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If your favorite cartoon is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you’ve probably used the 🥷 (ninja) emoji quite a bit. But did you know it can mean more than just a literal ninja? We’ve put together a fun guide to all things ninja emoji, including all of its possible meanings and the best ways to use and respond to it in text or on social media. Keep on scrolling—unlike your 🥷 (ninja) emoji text messages, this information isn’t secret!
Things You Should Know
- The 🥷 (ninja) emoji can refer to literal ninjas, ninja-themed media, or sneaky, stealthy activities and secrets.
- Use 🥷 (ninja) to show that you admire ninja history and animation or to highlight that your messages are top secret and not meant to be shared.
- Acknowledge that you understand your friend’s message is secret if they send you 🥷 (ninja).
- Combine 🥷 (ninja) with other sneaky emojis like 💨 (dashing away) or 🤫 (shushing face) to illustrate your stealthy moves or confidential secrets.
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- On some platforms, you might see a shuriken emoji. A shuriken is a small, hidden blade used by traditional ninjas for stealthy attacks. It can look like a “ninja star” or be shaped more like a small dagger.Thanks
Warnings
- Make sure your message makes it clear you’re using the 🥷 (ninja) emoji to talk about respectfully about ninjas, ninja-themed film, TV, or games, or stealth activities. In other contexts, it may be interpreted as cultural appropriation or a derogatory racial slur.Thanks
References
- ↑ https://www.iganinja.jp/en/about/ninja.html
- ↑ https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2018/18197-ninja-emoji.pdf
- ↑ https://www.emojiall.com/en/emoji/%F0%9F%A5%B7
- ↑ https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkeav7/emoji-13-how-to-use
- ↑ https://www.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/stop-using-in-2020/
- ↑ https://www.cyberdefinitions.com/definitions/NINJA.html
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