What’s the meaning of the moon face emoji?

The moon face emoji 🌝 means, literally, the actual moon. As slang, the moon face emoji 🌝 conveys sarcasm, irony, awkwardness, or criticism (as in “throwing shade”).

There are technically two moon face emojis: the full moon face emoji 🌝 and the new moon face emoji 🌚. These emoji faces’ meanings are very similar, although the new (and dark) moon is more likely to be used in the context of criticism due to its perceived shade.

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