😤 Face with Look of Triumph Emoji — Meaning & Usage

The face with steam blasting from its nostrils like an angry bull, eyes shut tight and brows furrowed hard. The official Unicode name is "Face with Look of Triumph" but almost nobody uses it that way — it reads as anger or intense frustration to most people, making it one of the most misinterpreted emoji in the entire set. The Japanese origin connects to manga conventions where nose steam indicates determination or fighting spirit, not rage. In Western texting culture, it sits one step below 🤬 (symbols-over-mouth rage) and works for both serious frustration and dramatic overreaction to minor annoyances like slow WiFi. Apple's version looks distinctly more furious than Google's, which retains a slightly more cartoon-like quality. People also use it for hype and motivation — "gym time 😤💪" — reclaiming some of that original triumph energy. Use when feeling determined, showing frustration with power, or expressing dominant energy. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.

You can use the Face with Look of Triumph emoji in any app or platform that supports Unicode emoji — including iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and email. It also works in documents, spreadsheets, and most modern software.

The Face with Look of Triumph emoji is encoded as U+1f624 in the Unicode Standard. In HTML, you can use 😤 and in CSS content: "\1f624". This standardized encoding ensures it works consistently across the web.

On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:triumph:` to insert the Face with Look of Triumph emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.