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Saluting Face Emoji

Saluting face (🫡) means respect, acknowledgment, or ironic "yes sir" — military salute for genuine or joking compliance. Copy below.

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🫡 means respect, acknowledgment, or ironic "yes sir" — military salute for genuine or joking compliance. Copy below.

Quick information

Emoji

🫡

Unicode name

SALUTING FACE

Code point

U+1FAE1

Decimal

129761

Category

smileys & emotion

Shortcode

:saluting-face:

CLDR keywords

face, good, luck, ma’am, ok, respect, salute, saluting, sir, troops, yes

Unicode version

14

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Saluting Face emoji meaning

Context decides which reading applies. These are the most common uses in 2026.

Respect / salute
Most common

Genuine acknowledgment.

Example: o7 🫡

Acknowledged
Most common

Message received.

Example: Copy 🫡

Ironic salute
Most common

Sarcastic compliance.

Example: Sure boss 🫡

Military respect
Most common

Veterans / service.

Example: Thank you for your service 🫡

Work ack
Most common

On it.

Example: Will do 🫡

o7 meme
Platform only

Internet salute.

Example: o7 🫡

Farewell salute
Most common

Signing off.

Example: Out 🫡

Sports respect
Most common

Good game.

Example: GG 🫡

Gen Z
Platform only

Default ack emoji 2022+.

Example: Bet 🫡

Reply
Most common

Noted.

Example: Reply: 🫡

With o7 text
Most common

Text + emoji salute.

Example: o7 🫡

Unicode
Literal

SALUTING FACE.

Example: U+1FAE1

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Platform designs

The same Unicode character renders differently on each platform. Vendor images use open-license assets where noted.

Apple

Renders with Apple Color Emoji on iOS and macOS.

Google
Google 🫡 emoji design

License: Apache 2.0

Noto Color Emoji on Android and Chrome.

Samsung

One UI emoji style on Galaxy devices.

Microsoft

Fluent emoji on Windows 11.

WhatsApp

WhatsApp uses its own emoji set.

X (Twitter)
X (Twitter) 🫡 emoji design

License: CC BY 4.0

Twemoji-style rendering on X.

OpenMoji
OpenMoji 🫡 emoji design

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Open-source OpenMoji design.

Saluting Face emoji copy and paste

Click any variant to copy. Use stacks for extra emphasis in comments and captions.

Saluting Face emoji combinations

Pair 🫡 with other emojis to sharpen your message. Copy any combo in one tap.

With thinking
Very popular

Common pairing with thinking emoji.

With sunglasses
Very popular

Common pairing with sunglasses emoji.

With thumbs-up
Popular

Common pairing with thumbs-up emoji.

With pleading
Popular

Common pairing with pleading emoji.

Doubled
Niche

Extra emphasis.

Doubled
Niche

Extra emphasis.

Doubled
Niche

Extra emphasis.

Doubled
Niche

Extra emphasis.

Doubled
Niche

Extra emphasis.

Saluting Face emoji examples

Real phrases people use. Tap to copy the full line.

Text message
iMessage
Instagram caption
Instagram
X / Twitter reply
X
WhatsApp
WhatsApp
Snapchat
Snapchat
TikTok comment
TikTok
Slack reaction
Slack
Discord
Discord
Casual email
Email
Social bio
Instagram

Saluting Face emoji slang guide

Phrases that pair naturally with 🫡 in everyday English online.

o7

Salute ascii

Example: o7 🫡

copy

Understood

Example: copy 🫡

yes sir

Compliance

Example: yes sir 🫡

acknowledged

Got it

Example: ack 🫡

respect

Honor

Example: respect 🫡

on it

Working on it

Example: on it 🫡

gg

Good game

Example: gg 🫡

bet

Agreed

Example: bet 🫡

People also ask

Common questions about the saluting face emoji, answered clearly.

Saluting Face emoji complete guide

History, usage, and context — everything beyond a quick copy-paste.

Saluting Face emoji overview

Saluting face (🫡) means respect, acknowledgment, or ironic "yes sir" — military salute for genuine or joking compliance. Copy below.

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How to use it

The saluting face emoji appears in texting, social media comments, captions, and reactions. Match tone to your relationship and platform.

When meaning is ambiguous — especially across generations — add a few words so your intent is clear.

Unicode and technical details

Unicode assigns every emoji a code point. The Saluting Face emoji (🫡) is part of the Unicode Standard and works anywhere Unicode emoji are supported.

Developers can reference the code point in HTML, CSS, and programming languages using the quick-info fields above.

Platform and generational notes

Emoji appearance varies by platform — Apple, Google, Samsung, and others each render their own design.

Generational context matters for many smileys: younger users often assign ironic or slang meanings that older readers may miss.

When to choose a different emoji

If your message could be misread, pair the emoji with a short phrase or pick a clearer alternative from the related emojis section.

Professional or formal contexts may call for words instead of faces — especially for ambiguous reactions.

Platform and audience

The same emoji reads differently on TikTok comments, Instagram captions, iMessage, and work Slack. Match tone to who will see it.

When meaning could be misread — especially across generations — add a few words alongside the emoji.

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