Alien Emoji Copy and Paste

Q: Is there a UFO emoji?

Yes: Flying saucer, U+1F6F8, from Emoji 5.0, which CLDR files under aliens and UFO. Wikipedia records that US news media coined the term in 1947. In 1967 the first pulsar was dubbed LGM-1 after little green men, and LGM-1 is here as text.

One tap copies the alien; saucers, neighbours in space, text aliens and 12 combos are on the tiles below.

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59 alien things to copy. Tap one to copy it.

Filed under alien, UFO or extraterrestrial 5

Where they come from 11

Costume faces and other life forms 8

Sightings, greetings and evidence 12

Text aliens and first words 11

Alien combos 12

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How it works

The alien emoji is Alien, U+1F47D. It leads 59 alien things: the five emoji CLDR files under alien, UFO or extraterrestrial, 11 from space, the costume faces next door, sightings and evidence, 11 text aliens and 12 combos.

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Search the sky

Search reads Unicode names and CLDR's search words, so pixelated finds Alien monster alone and planet finds Ringed planet alone. Pick a skin tone under More options and Astronaut, the three hands and three combos follow it.

Only one of the five has a text form

Of the five emoji filed under alien, the Alien alone has a plain text form. Flip the emoji or text switch under More options and the copy carries U+FE0E, a request for what UTS #51 calls a simple foreground shape in the colour of the text around it. The device decides whether to honour that. Meteor is new in Emoji 18.0: a device shows an empty box until its maker adds the drawing.

Tips

6EQUJ5 is what a radio telescope's printout showed in 1977. Wikipedia records that it charts the signal's intensity and is not a message.
For an arrival, send Peaceful landing: saucer, alien, then Victory hand, which CLDR files under peace.
(●_●) uses two Black circle characters. (⬮_⬮) swaps in Black vertical ellipse, U+2B2E, and a device with no font for it shows two empty boxes.

Questions and answers

Which one is the alien emoji?

Alien, U+1F47D. Its formal Unicode name is Extraterrestrial alien, and it dates from Emoji 0.6. CLDR files it under ufo, space and monster, and also under fairy, fairytale and fantasy. Every device draws its own alien, so nobody here can promise a green one.

What is the difference between the alien and the alien monster?

Alien monster is U+1F47E, a separate character. CLDR gives it every search word the Alien has and adds four: game, gamer, games and pixelated. It has no text form, so the emoji or text switch leaves it as it is. Both date from Emoji 0.6.

Is there a UFO emoji?

Yes: Flying saucer, U+1F6F8, from Emoji 5.0, which CLDR files under aliens and UFO. Wikipedia records that US news media coined the term in 1947. In 1967 the first pulsar was dubbed LGM-1 after little green men, and LGM-1 is here as text.

All 59 alien things to copy

Filed under alien, UFO or extraterrestrial 5

Alien U+1F47D. The alien itself. Its formal Unicode name is Extraterrestrial alien, and CLDR files it under ufo, space and monster, then under fairy, fairytale and fantasy. It has a plain text form as well, which is why this page has an emoji or text switch. Emoji 0.6.
Alien monster U+1F47E. The pixel one. It carries every search word the Alien has, plus game, gamer, games and pixelated, and no other emoji is filed under pixelated. No text form. Emoji 0.6.
Flying saucer U+1F6F8. CLDR files it under aliens and UFO, and splits the long word in two: extra, terrestrial. From Emoji 5.0, which makes it the newest of the five. Emoji 5.0.
Satellite antenna U+1F4E1. A dish pointed up. CLDR lists aliens and contact next to antenna, dish and science. Emoji 0.6.
Telescope U+1F52D. A tool, by its CLDR words, yet it is the only emoji besides the two aliens filed under extraterrestrial. It gets contact too. Emoji 1.0.

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Where they come from 11

Astronaut U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F680. The one going the other way. It is Person joined to Rocket, from Emoji 12.1, and it takes a skin tone. Emoji 12.1.
Comet U+2604 U+FE0F. Two CLDR words: comet and space. It has a plain text form. Emoji 1.0.
Full moon U+1F315. One of eleven moons and moon faces CLDR files under space. This is the plain round one. Emoji 0.6.
Globe showing Americas U+1F30E. The destination. One of four globes CLDR files under earth. Emoji 0.7.
Meteor U+1FA8B. New in Emoji 18.0: a device shows an empty box until its maker adds the drawing. CLDR lists fireball, apocalypse and space. Emoji 18.0.
Milky way U+1F30C. The nearest thing to a galaxy here: CLDR files nothing under galaxy, universe or cosmos. Emoji 0.6.
Night with stars U+1F303. A city under a night sky, for anyone looking up. CLDR lists night, star and stars. Emoji 0.6.
Ringed planet U+1FA90. The only emoji CLDR files under planet, and also under saturn. It is not filed under space. From Emoji 12.0. Emoji 12.0.
Rocket U+1F680. CLDR lists launch, space and travel. Emoji 0.6.
Satellite U+1F6F0 U+FE0F. Two CLDR words: satellite and space. It has a plain text form. Emoji 0.7.
Shooting star U+1F320. A light crossing the night sky that nobody has to report. CLDR lists falling, night and space. Emoji 0.6.

Costume faces and other life forms 8

Ghost U+1F47B. Shares creature, monster, fairy and fantasy with the Alien, and adds boo and haunting. Emoji 0.6.
Goblin U+1F47A. Formally Japanese goblin, and a costume face too. CLDR lists creature, monster, mask and mean. Emoji 0.6.
Jellyfish U+1FABC. The only emoji CLDR files under tentacles. From Emoji 15.0. Emoji 15.0.
Microbe U+1F9A0. The realistic candidate. Wikipedia’s article on extraterrestrial life says none has been detected, and that it might range from simple forms such as microbes to intelligent beings. From Emoji 11.0. Emoji 11.0.
Octopus U+1F419. The only animal CLDR files under creature. The rest of that word goes to costume faces and merpeople. Emoji 0.6.
Ogre U+1F479. A costume face whose formal Unicode name is Japanese ogre. CLDR files it under creature, monster, mask and scary. Emoji 0.6.
Robot U+1F916. A costume face like the Alien: the list puts eight faces in its face-costume subgroup, these two included. CLDR lists face, monster and robot. Emoji 1.0.
Troll U+1F9CC. Filed under monster, but a whole figure, not a costume face. From Emoji 14.0. Emoji 14.0.

Sightings, greetings and evidence 12

Antenna bars U+1F4F6. CLDR lists signal, antenna and communication. The signal in question is a phone’s. Emoji 0.6.
Camera with flash U+1F4F8. For the photo that comes out blurred. CLDR lists camera and flash. Emoji 1.0.
Cow U+1F404. The whole cow, for lifting. CLDR lists farm, milk and moo. Emoji 1.0.
Ear of corn U+1F33D. The only emoji CLDR files under crops, and under maze. Wikipedia defines a crop circle as a pattern made by flattening a crop, and says all of them are consistent with human causation. Emoji 0.6.
Eyes U+1F440. A sighting. CLDR lists look, looking, see and seeing. Emoji 0.6.
Face screaming in fear U+1F631. For whoever saw it. CLDR lists scared, scream and shocked. Emoji 0.6.
Fingerprint U+1FAC6. The only emoji CLDR files under mystery. It gets clue and trace as well. From Emoji 16.0. Emoji 16.0.
Magnifying glass tilted right U+1F50E. CLDR files contact under three emoji: Telescope, Satellite antenna and this glass. The left-tilted glass does not get the word. Emoji 0.6.
Receipt U+1F9FE. The only emoji CLDR files under evidence, and under proof. Emoji 11.0.
Victory hand U+270C U+FE0F. CLDR files it under peace, which is what a visitor is supposed to come in. It takes a skin tone and has a plain text form. Emoji 0.6.
Vulcan salute U+1F596. The only emoji CLDR files under Vulcan. Its formal Unicode name is plainer: Raised hand with part between middle and ring fingers. It takes a skin tone. Emoji 1.0.
Waving hand U+1F44B. The only emoji CLDR files under greetings. It gets hello, hi and hey as well, and takes a skin tone. Emoji 0.6.

Text aliens and first words 11

(●_●) Two Black circle characters for eyes. Wikipedia’s article on grey aliens describes large heads and large almond-shaped eyes. This site’s own
(⬮_⬮) The same stare with almond eyes: Black vertical ellipse, U+2B2E. A device with no font for that character shows two empty boxes. This site’s own
.-=^=-. A saucer, side on, with a dome in the middle. This site’s own. ASCII
°\(●_●)/° Two antennae with a degree sign on the end of each. Wikipedia’s little green men sometimes have antennae. This site’s own
6EQUJ5 What a radio telescope’s printout showed on August 15, 1977. An astronomer circled it and wrote Wow! beside it. Wikipedia records that the six characters chart the signal’s intensity over time, and are not a message. ASCII
greetings, earthlings Wiktionary dates the science-fiction sense of Earthling, an inhabitant of Earth as opposed to one of another planet, to the 20th century. An older earthling was a ploughman. ASCII
LGM-1 Wikipedia records that the first pulsar, found in 1967, was dubbed LGM-1, for little green men, because its signal was so regular. It was renamed. ASCII
(o_O_o) Three eyes, the middle one larger. This site’s own. ASCII
take me to your leader Wikipedia calls it a science-fiction cartoon catchphrase, and says its alien use is believed to date from a 1953 magazine cartoon. ASCII
UFO Wiktionary: unidentified flying object, and loosely an alien spacecraft. The same entry records a knitting sense, an unfinished object. ASCII
we come in peace The other thing to say on landing. This site’s own choice of words, in plain letters. ASCII

Alien combos 12

Alien versus robot Alien, then VS button, then robot. Two costume faces and the VS button, which CLDR files under versus.
Anyone out there Satellite antenna, then milky way. A dish and the sky. CLDR files Satellite antenna under aliens and contact.
Blurry photo Flying saucer, then camera with flash. The flash will not help.
Crop circle season Ear of corn, then flying saucer, then ear of corn. CLDR files Ear of corn under crops.
First contact Alien, then handshake. The handshake follows the skin tone you pick. What the alien’s hand looks like is not recorded.
Fleet over the city Flying saucer 3 times, then cityscape. CLDR lists two words for Cityscape: city and cityscape.
I know what I saw Eyes, then flying saucer, then face screaming in fear. A sighting in three steps: the look, the saucer, the reaction.
Just visiting Alien, then luggage. CLDR files Luggage under packing and travel.
Little green men Green circle, then alien 2 times. Wikipedia says the phrase caught on for aliens with the flying saucer reports of the 1950s. The green here is the circle, since each device draws the alien its own way.
Peaceful landing Flying saucer, then alien, then victory hand. CLDR files Victory hand under peace. The hand follows the skin tone you pick.
To your leader, please Alien, then backhand index pointing right, then crown. CLDR files Crown under king and queen, which is as close as emoji get to a leader. The hand follows the skin tone you pick.
Up goes the cow Flying saucer, then cow. The saucer is above the cow in spirit. CLDR files Cow under moo.

How this list was compiled: Built by script on 2026-09-19, not typed by hand. The 36 single emoji, their names, code points, skin tones and Emoji version numbers come from emoji-test.txt, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); names are the CLDR short names in sentence case. The search words are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml, main branch). Group one is mechanical: every emoji CLDR lists under alien, aliens, extraterrestrial or UFO, which is 5. The same file puts eight faces in its face-costume subgroup, the Alien among them, and lists 23 emoji under space. Formal names (Extraterrestrial alien, Raised hand with part between middle and ring fingers) and every character in the text items were checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt). Text forms come from emoji-variation-sequences.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-variation-sequences.txt). The history in the notes is what Wikipedia records: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow!_signal (6EQUJ5), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_green_men (the phrase, the antennae and LGM-1), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_me_to_your_leader_(phrase), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_alien, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_circle and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial_life. The word senses are from Wiktionary: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/UFO, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Earthling and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/earthling. The other 31 emoji, the five text faces and the 12 combos with their names are this site's own choice, each tied to the subject by a CLDR word or a source quoted in its note. All sources were checked on 2026-09-19. Fixer check, 2026-09-20: the article Little green men says the phrase came into popular use for aliens during the flying saucer reports of the 1950s and records a use for extraterrestrials as early as 1908 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_green_men), so the combo note no longer dates the alien sense to the 1950s. On the same day Unicode's own page for version 18.0 was still marked a preliminary draft (https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode18.0.0/), so the Meteor note says only that a device shows an empty box until its maker adds the drawing. Licence: own work (the selection, the combo names and the wording are ours; emoji names, sequences and search words come from Unicode's data files and CLDR, under the Unicode License v3; facts from Wikipedia and Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0, restated in our own words and credited in source)