The saluting face emoji shows a yellow face with a hand raised to its forehead in salute. It expresses respect, acknowledgment, or agreement — a mock-formal "yes sir" to confirm you've understood or will comply with something, often used with a joking, slightly sarcastic edge.
What 🫡 means
An emoji yellow face described with a yellow hand on the top of the head, gesturing a salute. The face has a pair of blank eyes and a very slight smile made by a boat-shaped curve at the bottom.
The 🫡 Saluting Face emoji represents a salute. It signifies feelings of pride, unity, nationalism, patriotism, and of course, respect. It could also have a snarky interpretation.
How and when to use it
- Kickstarting the list with the possible snarkiness of this emoji. If you're saluting someone out of anything but respect, then that is most likely a snarky salute. Like, "Ah! All thanks to you, man. 🫡" or "Of course. It was ALL YOUR idea after all. 🫡".
- Onto the good and broader side of this emoji. Now, you wouldn't always have to virtually scream "Respect!" because this emoji would be doing that job. You could apply this emoji in any genuine context of showing respect and gratitude.
- You could also use this emoji as a way of saying "Yes, sir!" or "Yes, ma'am!" or just "Yes!".
- On a funny but sunny note, this emoji represents the "hand-shade" we use when we're out in a super sunny or hot place. You may apply the same perspective to express the temperature/climate of a place as well.
- If you're someone who greets anyone with a salute, irrespective of "how respectable" they are, then this emoji is your new greeting emoji!
- A salute is one of the most political signs, and this emoji is no different. You may use it while upholding the local/global politics or even while making an open mockery out of it.
Other Names
- 🫡 Face Gesturing a Salute
- 🫡 Hand Covering Face From the Sun
- 🫡 Sunny Day
- 🫡 Army Face
- 🫡 Respect
- 🫡 Political Face
- 🫡 Nationalism
- 🫡 Pride
- 🫡 Okay!
- 🫡 Yes! Face
🫡 in real conversations
What does 🫡 mean from a girl?
Playful “on it” — acknowledging your request like a mission briefing. Also genuine respect for someone handling their business.
What does 🫡 mean from a guy?
“Yes chief.” Mock-military acknowledgment with a straight face — same lineage as the gamer o7 salute. Sometimes it's sincere respect or a solemn “godspeed” to someone facing a Monday.
What does 🫡 mean in texting?
Roger that. It confirms an instruction with theatrical obedience, salutes a departing coworker, or honors a noble sacrifice like eating the last slice so nobody argues over it.
At a glance
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion › face-hand
- Codepoints
U+1FAE1- Emoji version
- Emoji 14.0
- Shortcodes
:saluting_face:- Keywords
- face, good, luck, ma’am, OK, respect, salute, saluting, sir, troops, yes
How it looks across platforms
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⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 🫡 Saluting Face or 🇹🇭 Flag: Thailand?