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.

Emojis

Take a second before you send your next text, because you might be using your emojis wrong.

Emojis
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💫

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]