| italiano | faccina nerd |
| 日本語 | オタク |
| Jawa | rai kutu buku |
| ქართული | სულელური სახე |
| қазақ тілі | көзілдірік таққан |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كوزىلدىرىك تاققان |
| ខ្មែរ | មុខកំប្លែង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪೆದ್ದು ಮುಖ |
| 한국어 | 모범생 얼굴 |
| कोंकणी | मिश्कील चेरो |
| кыргызча | чилистен |
| ລາວ | ໜ້າຄົນໂງ່ |
| lietuvių | moksliuko veidas |
| latviešu | gudrītis |
| македонски | лице на бубалица |
| മലയാളം | കോമാളി മുഖം |
| монгол | ухаантай царай |
| मराठी | अभ्यासू कंटाळवाणा चेहरा |
| Melayu | muka nerda |
| မြန်မာ | တစ်စုံတစ်ရာကို ရူးသွပ်သူ၏ မျက်နှာ |
| नेपाली | पढन्दास अनुहार |
| Nederlands | nerdgezicht |
| norsk | nerdefjes |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ନିର୍ବୋଧ ମୁହଁ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪੜ੍ਹਾਕੂ ਚਿਹਰਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Tẹ́kíníkál Ẹ́spat Fes |
| polski | kujon |
| پښتو | بېګانه مخ |
| português | rosto de nerd |
| rumantsch | fatscha da nerd |
| română | față de tocilar |
| русский | очкарик |
| سنڌي | بيوقوف چهرو |
| တႆး | ၼႃႈလူင်ႉလႅၼ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | මෝඩ මුහුණ |
| slovenčina | vedátor |
| slovenščina | piflarski obraz |
| Soomaali | waji xirfad la’aan |
| shqip | fytyrë peshkopi |
| српски | штреберско лице |
| srpski | štrebersko lice |
| svenska | nördansikte |
| Kiswahili | uso wa mjuaji |
| தமிழ் | அழகற்ற முகம் |
| తెలుగు | తానే నవ్వుకుంటున్న ముఖం |
| ไทย | เด็กเนิร์ด |
| ትግርኛ | ዓንጃል ገጽ |
| türkmen dili | botan ýüz |
| lea fakatonga | mata moe matasioʻata lahi |
| Türkçe | ukala yüz |
| українська | обличчя всезнайка |
| اردو | بیوقوفانہ چہرہ |
| o‘zbek | aqlli yuz |
| Tiếng Việt | mặt mọt sách |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Oju Ọmọwe Ti O Jafafa |
| 粵語 | 書呆子嘅臉 |
| 粤语 | 书呆子嘅脸 |
| 中文 | 书呆子脸 |
| 繁體中文 | 搞怪 |
| isiZulu | ubuso besihlakaniphi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F913
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :nerd: :nerd_face:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the nerd face emoji (🤓) mean?
- The nerd face 🤓 wears thick glasses and shows its front teeth, a playful stand-in for being studious, brainy, or a know-it-all. People use it to poke fun at themselves for geeking out over a hobby, to jokingly label a technically-correct 'well, actually' comment, or to celebrate being proudly nerdy about something they love.
- How do you type the nerd face emoji?
- Copy the nerd face 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 nerd face emoji in?
- The nerd face emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.
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