Copy and paste the Alien emoji (👽) in one click. Explore its Smileys & Emotion meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) developer codes (U+1F47D).
Unicode Definition: A classic green or gray extraterrestrial face with large black almond-shaped eyes and a slight enigmatic smile.
Context & Expression: Represents science fiction, extraterrestrial themes, feeling eccentric/out of place, or futuristic tech.
Context Tip: Pairing Alien (👽) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
Used in tech and gaming to describe otherworldly talent ('he's an alien on the keyboard') or feeling like an outsider.
Combine 👽 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Alien emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
Have you seen that kid solve a Rubik's cube blindfolded in 12 seconds?
That level of spatial memory is superhuman, dude is literally an alien 👽
I can't even solve one with the manual in front of me!
Apple renders smooth mint-green skin with reflective black ocular lenses; Google uses a lighter lime green; Microsoft features a defined purple-tinted forehead contour.
High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting
System Font: 'Apple Color Emoji'| Platform / Vendor | Glyph Preview | System Emoji Font | Rendering Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS / macOS | 👽 | Apple Color Emoji | High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting |
| Google Android | 👽 | Noto Color Emoji | Clean, rounded Noto Color Emoji vector geometry |
| Samsung One UI | 👽 | Samsung Color Emoji | Vibrant high-contrast One UI color styling |
| Microsoft Windows | 👽 | Segoe UI Emoji | Fluent Design 3D shading (renders 2-letter ISO codes for country flags) |
| X / Discord (Twemoji) | 👽 | Twitter Color Emoji | Flat minimalist Twemoji SVG iconography |
Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.
| Character | 👽 |
|---|---|
| Official Unicode Name | Alien |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F47D |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 👽 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 👽 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F47D |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F47D} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 91 BD |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :alien: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Category & Subgroup | Smileys & Emotion (special) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Represents science fiction, extraterrestrial themes, feeling eccentric/out of place, or futuristic tech. It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).
Used in tech and gaming to describe otherworldly talent ('he's an alien on the keyboard') or feeling like an outsider.
Click the "Copy Emoji (👽)" button at the top of this page to copy the character to your clipboard, then press Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux), Cmd+V (macOS), or long-press Paste (iOS/Android) in any app.
The Unicode code point is U+1F47D (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use 👽 or 👽; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F47D"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F47D}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :alien:.
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