A Comprehensive List Of The Most Easily Misunderstood Emojis (And Their Meanings)
Take a second before you send your next text, because you might be using your emojis wrong.

💫
Assumed meaning: Shooting star
Actual meaning: Feeling dizzy
💨
Assumed meaning: Farting
Actual meaning: Getting somewhere quickly
👯♀️
Assumed meaning: Best friends
Actual meaning: Playboy bunnies
💁
Assumed meaning: Sassy lady
Actual meaning: Information desk woman
😂
Assumed meaning: Crying
Actual meaning: Laughing
😱
Assumed meaning: A shocked face
Actual meaning: A face screaming in fear
🙌
Assumed meaning: Praying hands
Actual meaning: High-five
😙
Assumed meaning: Whistling
Actual meaning: A kissing face
😋
Assumed meaning: Teasing
Actual meaning: Enjoying food
♨
Assumed meaning: Steam from hot coffee
Actual meaning: Hot springs
📛
Assumed meaning: Fire
Actual meaning: A name badge
👹
Assumed meaning: The devil
Actual meaning: A Japanese ogre
😡
Assumed meaning: An enraged face
Actual meaning: A pouting face
😑
Assumed meaning: A negative face
Actual meaning: A neutral face
🏩
Assumed meaning: Hospital
Actual meaning: Love hotel
👐🏼
Assumed meaning: Dismissing someone
Actual meaning: Opening hands in a hug
😥
Assumed meaning: A sad face
Actual Meaning: A disappointed but relieved face
😪
Assumed meaning: A sad face
Actual meaning: A sleeping face
🙀
Assumed meaning: A shocked cat
Actual meaning: A weary cat
🙈
Assumed meaning: Face palm
Actual meaning: ‘See no evil’
😏
Assumed meaning: A flirtatious face
Actual meaning: A face smirking
😫
Assumed meaning: A stressed face
Actual meaning: A tired face
✌
Assumed meaning: Peace sign
Actual meaning: Victory hand
😤
Assumed meaning: An angry face
Actual meaning: A triumphant face
🙆♀️
Assumed meaning: Surprised
Actual meaning: Saying, “OK”
🤗
Assumed meaning: Jazz hands
Actual meaning: Giving a hug
😯
Assumed meaning: Surprised
Actual meaning: Being quiet
☝🏼
Assumed meaning: Volunteering information
Actual meaning: Pointing upwards
😣
Assumed meaning: A stressed out face
Actual meaning: A persevering face
🙇
Assumed meaning: Thinking hard
Actual meaning: Showing respect
🙏
Assumed meaning: High five
Actual meaning: Praying hands
✋
Assumed meaning: Telling someone to stop
Actual meaning: A raised hand
👌
Assumed meaning: White power
Actual meaning: OK symbol
💢
Assumed meaning: Scribbles
Actual meaning: Anger
🌾
Assumed meaning: Wheat
Actual meaning: Rice plants
🍥
Assumed meaning: A doily
Actual meaning: A fish cake
🌀
Assumed meaning: A swirl
Actual meaning: A tornado
🌰
Assumed meaning: An acorn
Actual meaning: A chestnut
🍠
Assumed meaning: A nut
Actual meaning: A sweet potato
🕋
Assumed meaning: A black box
Actual meaning: A sacred mosque
💆
Assumed meaning: A woman with antlers
Actual meaning: A woman getting a massage
😶
Assumed meaning: A confused face
Actual meaning: A silent face
😬
Assumed meaning: Grimacing
Actual meaning: Grinning
🍘
Assumed meaning: A burnt cookie
Actual meaning: A rice cracker
🗯
Assumed meaning: A regular speech bubble
Actual meaning: An angered speech bubble
🍑
Assumed meaning: A butt
Actual meaning: A peach [tc-mark]
