The mad emoji is Enraged face, U+1F621, or the plainer Angry face, U+1F620. Copy and paste either here, with eleven emoji CLDR files under mad, angry, rage or furious, ten text faces and twelve combos.
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Which face is the mad one
CLDR, the word list behind emoji keyboards, files ten emoji under mad and only two under rage: Enraged face and Angry face. Unicode's own name for the red one is Pouting face, and its note says it shows pouting, not anger alone. Face with steam from nose is filed under mad, furious and fuming, yet Unicode named it Face with look of triumph.
Mad faces on a keyboard
>:-( is a greater-than sign for the brows, a colon, a hyphen and an opening parenthesis. >:C ends in a capital C for a bigger frown.
Hangry is hungry and angry at once: Wiktionary lists the word as a blend of the two.
Salt is filed under mad too, beside upset and salty.
Questions and answers
What is the mad emoji called?
Unicode has two: Angry face, U+1F620, and Enraged face, U+1F621, the red one. CLDR files both under mad, angry and rage. No emoji has the word mad in its name.
What is the difference between the angry emoji and the red angry emoji?
They are two characters. CLDR gives Enraged face the words enraged, red and pouting, and gives Angry face blame and frustrated. Both date from Emoji 0.6, and both are filed under mad.
How do you type a mad face on a keyboard?
Type a greater-than sign, a colon, a hyphen and an opening parenthesis: >:-( . For a shout, type >:O with a capital O. Faces such as (รฒ.รณ) use accented letters, so copy those here.
What does the emoji with steam coming out of its nose mean?
Both mad and proud. CLDR files Face with steam from nose under mad, furious and fuming, and also under triumph and won. Unicode's name for it is Face with look of triumph, with the note: triumph, not anger.
All 42 mad faces
Filed under mad, angry, rage or furious 11
๐ขAnger symbolU+1F4A2. Filed under mad, angry and comic. No face: the mark alone. Emoji 0.6.
๐ Angry faceU+1F620. The plain mad face. Filed under mad, angry and rage, and under blame and frustrated. Emoji 0.6.
๐ฟAngry face with hornsU+1F47F. Filed under angry, not under mad. Unicode's name for it is Imp. Emoji 0.6.
๐Confounded faceU+1F616. Filed under mad, and under frustrated and annoyed. Emoji 0.6.
๐กEnraged faceU+1F621. The red one. Unicode's own name for it is Pouting face, and its note says it shows pouting, not anger alone. Emoji 0.6.
๐คFace with steam from noseU+1F624. Filed under mad, furious and fuming. Unicode named it Face with look of triumph and notes: triumph, not anger. Emoji 0.6.
๐คฌFace with symbols on mouthU+1F92C. Filed under mad. The symbols cover what it is saying. Emoji 5.0.
๐บGoblinU+1F47A. Filed under angry. Unicode's name for it is Japanese goblin. Emoji 0.6.
๐ฏ๏ธRight anger bubbleU+1F5EF U+FE0F. A spiky speech bubble, filed under mad and angry. Emoji 0.7.
๐งSaltU+1F9C2. Filed under mad, upset and salty. Emoji 11.0.
๐ฉWeary faceU+1F629. Filed under mad as well as tired. Emoji 0.6.
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Pouting 4
๐โโ๏ธMan poutingU+1F64E U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. Person pouting joined to the male sign. Emoji 4.0.
๐Person poutingU+1F64E. Filed under upset, scowl and sulk, not under mad. Emoji 0.6.
๐พPouting catU+1F63E. The cat version. Its only search words are animal, cat, face and pouting. Emoji 0.6.
๐โโ๏ธWoman poutingU+1F64E U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F. Person pouting joined to the female sign. Emoji 4.0.
Mad faces in plain text 10
(#`_ยด)With a number sign for the anger mark
(`^ยด)Slanted brows, mouth pulled tight
(`_ยด)Slanted brows: a grave accent and an acute accent
>:-(The mad face with a nose: brows, eyes, nose, frown
>:-|Mad and saying nothing
>:CA bigger frown, made with a capital C
grr >:-(With a growl
hmph (`^ยด)With a huff
>:OMad and shouting
(รฒ.รณ)Brows built into the eyes: o with a grave, o with an acute
Near misses 5
๐คจFace with raised eyebrowU+1F928. Disapproval without the temper: filed under skeptical. Emoji 5.0.
๐ฅตHot faceU+1F975. Red from heat: the only emoji filed under red-faced. Emoji 11.0.
๐ฃPersevering faceU+1F623. Looks cross, but CLDR files it under concentrate and focus. Emoji 0.6.
๐Person frowningU+1F64D. Filed under upset and irritated, not under mad. Emoji 0.6.
๐Unamused faceU+1F612. Fed up, not mad: filed under bored, ugh and whatever. Emoji 0.6.
Mad combos 12
๐พ๐ขThe cat is not pleasedPouting cat, then anger symbol.
๐ก๐ง๐Cooling offEnraged face, then ice, then relieved face.
๐พ๐กForgot to saveFloppy disk, then enraged face.
๐ฝ๏ธ๐ HangryFork and knife with plate, then angry face. Hungry and angry at once.
๐ฎ๐กLost the last levelVideo game, then enraged face.
๐ง๏ธโฝ๐ Match called offCloud with rain, then soccer ball, then angry face.
๐ด๐กSeeing redRed circle, then enraged face.
๐ช๐ Someone ate my snackCookie, then angry face.
๐ค๐จSteam coming outFace with steam from nose, then dashing away.
๐ฆถ๐ฅ๐กStubbed a toeFoot, then collision, then enraged face.
๐ก๐๐ฎโ๐จTen deep breathsEnraged face, then keycap: 10, then face exhaling.
๐๏ธโฐ๐ Woken up earlyBed, then alarm clock, then angry face.