A red, four-pointed burst that looks like crossed veins, the anger symbol emoji comes straight from manga. It's the mark that pops up over a character's head the instant they lose their temper, and today it punctuates genuine irritation or, just as often, mock-rage over something trivial and annoying.
What 💢 means
Four curves put together on their convex sides to form a sort of a box-shaped symbol. This emoji is inspired by the Anime style of showing anger or frustration on one side of the head.
As the name suggests, the 💢 Anger Symbol signifies anger, rage, madness, irritation, contempt, and impulsive reaction. This emoji basically symbolizes the kind of stress that goes on in an angered mind and is seen as an angry, pulsing vein.
How and when to use it
- If you're trying to express contempt over a social media post, use this emoji.
- Send this emoji while telling someone that you're pissed off.
- This emoji is the raging anger kind of a symbol, so use it in such contexts.
- You can also use this emoji to show that complex emotion of disgust, anger, and sadness at the same time too.
- If you witnessed something and it made your vein pop in anger, use this emoji to show that intense emotion virtually.
Other Names
- 💢 Anger
- 💢 Rage
- 💢 Frustration
- 💢 Impulsive
- 💢 Vein Pop
- 💢 Anger Sign
- 💢 Angry
- 💢 Mad
- 💢 Pissed Off
- 💢 Blood Boil
💢 in real conversations
What does 💢 mean in texting?
Frustration or annoyance, dialed up for comic effect rather than genuine rage. "Traffic again 💢" is a complaint, not a threat — the little cross-shaped burst is doing the same job an exaggerated huff would do out loud.
Where does 💢 come from?
It's the anger vein from manga and anime — the cross-shaped mark artists draw popping on a character's forehead or fist when they're furious. Emoji borrowed it wholesale, and it still carries that cartoonish, over-the-top energy rather than reading as literal violence.
Is 💢 ever used as a joke?
Constantly — it's more often mock-outrage than real anger, dropped after something mildly annoying rather than something worth genuinely fuming over. Someone stealing the last fry earns a 💢 just as easily as actual bad news would, and that gap is exactly the joke.
The lowdown
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion › emotion
- Codepoints
U+1F4A2- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:anger:- Keywords
- anger, angry, comic, mad, symbol, upset
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.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 💢 Anger Symbol or 🥢 Chopsticks?
Runs with a crowd
💢 keeps company in angry emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.