👾

👾 U+1F47E, 👾 ALIEN MONSTER ← 👽 [U+1F47D] Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs 👿 → [U+1F47F]

Translingual

Description

A space creature with tentacles, usually shown as purple and pixellated (8-bit), sometimes resembling the alien characters from the arcade game Space Invaders (1978); see the usage notes.

Etymology

The fourth sense is based on the design of the emoji on certain platforms looking as if the creature is raising its tentacle-like arms in an excited manner.

Presentations of 👾︎

Text style	Emoji style
👾︎	👾️
Note: Character's appearance may be different on each system. Text style is forced with ︎ and emoji style with ️

Symbol

👾

1. (metonymically) Video games; gaming; computing.
2. (Internet slang) Extraterrestrial: space, outer space, unearthly, science fiction.
3. (Internet slang, uncommon) Monster; alien; 👽.
4. (Internet slang, rare) Indicates excitement; woohoo.

Usage notes

• The design and display of this pictogram varies by platform and emoji set.