Clown Face Emoji
Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.
What does Clown Face ๐คก mean?
Used self-deprecatingly to call out your own mistake or foolishness โ 'I did something clownish' โ or to mock someone else's blunder.
Like the rest of the Smileys & Emotion category, it renders slightly differently across Apple, Google, and Samsung keyboards, though the core meaning stays consistent. It tends to read differently in a casual group chat than it would in a work message, so it's worth considering the audience before sending it. It's frequently used near emojis like Pile Of Poo and Ogre, which cover similar ground.
๐ก Interesting fact: This emoji is often used self-deprecatingly, to admit you made a foolish mistake, rather than to mock someone else.
How to use Clown Face ๐คก in a sentence
- I really thought that was a good idea ๐คก
- Me, again, falling for the same thing ๐คก
- Trusted the GPS and now we're lost ๐คก
Clown Face ๐คก in other languages
French
visage de clown
Mandarin
ๅฐไธ่ธ
German
Clown-Gesicht
Hindi
เคเฅเคเคฐ เคเฅเคนเคฐเคพ
Japanese
ใใจใญใฎ้ก
Korean
์ด๋ฆฟ๊ด๋ ์ผ๊ตด
Portuguese
rosto de palhaรงo
Spanish
cara de payaso
Russian
ะบะปะพัะฝ
Arabic
ูุฌู ู ูุฑุฌ
Frequently asked questions
What does the Clown Face ๐คก emoji mean?
Used self-deprecatingly to call out your own mistake or foolishness โ 'I did something clownish' โ or to mock someone else's blunder.
How do people use the Clown Face ๐คก emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "I really thought that was a good idea ๐คก" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.
Can I download the Clown Face ๐คก emoji as an image?
Yes โ this page has buttons to download Clown Face as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.
Is there anything notable about the history of the Clown Face ๐คก emoji?
This emoji is often used self-deprecatingly, to admit you made a foolish mistake, rather than to mock someone else.
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Cross-platform view of Clown Face ๐คก
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Clown Face looks across the most common platforms.
Combinations with Clown Face ๐คก
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