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princess

Princess

The princess emoji 👸 is a woman in a tiara, and it means royalty, glamour, or being treated as someone special. In praise it often stands in for a queen: you look amazing, you nailed it. The catch: that tiny tiara can also carry a big hint that someone expects to be spoiled.

EmojiSince 2010
Search it as
princess emoji · queen · tiara · crown woman
Type it as
:princess:
Around since
2010 · Emoji 0.6
Shows up on
Every phone · iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux

Choose a version

6 versions
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What 👸 means

Royalty, beauty, or being treated like a princess.

👸 can mean a literal princess, a fairy-tale heroine, or a dress-up costume. In everyday compliments it plays queen: beauty, power, success, and a little self-celebration under a tiara.

Is 👸 a compliment or an insult?

The words around it decide whether the crown is kind.

On a birthday wish, it crowns you with affection. Next to a complaint about waiting, paying, or asking for favors, it points at entitlement. A tiara alone doesn't make it praise.

Playful, affectionate, and a little theatrical.

To someone you barely know, it can sound patronizing or like “spoiled princess.”

What it means when someone sends it to you

4 readings
After praise for your outfit
You look glamorous.
From a parent about their daughter
Affectionate “my little princess” language.
In a caption celebrating her own achievement
Self-confidence and pride in her success.
During an argument about special treatment
A jab about being pampered or entitled.

Don't confuse it with

1

Combination ideas

3
Extra sparkle and royal glamour.
A Disney princess lineup for fairy-tale costumes and movie nights.
Affectionate praise for a beloved princess or admired woman.

Worth knowing

  • 👸 is a single code point, so it survives copying through almost anything — old databases, SMS gateways, printer drivers.

Questions people ask

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Can I send 👸 to my boss?

Better not, unless playful royal praise is already part of your rapport. It can sound flirtatious, childish, or patronizing.

How to type 👸

Windows
Win+.Open the emoji picker and search “princess”.
macOS
Control+Command+Spaceopens the character viewer.
iOS / Android
Emoji keyboard → search “princess”.
Chat apps
:princess:the common shortcode; support varies by platform.
HTML
👸
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
👸
HTML hex
👸
CSS content
content: "\1F478";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9F%91%B8
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On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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