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Alien

👽 is an alien face. It is used for UFOs, space, and feeling out of place or weird.

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
EXTRATERRESTRIAL ALIEN
CLDR short name
alien
Codepoint
U+1F47D
Hex
1F47D
Emoji version
0.6
Unicode version
6.0
First released
2010
Unicode group
Smileys & Emotion
Unicode subgroup
face-costume
Status
Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:alien:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

alien · creature · extraterrestrial · face · fairy · fairytale · fantasy · monster · space · tale · ufo

Tags

facefantasyspacemonsterfairytalefairytalecreatureextraterrestrialufo

How it looks

Alien — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Alien — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Alien — Fluent Flat
Fluent Flat
Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

Renders 👽 with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 👽. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 👽 alien emoji mean?
👽 is an alien face. It is used for UFOs, space, and feeling out of place or weird.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 👽?
U+1F47D, named EXTRATERRESTRIAL ALIEN in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 👽 alien emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 👽 on my phone or computer?
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “alien”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 👽 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 👽?
On GitHub, type :alien: and it turns into 👽 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.