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Alien Monster Emoji 👾

Pixelated, purple, and unmistakably retro, the alien monster emoji is a straight lift from the 1978 arcade game Space Invaders. It gets used for gaming and sci-fi content generally, but also as a stand-in for anything weirdly wacky or off-kilter that doesn't fit anywhere else.

What 👾 means

A purple, lego-like 8-bit structure with eyes and arms that are raised to the head. This emoji differs in structure, style and colour across different platforms.

Since the 👾 Alien Monster emoji is the pixelated element found in an 8-bit video game, it can denote gaming. It can also refer to something strange, unworldly, and the 'unknown'. But, besides, it also shows strange but sweet excitement, innocence, silliness, and weirdness.

How and when to use it

Use this emoji while talking about gaming, or anything computer-related.
This emoji is a great way to seem quirky and cute.
It can also be used to show that you find something or someone strange and alien-ish.
If you just witnessed something you just don't buy and you're sending it to your buddies to see if they would, send this emoji along with that subject.
It can be incorporated into conversations about the extra-terrestrial, aliens, UFOs, and all the fun stuff.

Other Names

👾 Extra-Terrestrial
👾 Alien
👾 Unworldly
👾 Strange
👾 Gaming
👾 Video Games
👾 Space Invader
👾 Video Game Monster
👾 Weirdo
👾 Wacky
👾 Silly

👾 in real conversations

What does 👾 mean in texting?

Mostly a nod to gaming and retro sci-fi — the pixelated purple alien is a Space Invaders-era arcade creature, so it shows up under gaming clips, arcade nostalgia, or anything with a deliberately old-school digital look. It also gets used more loosely for something a little glitchy or off-kilter that doesn't have a better emoji to describe it.

Why do gamers use 👾 instead of 🎮?

🎮 says 'I'm playing right now' — a literal controller for an invite or a session. 👾 leans on identity instead of activity: retro-arcade credibility, a nod to gaming culture generally, not necessarily the game you're currently in. A bio that reads '👾 since the arcade days' is claiming history, not announcing a match.

What does 👾 mean when it's used to describe a person?

Playfully odd — a little weird in an endearing way, someone who marches to their own beat rather than anyone actually alien or unsettling. 'She's a 👾, love her' reads as affectionate teasing about someone's quirks, borrowing the character's off-kilter, not-quite-human look rather than anything about video games at all.

The lowdown

Category: Smileys & Emotion › face-costume
Codepoints: U+1F47E
Emoji version: Emoji 0.6
Shortcodes: :space_invader::alien_monster: Discord
Keywords: alien, creature, extraterrestrial, face, fairy, fairytale, fantasy, game, gamer, games, monster, pixelated, space, tale, ufo

How it looks across platforms

Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.