Face with Tongue

😛 sticks its tongue out. It is playful and teasing, a way to make a cheeky comment or joke without sounding mean.

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Tone

PlayfulIt reads as playful or teasing — not meant literally.DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE
CLDR short name: face with tongue
Codepoint: U+1F61B
Hex: 1F61B
Emoji version: 1.0
Unicode version: 8.0
First released: 2015
Unicode group: Smileys & Emotion
Unicode subgroup: face-tongue
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.

:stuck_out_tongue:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

awesome · cool · face · nice · party · stuck-out · sweet · tongue

How it looks

Face with Tongue — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Face with Tongue — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Face with Tongue — 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

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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 😛 face with tongue emoji mean?: 😛 sticks its tongue out. It is playful and teasing, a way to make a cheeky comment or joke without sounding mean.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 😛?: U+1F61B, named FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 😛 face with tongue emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 1.0, published in 2015, alongside Unicode 8.0. 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 “face with tongue”. 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 :stuck_out_tongue: 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.