U+1F479 "👹" Japanese Ogre Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
👹
U+1F479 "👹" Japanese Ogre is a pictographic representation of a mythical creature from Japanese folklore known as the oni, typically depicted with a menacing face, sharp horns, wild hair, and a wide toothy grin. This ogre symbol often appears in cultural contexts as a fearsome demon or troll, associated with bringing misfortune or serving as a guardian against evil in traditions like the Setsubun bean-throwing festival. In digital communication, the emoji is used to convey mischief, anger, or a playful sense of threat, reflecting its dual role as both a villainous figure and a protective charm in Japanese art and storytelling.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F479 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Japanese Ogre |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 👹 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 👹 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDC79 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F479 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udc79 |