ogre
ogre meaning
A red-faced ogre with horns and tusks, based on the Japanese oni — a demon from folklore that appears in festivals and folk tales, often driven out with thrown beans at Setsubun. Outside Japan it is generally read as a monster or troll, and used for Halloween, villains and monstrous behaviour.
Meaning
A red-faced ogre with horns and tusks, based on the Japanese oni — a demon from folklore that appears in festivals and folk tales, often driven out with thrown beans at Setsubun. Outside Japan it is generally read as a monster or troll, and used for Halloween, villains and monstrous behaviour. Its cultural origin is specific, so its meaning shifts noticeably depending on who is reading it.
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How to use it
- Halloween costume sorted 👹
- Do not feed the trolls 👹
- He turns into a monster before coffee 👹
How it looks
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Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | mensvreter |
| አማርኛ | ጭራቅ |
| العربية | غول |
| অসমীয়া | দৈত্য |
| azərbaycan | div |
| башҡорт | огр |
| беларуская | людажэр |
| български | страшилище |
| বাংলা | রাক্ষস |
| bosanski | ljudožder |
| català | ogre japonès |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏴᏫ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ |
| čeština | zlobr |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | тискер кайӑк |
| Cymraeg | anghenfil |
| Deutsch | Ungeheuer |
| dolnoserbšćina | wogawa |
| Ελληνικά | τέρας |
| English | ogre |
| español | demonio japonés oni |
| eesti | sookoll |
| euskara | ogroa |
| فارسی | دیو |
| suomi | peikko |
| Filipino | kapre |
| føroyskt | skrímsl |
| français | ogre |
| Gaeilge | fathach |
| Gàidhlig | diabhal Seapanach |
| galego | ogro xaponés |
| ગુજરાતી | દૈત્ય |
| Hausa | dodo |
| עברית | מפלצת |
| हिन्दी | जापानी राक्षस |
| hrvatski | japanski div |
| hornjoserbšćina | potwora |
| magyar | ogre |
| հայերեն | մարդակեր հսկա |
| Indonesia | wajah monster |
| íslenska | tröll |
| italiano | orco |
| 日本語 | 鬼 |
| Jawa | buta ogre |
| ქართული | კაციჭამია-გოლიათი |
| қазақ тілі | құбыжық |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قۇبىجىق |
| ខ្មែរ | មុខយក្ស |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ರಾಕ್ಷಸ |
| 한국어 | 도깨비 가면 |
| कोंकणी | राक्षस |
| кыргызча | дөө |
| ລາວ | ຍັກກິນຄົນ |
| lietuvių | pabaisa |
| latviešu | cilvēkēdājs |
| македонски | џиновско чудовиште |
| മലയാളം | രാക്ഷസൻ |
| монгол | аварга махчин |
| मराठी | काल्पनिक राक्षसाचा चेहरा |
| Melayu | gergasi |
| မြန်မာ | ဘီလူး |
| नेपाली | राक्षस |
| Nederlands | boeman |
| norsk | japansk troll |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ରାକ୍ଷସ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਦੈਂਤ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ọ́glí Wíkẹ́d Fes |
| polski | ogr |
| پښتو | ديو |
| português | ogro |
| rumantsch | monster |
| română | căpcăun |
| русский | чудовище |
| سنڌي | آدمخور |
| တႆး | ၽီလူးၵျႃႇပၢၼ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | මිනී කන යක්ෂයා |
| slovenčina | obluda |
| slovenščina | pošastni velikan |
| Soomaali | dad cun |
| shqip | ogër |
| српски | чудовиште |
| srpski | čudovište |
| svenska | japanskt monster |
| Kiswahili | zimwi |
| தமிழ் | பயமுறுத்தும் முகம் |
| తెలుగు | జపనీస్ ఓగ్రే |
| ไทย | ยักษ์ญี่ปุ่น |
| ትግርኛ | ጭራቕ |
| türkmen dili | döw |
| lea fakatonga | nifoloa |
| Türkçe | dev |
| українська | велетень-людожер |
| اردو | شیطانی جن |
| o‘zbek | yovuz maxluq |
| Tiếng Việt | mặt quỷ |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Omiran Ajẹniyan |
| 粵語 | 怪物 |
| 粤语 | 怪物 |
| 中文 | 食人魔 |
| 繁體中文 | 魔鬼 |
| isiZulu | ogre |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F479
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :japanese_ogre: :ogre:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the ogre emoji (👹) mean?
- A red-faced ogre with horns and tusks, based on the Japanese oni — a demon from folklore that appears in festivals and folk tales, often driven out with thrown beans at Setsubun. Outside Japan it is generally read as a monster or troll, and used for Halloween, villains and monstrous behaviour.
- How do you type the ogre emoji?
- Copy the ogre 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 ogre emoji in?
- The ogre emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.
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