Tiara, gown, the works — the princess emoji is fairy-tale royalty at a glance, used for actual princesses and 'princess treatment' alike. That's the joking (or not-so-joking) expectation of being spoiled, catered to, and never having to lift a finger.
What 👸 means
This woman or girl has side-parted hair framing her face and wears a small gold crown, sometimes studded with precious stones. Some platforms also showcase a shoulder-length portrayal of this character.
The 👸 Princess emoji refers to anyone who is a princess or even an empowered woman/girl. Mostly a counterpart of the male version of this emoji, 🤴 Prince, this emoji signifies royalty, wealth, power, luxury, wisdom, and even glory to a certain extent.
This emoji is available in the designated skin tones on almost all platforms.
How and when to use it
- If you're posting a picture as a birthday post or an appreciation post of your adorable daughter, a dearest friend or family member, to show what a princess she is, you can use 👸 in the post caption.
- You can also use 👸 while posting a picture(s) of your doggo or catty (a female pet, preferably).
- 👸 can also refer to a winning model. So if you're posting the results of a beauty pageant or a contest (global or an event you participated in), you can use this emoji in the post caption.
- You can also use 👸 in your social media profile to indicate the famous line - "Daddy's Lil Princess" (daddy = your father).
- 👸 can be used as an emoji response to a badass social media post on women, women empowerment, women fashion and beauty, anything female-related as a way of saying "You slay, gurl. Kweeen!👸".
- If you've dressed up your child as one of her favorite Disney princesses, and you're eagerly posting pictures of her looking unfathomably cute, use 👸 in the caption!
Other Names
- 👸 Royalty
- 👸 Queen
- 👸 Kween
- 👸 Empress
- 👸 Sovereign Power
- 👸 Duchess
- 👸 Countess
- 👸 Woman
- 👸 Girl
- 👸 Sultana
- 👸 Royal Lady
- 👸 Ruler
- 👸 Female Ruler
- 👸 Female Sovereign
- 👸 Pampered Girl
👸 in real conversations
What does 👸 mean from a girl?
Usually a compliment — being treated well, spoiled a little, living her best life without apologizing for it. 'He's treating me like a 👸' means genuine princess treatment, not a complaint at all.
What does 👸 mean in texting?
Depends entirely on tone — sincere praise for someone being pampered and adored, or a dig at someone acting entitled and high-maintenance about small things. Same crown, exactly opposite intent behind it.
Is 👸 a compliment or an insult?
Both, split down the middle by context. 'Getting the 👸 treatment' is a genuine compliment about being spoiled well; calling someone a 👸 right after they complain is the insult version of the same crown.
The lowdown
- Category
- People & Body › person-role
- Codepoints
U+1F478- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:princess:- Keywords
- crown, fairy, fairytale, fantasy, princess, queen, royal, royalty, tale
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.
Skin tone variations
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 👸 Princess or 🇱🇰 Flag: Sri Lanka?
Runs with a crowd
👸 keeps company in pink emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.