Two puffs of steam blast from the nostrils in face with steam from nose, cartoon shorthand for someone about to lose it. Most people fire it off mid-argument, though a stubborn few use it for gritted-teeth pride after finally winning one.
What 😤 means
A yellow face with frowned eyebrows, slightly closed eyes, a wide, inverted U curve and two huffs of steam blowing out of the invisible nostrils right above the mouth.
The 😤 Face With Steam From Nose emoji signifies pride, stubbornness, rigidity, and being uptight and strictly. This emoji also suggests irritation, frustration, despise, and intense annoyance.
How and when to use it
- Use this emoji while strictly telling your best friend that she's the queen and she's here to rock the world!
- Send this emoji as a way of dominatingly telling a loved one to take care of themselves, like "You better look after that half-eaten soul! 😤"
- This emoji can also be used to show negative connotations such as absolute irritation at the sight of someone or the thought of something.
- It can also be used to indicate jealousy.
Other Names
- 😤 Annoyed
- 😤 Steaming Face
- 😤 Frustrated
- 😤 Pride
- 😤 Dominance
- 😤 Empowerment
- 😤 Airing of Grievances
- 😤 Anger
- 😤 Contempt
- 😤 Mad Face
- 😤 Steaming
- 😤 Stubborn
- 😤 Disapproval
- 😤 No
- 😤 Huh
😤 in real conversations
What does 😤 mean in texting?
Not usually anger, despite the steam — it's mostly determination or triumph. 'Finished the project 😤' reads as proud and pumped, an exhale after nailing something hard, closer to 'hmph, nailed it' than rage.
What does 😤 mean from a girl?
Often confident swagger — feeling herself, showing off a win or a good outfit with a defiant little huff. It can signal real frustration too, but the flex reading is far more common.
Is 😤 always angry?
No — actual anger is the minority use. Most of the time it's pride, resolve, or 'watch me' energy, the face someone makes after crushing a workout or landing the perfect comeback.
The lowdown
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion › face-negative
- Codepoints
U+1F624- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:triumph:- Keywords
- anger, angry, face, feels, fume, fuming, furious, fury, mad, nose, steam, triumph, unhappy, won
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 — 😤 Face with Steam From Nose or 👨🦼➡️ Man in Motorized Wheelchair: Facing Right?
Runs with a crowd
😤 keeps company in angry emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.