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A complete guide to all the coolest & weirdest emojis
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Looking for the coolest emojis to level up your texts or social media posts? We’ve got you covered! In this article, we’re providing the ultimate list of cool and underrated emojis to stand out from the crowd. We’ve also included weird and popular emojis, cool emoji combos, and cool emoticons to help you express your feelings online.

The Coolest Emojis to Copy & Paste

Use the 🧌 (troll) to refer to the mythical creature, or to signal troublemaking or “trolling” someone online. Incorporate the 🫰 (finger heart) or 🫶 (heart hands) to signal love and affection, the 🫦 (biting lip) or 😈 (smiling face with horns) to flirt, or the 👽 (alien) or 🛸 (flying saucer) to represent space.

Section 1 of 5:

The Coolest Emojis & Their Uses

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  1. Certain emojis are undeniably cool, underrated, and underused. Here are our top picks for the coolest emojis of all time, along with ideas on how to use them:
    • 🧌 (troll): Use it to refer to the mythical creature, to “troll” someone online (deliberately annoy), or to signal troublemaking.
    • 🫦 (biting lip): Use it to indicate desire, attraction, flirtation, or excitement.
    • 🪩 (disco ball): Use it to symbolize dancing, partying, glamour, nightlife, or celebration. It can also express queer joy, self-expression, or being “extra.”
    • 🫰 (finger heart): Use it to express love, affection, and appreciation, or to highlight South Korean culture.
    • 🫶 (heart hands): Use it to signify love, support, appreciation, and positive vibes, romantically or platonically.
    • 🤌 (pinched fingers): Use it to express the Italian gesture “Ma che vuoi?” (“What do you want?”), or to represent a pinch, Italian culture, or to say that something’s perfect.
    • 👌 (OK hand): Use it to indicate approval or that everything is fine.
    • 🥶 (cold face): Use it to express feeling cold, being emotionally distant, unimpressed, or to describe something as cool or savage.
    • 😮‍💨 (face exhaling): Use it to signify relief, exhaustion, or letting out pent-up frustration. It can also be used to represent smoking.
    • 😎 (smiling face with sunglasses): Use it to represent confidence, coolness, and feeling unbothered or carefree.
    • 🫡 (saluting face): Use it to signal respect, agreement, or obedience, or to express resignation or to sarcastically acknowledge an unavoidable situation. Social media marketer Katelyn Rhoades says it’s an alternative to say, “on it” or “sir, yes, sir.”[1]
    • 😶‍🌫️ (face in clouds): Use it to represent dreaminess, confusion, absent-mindedness, or having your “head in the clouds.” It can also be used to signify calmness or smoking/vaping.
    • 😈 (smiling face with horns): Use it to symbolize mischief, naughtiness, wickedness, or flirtation. Alternatively, use it to represent Halloween.
    • 🔥 (fire): Use it to say something is “on point,” to tell someone they look good, or to say your life is burning down, recommends Rhoades.[2]
    • 🖤 (black heart): Use it to signify sadness, grief, dark humor, gothic vibes, or love with an edgy twist.
    • 🛝 (playground slide): Use it to refer to an actual slide, a theme park, or a playground. Alternatively, use it metaphorically to mention you’re “sliding in the DMs.”
    • 🫗 (pouring liquid): Use it to represent literal spilling or pouring, or to say you’re “spilling the tea” (sharing gossip). Alternatively, use it to say you’re “pouring one out” (pouring out a drink to honor the deceased).
    • 🫙 (empty jar): Use it to signify storage, food preservation, or to request someone to “fill the jar” for a fundraiser.
    • 🎸 (guitar): Use it to signify music, playing instruments, attending concerts, or a general love for music.
    • 🕴️ (person in suit levitating): Use it to express mystery, success, magic, or being “above it all.” Without context, it can be a funny, random reply.
    • 🧜‍♀️ (mermaid): Use it to represent fantasy, enchantment, the deep sea, or whimsical beauty. It can also be used to express queer identity, playing on the mermaid’s gender fluidity and transformative nature.
    • 🕶️ (sunglasses): Use it to represent literal sunglasses, sun protection, or figuratively to mean “cool” or “aloof.”
    • 👁️‍🗨️ (eye in speech bubble): Stemming from the Ad Council’s “I Am A Witness” campaign, you can use this emoji to identify and call out bullying online.
    • 👽 (alien): Use it to signal extraterrestrial life, outer space, or something weird or unusual.
    • 🛸 (flying saucer): Use it to represent UFOs, alien spacecraft, space, futuristic concepts, or conspiracy theories.
    • 🌌 (Milky Way): Use it to symbolize the universe, stars, dreams, wonder, exploration, mystery, the vastness of space, or the beautiful night sky.
    • 🧬 (DNA): Use it to signify genetics, biology, science, or inherited traits.
    • 🪽 (wing): Use it to represent freedom, spirituality, angels, hope, or the brand Nike.
    • ⚡ (high voltage): Use it to represent literal lightning, electricity, or power, or figuratively to mean excitement, warning, or danger.
    • 🐍 (snake): Use it to symbolize deceit, treachery, or slyness, or to represent rebirth, wisdom, and transformation in some cultures.
    • 🪼 (jellyfish): Use it to refer to an actual jellyfish, or to symbolize being strong, spineless, or jealous.
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Section 2 of 5:

Weird & Random Emojis

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  1. Use any of these weird and random emojis for loads of laughter. Looking to crack people up online? Add one of these silly, random emojis at the end of your text message… whether it makes sense or not! With or without context, the following emojis are absolutely hilarious and will brighten the other person’s day!
    • 🖇️ (paperclip)
    • ⚙️ (gear)
    • 🪟 (window)
    • 🪣 (bucket)
    • 🎷 (saxophone)
    • 🩴 (thong sandal)
    • 🖱️ (computer mouse)
    • 🧫 (petri dish)
    • 🌬️ (wind face)
    • 🫓 (flatbread)
    • 🫚 (ginger)
    • 🦪 (oyster)
    • 🦱 (curly hair)
    • 🚼 (baby symbol)
    • 🍤 (fried shrimp)
    • 🦤 (dodo)
    • 🦥 (sloth)
    • 🫎 (moose)
    • 🦟 (mosquito)
    • 🆙 (up! button)
    • 🫷 (leftwards pushing hand)
    • 🫸 (rightwards pushing hand)
    • 🫀 (anatomical heart)
    • 🤹 (person juggling)
    • 🧞 (genie)
    • 🐦‍🔥 (phoenix)
    • 🍄‍🟫 (brown mushroom)
    • 🍋‍🟩 (lime)
    • 🫛 (pea pod)
    • 🐽 (pig nose)
Section 3 of 5:

Popular Emojis

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  1. From the 😂 (face with tears of joy) emoji to the ❤️ (red heart) emoji, there are tons of emojis to help you convey emotion and add personality to your messages. Here are the most popular emojis used around the world so you can spice up your digital interactions:[3]
    • 👑 (crown)
    • 🚀 (rocket)
    • 💐 (bouquet)
    • 🦋 (butterfly)
    • 🤸 (person cartwheeling)
    • 😂 (face with tears of joy)
    • 🤣 (rolling on the floor laughing)
    • 😭 (loudly crying)
    • 😘 (face blowing a kiss)
    • 🥰 (smiling face with hearts)
    • 😍 (smiling face with heart-eyes)
    • 🥺 (pleading face)
    • 😊 (smiling face with smiling eyes)
    • 🫠 (melting face)
    • ✨ (sparkles)
    • ⭐ (star)
    • ❤️ (red heart)
    • 🩷 (pink heart)
    • 🤍 (white heart)
    • 💙 (blue heart)
    • ❤️‍🩹 (mending heart)
    • 👍 (thumbs up)
    • 🙏 (folded hands)
    • 💪 (flexed biceps)
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Coolest Emoji Combos

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  1. Come up with your own cool emoji combination. Group emojis together based on your mood or what you’re trying to convey, and experiment with different arrangements that look aesthetically pleasing to you. Here are some of the coolest emoji combos for inspiration:
    • 😎👌🔥
    • 🌲🍄🔮
    • 👽🛸✨
    • 🦇🕷️🖤
    • 🎧🎶😌
    • 💅😎💰
    • 🎧🪴🕯️
    • 👩‍🎤🤘🔥
    • 🪷🫧🪞
    • 🕹️👾👥
    • 🍸🪩💋
    • 🌐🔗📍
    • 🚟🚠🚡🚋
    • 🚈🚇🚆🚅
    • 🚄🚃🚂🎢
    • 😀👍💯✨
    • 🎧🛹🤘🖤
    • 🧢😎⛓️✨
    • 🎀🩰🦢🕯️
    • 🐛🦋🐞🐜
    • 🤎🍂🎻📜
    • 🧙‍♀️🔮🧹🐈‍⬛
    • 👋👍👌✌️✋
    • 💀⚰️🥀🪦🩸
    • 🐍🖤🌑⚡🗝️
    • 🥥🌴🌺🌅🌊
    • ✨💖🦄🍕🤖✨
    • 🏠🌱🍄✨🪵🐿️
    • 🍒💌🎸🪩🎱💋
Section 5 of 5:

Coolest Emoticons

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  1. Emoticons originate from Japan and are essentially extra cool emojis, according to content creator Tobi Nwodo.[4] Since they’re not a standard feature on most device keyboards, they’re likely to surprise the other person. Here are some cool and aesthetic options:
    • ✈︎
    • ☯︎
    • 𓃮
    • ⭑.ᐟ
    • ✌︎㋡
    • .☘︎ ݁˖
    • ⋆⋆⋆
    • ✮⋆˙
    • ᯓ★
    • ♬⋆.˚
    • ⋆˚꩜。
    • 𝄃𝄃𝄂𝄂𝄀𝄁𝄃𝄂𝄂𝄃
    • ദ്ദി(ᵔᗜᵔ)
    • ‧₊˚♪ 𝄞₊˚⊹
    • ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘
    • ≽ ^⎚ ˕ ⎚^ ≼
    • 🃜 🃚 🃖 🃁 🂭 🂺
    • ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧
    • ☆ ★ ✮ ★ ☆
    • ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။|||||။၊|။•
    • 。 ₊°༺❤︎༻°₊ 。
    • ⋆。゚☁︎。⋆。 ゚☾ ゚。⋆
    • ⛧°. ⋆༺♱༻⋆. °⛧
    • ⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖
    • °❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:・°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:・
      • ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆༻*ੈ✩‧₊˚
    • 𓇼 ⋆.˚ 𓆉 𓆝 𓆡⋆.˚ 𓇼
    • ꧁⎝ 𓆩༺✧༻𓆪 ⎠꧂
    • If you see an emoticon you like, press and hold your screen until it highlights the emoticon you want to copy. Tap the copy button, then paste the emoticon where you want it to appear. Press and hold on your screen until the paste button appears, then hit “Paste.”[5] Alternatively, download the Japanese Kana keyboard to access classic kaomojis.
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References

  1. Katelyn Rhoades. Social Media Marketer. Expert Interview
  2. Katelyn Rhoades. Social Media Marketer. Expert Interview
  3. https://home.unicode.org/emoji/emoji-frequency/
  4. Tobi Nwodo. Meme, Brainrot, and Slang Content Creator. Expert Interview
  5. https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/select-and-edit-text-iph1a9cae52c/ios

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