💩

Pile of Poo Emoji 💩

A swirled brown pile with a big grin and cartoon eyes — the pile of poo is one of emoji's most beloved jokes, a literal turd made adorable. It's used for calling something garbage ('this is 💩'), self-deprecating jabs at a bad day, or just pure silliness, with none of the actual grossness its subject implies.

What 💩 means

A brown swirl with big eyes and a wide-open smile. This emoji suggests poop, poo (as the name says it), and in other weird ways, chocolate too. But, however, it is mostly used as the name suggests.

The 💩 Pile of Poo emoji refers to a sense of being silly, dumb, stupid, hilarious, and even stinky. This emoji is mostly used to tell or show that someone or something is a pile of dung, or in other words, that they or it is meaningless and a waste of your time.

How and when to use it

If someone's been talking rubbish, send this emoji as a way of telling them that they're talking and thinking from their backside.
You can use this emoji in stupid, meaningless conversations too.
If you're the one pulling someone's leg and you're trying to tell them that they stink and have no spine, this emoji is the way to go!
Use this emoji in contexts that are synonymous with garbage.
It can also be used in its literal sense! To talk about the most stenchy and funny stuff.
If you think someone or something stinks to the core, send this emoji in that conversation.

Other Names

💩 Poop
💩 Dirt
💩 Garbage
💩 Nonsense
💩 Bathroom
💩 Dog Dirt
💩 Smiling Poop
💩 Stupid
💩 Silly

💩 in real conversations

What does 💩 mean in texting?

Calling something garbage, worthless, or a total mess — "this exam was 💩" needs no further explanation. It also covers a rough day generally, sent as a self-deprecating "today's been 💩" with zero actual grossness attached.

Why does 💩 have a face?

Because the character was designed as a joke from the start, not a literal depiction — the grin and cartoon eyes turn a gross subject into one of emoji's most beloved characters. It's part of why the poop emoji reads as funny rather than disgusting.

Is 💩 an insult?

It can be, aimed at a bad decision, a bad take, or a person's effort — "that's a 💩 excuse" is dismissive. Just as often it's self-directed, calling out one's own bad day or bad work without any real venom behind it.

The lowdown

Category: Smileys & Emotion › face-costume
Codepoints: U+1F4A9
Emoji version: Emoji 0.6
Shortcodes: :hankey::poop::shit::poo: Discord:pile_of_poo: Discord
Keywords: bs, comic, doo, dung, face, fml, monster, pile, poo, poop, smelly, smh, stink, stinks, stinky, turd

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.