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Biting Lip

🫦 is a biting lip. It conveys flirtation and desire, or nervousness.

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
BITING LIP
CLDR short name
biting lip
Codepoint
U+1FAE6
Hex
1FAE6
Emoji version
14.0
Unicode version
14.0
First released
2021
Unicode group
People & Body
Unicode subgroup
body-parts
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.

:biting_lip:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

anxious · bite · biting · fear · flirt · flirting · kiss · lip · lipstick · nervous · sexy · uncomfortable · worried · worry

Tags

How it looks

Biting Lip — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Biting Lip — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Biting Lip — 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 🫦 biting lip emoji mean?
🫦 is a biting lip. It conveys flirtation and desire, or nervousness.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🫦?
U+1FAE6, named BITING LIP in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🫦 biting lip emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 14.0, published in 2021, alongside Unicode 14.0. 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 “biting lip”. 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 :biting_lip: 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.