Face with Steam from Nose
๐ค blows steam from its nose. In Japanese manga this signals triumph or determination, and it is used that way โ but in Western chat it more often reads as frustration or anger.
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Determined or fumingIt reads as triumph or determination in manga style, but more often as frustration in Western chat.DBEmoji editorial interpretationCommon uses
DBEmoji editorial interpretation- Showing determination before a challenge
- Venting frustration
Technical details
Source: Unicode Consortium- Unicode name
- FACE WITH LOOK OF TRIUMPH
- CLDR short name
- face with steam from nose
- Codepoint
- U+1F624
- Hex
- 1F624
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Unicode version
- 6.0
- First released
- 2010
- Unicode group
- Smileys & Emotion
- Unicode subgroup
- face-negative
- Status
- Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)
Data verified 2026-10-21 ยท Unicode Emoji 16.0 ยท 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.
:triumph:Keywords
Source: Unicode CLDRanger ยท angry ยท face ยท feels ยท fume ยท fuming ยท furious ยท fury ยท mad ยท nose ยท steam ยท triumph ยท unhappy ยท won
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Questions people ask
- What does the ๐ค face with steam from nose emoji mean?
- ๐ค blows steam from its nose. In Japanese manga this signals triumph or determination, and it is used that way โ but in Western chat it more often reads as frustration or anger.
- What is the Unicode codepoint for ๐ค?
- U+1F624, named FACE WITH LOOK OF TRIUMPH in the Unicode Standard.
- When was the ๐ค face with steam from nose 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 ๐ค on my phone or computer?
- On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for โface with steam from noseโ. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ๐ค from this page with one click.
- What is the shortcode for ๐ค?
- On GitHub, type :triumph: and it turns into ๐ค โ 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.
