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When you think of a salute, you probably think of crisp military uniforms and a sergeant barking orders at their troops. While this kind of salute definitely falls under the 🫡 (salute or saluting face) emoji’s umbrella, this colorful character’s little salute has multiple other, more nuanced meanings as well. In this article, we’ll walk you through all the popular meanings of the 🫡 emoji, plus how to use and respond to it like an emoji pro. Now let’s dive into it—that’s an order! 🫡
Things You Should Know
- The 🫡 emoji is a sign of respect, loyalty, or solidarity. It can be used literally, in a military or patriotic sense, or in a playful, ironic way.
- Use the 🫡 emoji to show respect to someone important to you, someone in the military, or to mock your friends for asking you to do something.
- Reply to 🫡 with another 🫡 emoji to show your solidarity with a group or to respond to a military salute greeting.
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The 🫡 emoji carries the same meanings across any social media platform like Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and WhatsApp, or even on office communication platforms like Slack or Teams.Thanks
References
- ↑ https://www.gadgetbridge.com/gadget-bridge-ace/10-best-new-emojis-and-their-meaning/
- ↑ https://emojigraph.org/saluting-face/
- ↑ https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/amid-tech-layoffs-saluting-face-emoji-is-the-placard-of-the-digital-world-122112800392_1.html
- ↑ https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2019/19396-saluting-face-emoji.pdf
- ↑ https://whatemoji.org/saluting-face/
- ↑ https://www.cultofmac.com/765121/fun-new-emoji-coming-in-ios-15-4-will-let-you-salute-melt-and-tear-up/