tongue
tongue meaning
A protruding tongue. It stands for taste, licking and cheekiness. It appears in contexts about food and flavour, and in playful ones — sticking out your tongue is one of the oldest and mildest insults there is, understood by every child everywhere without instruction.
Meaning
A protruding tongue. It stands for taste, licking and cheekiness. It appears in contexts about food and flavour, and in playful ones — sticking out your tongue is one of the oldest and mildest insults there is, understood by every child everywhere without instruction. It appears in taste and playful contexts, and it is understood by every child on earth without instruction.
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How to use it
- Tastes incredible 👅
- The mildest insult there is, and universally understood 👅
- Cheeky, and unrepentant 👅
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | tong |
| አማርኛ | ምላስ |
| العربية | لسان |
| অসমীয়া | জিভা |
| azərbaycan | dil |
| башҡорт | тел |
| беларуская | язык |
| български | език |
| বাংলা | জিভ |
| bosanski | jezik |
| català | llengua |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎦᏂᎪ |
| čeština | jazyk |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | чӗлхе |
| Cymraeg | tafod |
| Deutsch | Zunge |
| dolnoserbšćina | jězyk |
| Ελληνικά | γλώσσα |
| English | tongue |
| español | lengua |
| eesti | keel |
| euskara | mingain |
| فارسی | زبان |
| suomi | kieli |
| Filipino | dila |
| føroyskt | tunga |
| français | langue |
| Gaeilge | teanga amach |
| Gàidhlig | teanga |
| galego | lingua |
| ગુજરાતી | જીભ |
| Hausa | harshe |
| עברית | לשון |
| हिन्दी | जीभ |
| hrvatski | jezik |
| hornjoserbšćina | jazyk |
| magyar | nyelv |
| հայերեն | լեզու |
| Indonesia | lidah |
| íslenska | tunga |
| italiano | lingua |
| 日本語 | 舌 |
| Jawa | ilat |
| ქართული | ენა |
| қазақ тілі | тіл |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ءتىل |
| ខ្មែរ | អណ្តាត |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನಾಲಿಗೆ |
| 한국어 | 혀 |
| कोंकणी | जीभ |
| кыргызча | тил |
| ລາວ | ລີ້ນ |
| lietuvių | liežuvis |
| latviešu | mēle |
| македонски | јазик |
| മലയാളം | നാവ് |
| монгол | хэл |
| मराठी | जीभ |
| Melayu | lidah |
| မြန်မာ | လျှာ |
| नेपाली | जिब्रो |
| Nederlands | tong |
| norsk | tunge |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଜିଭ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਜੀਭ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Tọng |
| polski | język |
| پښتو | ژبه |
| português | língua |
| rumantsch | lieunga |
| română | limbă |
| русский | язык |
| سنڌي | زبان |
| တႆး | လိၼ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | දිව |
| slovenčina | jazyk |
| slovenščina | jezik |
| Soomaali | carab |
| shqip | gjuhë |
| српски | језик |
| srpski | jezik |
| svenska | tunga |
| Kiswahili | ulimi |
| தமிழ் | நாக்கு |
| తెలుగు | నాలుక |
| ไทย | ลิ้น |
| ትግርኛ | መልሓስ |
| türkmen dili | dil |
| lea fakatonga | ʻelelo |
| Türkçe | dil |
| українська | язик |
| اردو | زبان |
| o‘zbek | til |
| Tiếng Việt | lưỡi |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ahọn |
| 粵語 | 痢 |
| 粤语 | 痢 |
| 中文 | 舌头 |
| 繁體中文 | 舌頭 |
| isiZulu | ulimi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F445
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :tongue:
- Category
- People & Body
FAQ
- What does the tongue emoji (👅) mean?
- A protruding tongue. It stands for taste, licking and cheekiness. It appears in contexts about food and flavour, and in playful ones — sticking out your tongue is one of the oldest and mildest insults there is, understood by every child everywhere without instruction.
- How do you type the tongue emoji?
- Copy the tongue 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 tongue emoji in?
- The tongue emoji belongs to the People & Body category.