Meaning
A hand gesture with extended index and pinky fingers, often used to mean 'rock on' or express excitement.
Category: People & Body
🤘sign of the horns
🤘 sign of the horns belongs to People & Body. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:metal:
Keywords
fingerhandhornsrock onsignsign of the horns
What does 🤘 sign of the horns mean?
The sign of the horns emoji shows a hand with the index finger and pinky extended while the middle and ring fingers are held down by the thumb. It is most commonly associated with rock and heavy metal music, often used to say 'rock on.' Depending on context, it can also be used more generally to show excitement, partying, or having a good time.
Often used for
- Expressing enthusiasm for rock or metal music
- Saying 'rock on' or 'hell yeah'
- Showing excitement for a concert or live event
- Indicating a party or wild night out
Tone: In some cultures, this gesture can be considered an offensive insult, though in digital communication it is usually intended as a positive or enthusiastic sign.
Illustrative message examples with 🤘
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- tickets just secured for the show next month 🤘
- that guitar solo was insane 🤘
- ready for the weekend 🤘
- new album drops at midnight, can't wait 🤘
- we're going hard tonight 🤘
Combos, text art & scenes with 🤘
How 🤘 sign of the horns looks
Appearance varies by device and platform — your system font draws the native version below.
OpenMoji artwork CC BY-SA 4.0 — see attributions.
🤘 sign of the horns codes for developers
Every format below produces 🤘 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | 🤘 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1F918 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🤘 | |
| HTML (hex) | 🤘 | |
| CSS | \1F918 | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F918} | |
| JSON | \uD83E\uDD18 | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%A4%98 | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :metal: | |
| Emoticon | \m/ | |
| Emoticon | \M/ |
🤘 in other languages
Spanishmano haciendo el signo de cuernosFrenchcornes avec les doigtsGermanTeufelsgrußItaliansegno delle cornaPortuguesesaudação do rockRussianрокерский жестJapanese角の指サインKorean뿔 모양 손짓Chinese摇滚Lithuanianragų ženklasPolishgest rogów
Source: Unicode CLDR
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