The demon emoji is Smiling face with horns, U+1F608. Its scowling twin, Angry face with horns, comes next, and that character's formal Unicode name is Imp. After those come 57 more, from everything CLDR files under evil to text devils.
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Two faces, one devil
Unicode's names list calls Smiling face with horns a sinister smiling version of the imp, and the imp the angry version of the smiler. Beyond the pair, CLDR, the project's list of search words, gives devil to one emoji only: Ogre, formally Japanese ogre. Goblin, next in the list, gets angry and mean instead.
No pitchfork, so borrow a fork
Trident emblem is the closest emoji, though CLDR means the sea by it: poseidon, anchor, ship. The upright text faces hold the Greek letter psi, as in Ο(ο½βΒ΄)Ο. The sideways ones, 3:) and }:), are plain ASCII, so nothing can go missing on the way. The alchemical sign for sulfur, π, alias brimstone, turns into an empty box wherever no installed typeface covers it.
Tips
Grin for mischief that worked, scowl for a plan gone wrong. Only the scowl is filed under imp and mischievous.
Both horned faces carry the search word purple, as does Purple heart. Only Black heart is filed under wicked.
Neither horned face takes a skin tone. Sign of the horns and the Deal with the devil handshake do.
Questions and answers
Is the demon emoji different from the devil emoji?
Not in Unicode. No character is named demon or devil, and CLDR gives both words to the same two faces, so either search finds the pair. The angry face, U+1F47F, carries the older version label: Emoji 0.6, against 1.0 for the grin.
Is there an evil emoji?
Nine, by CLDR's search word evil: the two horned faces, Black heart, three supervillains, and the see-no-evil, hear-no-evil and speak-no-evil monkeys. All nine are here. Nazar amulet just misses. Its word is evil-eye, hyphen included.
Is there a hell emoji, or a pitchfork?
No. No emoji has hell, underworld or pitchfork in its name or among its CLDR search words. The scenery here is borrowed: Fire, Volcano, Hot face and Heart on fire, which is Red heart joined to Fire and dates from Emoji 13.1.
πΏAngry face with hornsU+1F47F. The scowl. Its formal character name is Imp, and it is the only emoji CLDR files under imp or mischievous. Older than the grin, too. Emoji 0.6.
πΉOgreU+1F479. Formally Japanese ogre, and a costume face, not a negative one. The third and last emoji CLDR files under devil. Emoji 0.6.
πSmiling face with hornsU+1F608. The grin. CLDR files it under demon, devil and evil, and the names list calls it the sinister smiling version of the imp. Emoji 1.0.
Filed under evil 7
π€Black heartU+1F5A4. Four search words in CLDR, and two of them are evil and wicked. No other emoji has wicked. Emoji 3.0.
πHear-no-evil monkeyU+1F649. The second of the three. CLDR lists tmi for this one. Emoji 0.6.
π¦ΉββοΈMan supervillainU+1F9B9 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. Supervillain joined to the male sign. The same search words, plus man. Emoji 11.0.
πSee-no-evil monkeyU+1F648. Evil in name only. CLDR still lists the word, so it turns up in any search for evil. Emoji 0.6.
πSpeak-no-evil monkeyU+1F64A. The third. CLDR lists oops and quiet, so it works for having said too much. Emoji 0.6.
π¦ΉSupervillainU+1F9B9. CLDR lists evil, villain, bad and criminal. It takes a skin tone, which neither horned face does. Emoji 11.0.
π¦ΉββοΈWoman supervillainU+1F9B9 U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F. Supervillain joined to the female sign. The same search words, plus woman. Emoji 11.0.
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Monsters next door 8
π§GenieU+1F9DE. CLDR lists djinn and jinn beside lamp and wishes. Emoji 5.0.
π»GhostU+1F47B. CLDR lists haunting and scary, then undoes it with silly. Emoji 0.6.
πΊGoblinU+1F47A. Formally Japanese goblin, and next to Ogre in the emoji list. CLDR lists mask, angry and mean, but not devil. Emoji 0.6.
πSkullU+1F480. Shares the face-negative subgroup with both horned faces. CLDR lists monster and dead. Emoji 0.6.
β οΈSkull and crossbonesU+2620 U+FE0F. The last of the eight face-negative emoji. It has a plain text form as well. Emoji 1.0.
π§TrollU+1F9CC. The newest of the monsters here. CLDR lists trolling, so it covers the online kind too. Emoji 14.0.
π§VampireU+1F9DB. CLDR lists fangs, undead and supernatural. It takes a skin tone. Emoji 5.0.
π§ZombieU+1F9DF. CLDR lists undead, horror and apocalypse. One colour only: it takes no skin tone. Emoji 5.0.
Fire, horns and a fork 11
π₯FireU+1F525. The scenery. CLDR lists burn, flame, hot and lit. Emoji 0.6.
πGoatU+1F410. Drawn with horns, yet CLDR leaves the word out: farm, milk and Capricorn is all it gets. Emoji 1.0.
β€οΈβπ₯Heart on fireU+2764 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F525. Red heart joined to Fire. CLDR lists burn and sacred for the same heart. Emoji 13.1.
π₯΅Hot faceU+1F975. What the place does to visitors. CLDR lists heat, sweating and red-faced. Emoji 11.0.
π§ΏNazar amuletU+1F9FF. The charm against the evil eye. CLDR lists evil-eye as one hyphenated word, along with talisman and amulet. Emoji 11.0.
πPurple heartU+1F49C. Both horned faces carry the search word purple, and so does this heart, which makes it the matching one. Emoji 0.6.
πRamU+1F40F. One of only four emoji CLDR files under horns, with the two horned faces and the hand sign. Emoji 1.0.
π€Sign of the hornsU+1F918. Horns made by hand. CLDR lists rock-on, and it takes a skin tone. Emoji 1.0.
πSnakeU+1F40D. CLDR lists serpent. Emoji 0.6.
π±Trident emblemU+1F531. Unicode has no pitchfork. This is the closest, and CLDR means the sea by it: poseidon, anchor, ship. Emoji 0.6.
πVolcanoU+1F30B. The nearest thing to a lake of fire. CLDR lists eruption. Emoji 0.6.
The opposition 3
πΌBaby angelU+1F47C. A person, not a face, so it takes a skin tone. CLDR lists angel and church. Emoji 0.6.
πSmiling face with haloU+1F607. The alibi. CLDR lists innocent and angelic. Emoji 1.0.
πͺ½WingU+1FABD. CLDR lists angelic and heavenly. New enough that older devices show an empty box. Emoji 15.0.
Text devil faces 11
(β£_β’)Two black corner triangles make slanted eyes
(ο½βΒ΄)Ξ¨One fork, capital psi, and a turned A for the grin
>:)Sideways: the greater-than sign is the scowling brow
>;)The evil grin, winking
}:)Sideways: the curly bracket is a pair of horns
Ζͺ(`βΏβΏβΏβΏΒ΄Ζͺ)Four small triangles for a row of fangs
Ο(ο½βΒ΄)ΟUpright, a Greek psi in each hand for a pitchfork
β~(Ξ¨βΌο½°βΌ)βFull kit: arrow-tipped tail, fork, black triangle eyes
>:3Brow over a cat mouth: the evil cat
3:)Sideways: the digit 3 is a pair of horns
>:DBrow down, mouth wide open: the evil laugh
Forks and brimstone in plain characters 4
ΟGreek small letter psi, U+03C8: the fork in the text faces
βNeptune, U+2646: an astrological sign shaped like a trident
β§Inverted pentagram, U+26E7: a symbol, not an emoji
πAlchemical symbol for sulfur, U+1F70D: alias brimstone
Devil combos 12
ππAngel and devilSmiling face with halo, then smiling face with horns. The halo goes first, as it likes to.
ππΏBoth moodsSmiling face with horns, then angry face with horns. The grin, then the scowl: one character, by the names list, in two tempers.
πβοΈCold day down thereSmiling face with horns, then snowflake. For the thing that was never going to happen, and then did.
ππ€πDeal with the devilSmiling face with horns, then handshake, then scroll. CLDR lists deal and agreement for the handshake, which follows the skin tone you pick. Read the scroll first.
πβοΈDevil's advocateSmiling face with horns, then balance scale. Arguing the other side on purpose. CLDR lists justice for the scale.
ππ«πDevil's foodSmiling face with horns, then chocolate bar, then birthday cake. The cake, not the character.
ππ‘Evil planSmiling face with horns, then light bulb. CLDR lists idea for the light bulb. It does not say whose.
ππ€Horns upSmiling face with horns, then sign of the horns. Two of the four emoji CLDR files under horns. The hand follows the skin tone you pick.
πππ¬Little devil costumeJack-o-lantern, then smiling face with horns, then candy. Jack-o-lantern and Candy both carry the search word halloween.
ππ§πOne on each shoulderSmiling face with halo, then person, then smiling face with horns. A decision in progress. The person in the middle follows the skin tone you pick.
π£οΈπSpeak of the devilSpeaking head, then smiling face with horns. For the person who walks in mid-sentence.
π₯ππ₯Warm welcomeFire, then smiling face with horns, then fire. Flames on both sides.
How this list was compiled: Built by script on 2026-09-19, not typed by hand. The 32 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 printed in that file, in sentence case. The search words quoted in the notes are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml, main branch). The first two groups are mechanical: Demons and devils is every emoji to which that file gives the search word demon or devil (3), and Filed under evil is every other emoji with the search word evil (7). The formal character names (Imp, Japanese ogre, Japanese goblin) are from UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt), and the remarks that the smiling face is a sinister smiling version of the imp, and that the alchemical symbol for sulfur is also called brimstone, are annotations in NamesList.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.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 other emoji, the 11 text faces, the 4 single characters and the 12 combos are this site's own choice, and the combo names are our own. Every character in a text face was checked against UnicodeData.txt. Wikipedia's List of emoticons records >:), }:), 3:) and >;) as evil or devilish and >:3 as an evil cat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emoticons). All sources were checked on 2026-09-19. 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, CC BY-SA 4.0, restated in our own words and credited in source)