Saluting Face

A yellow face emoji with one eyebrow raised and a firm hand salute over the right eye.

The Saluting Face emoji represents respect, loyalty, or acknowledging someone’s effort—sometimes seriously, sometimes dramatically. It’s often used to salute a “fallen soldier” moment, an emotional win, or simply to honor someone’s struggle.

Common uses include:

• Showing formal or meme-level respect
• Reacting to someone powering through a tough situation
• Joining in dramatic or exaggerated support
• Saying “you did what needed to be done”

Some users (especially Gen Z) also embrace 🫡 as a meme emoji, using it ironically to salute emotional chaos, petty victories, or moments of comedic despair.