👾

Text style Emoji style
👾︎ 👾️
Text style is forced with ⟨︎⟩ and emoji style with ⟨️⟩.
👾 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.

Symbol

👾

  1. (metonymic) Video games; gaming; computing.
    Synonyms: 🎮, 🕹
  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

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