What do the Rednote emoji mean, and how can I use them?
If you’re new to Rednote, you’ve probably come across their native emoji icons. Whilst they look recognizable to some degree, some are ambiguous and there has been some discussion as to what they actually mean, and how you should be using them.
In this guide you will find an overview of the standard rednote emoji (not the extended ones) and what the general interpretation of them is, you will also be able to directly copy the emoji from here and paste it into the rednote app, so make sure to keep this site as a quick reference whilst you’re leaning.
Standard emoji
微笑
Annoyed, fake smile
害羞
Shy, bashful
失望
Speechless, disappointed
汗颜
Awkward, embarrassed
哇
Wow, amazing
喝奶茶
Snuggle, cuddle, adore
自拍
Taking a selfie
偷笑
Secretly happy
飞吻
Blow a kiss
石化
Shocked, petrified
笑哭
Laughing and crying
赞
Thumbs up, support
蹲后续
Waiting for update
暗中观察
Peek, watch, sneaky
买爆
Love it, buy it all
大笑
Laughing out loud
色色
Adore, I love this
生气
Annoyed, angry
哭惹
Very sad, crying
萌萌哒
Cute, amused
斜眼
Side eye, suspicious
可怜
Pitiful, sad, tearful
鄙视
Rolling eyes, dislike
皱眉
Frowning, puppy eyes
抓狂
Freaking out, overwhelmed
捂脸
Facepalm, silly but funny
派对
Party, celebrate
吧唧
Smacking lips, eating
惊恐
Scared, frightened
抠鼻
Cheeky, naughty
再见
Wave goodbye, go away
叹气
Sigh, give up
睡觉
Tired, bored, sleepy
得意
Proud, smug, boastful
吃瓜
Watching the drama unfold
扶墙
Shocked, overwhelmed
黑薯问号
Perplexed. What? Huh?
黄金薯
High-quality, shiny
吐舌头
Teasing, naughty, cheeky
扯脸
Playful, exaggerate
狗头
Sarcastic, snarky, snide
Please note, this guide is meant to help new users get started with using Rednote, and how they could use these native emoji or help to understand what someone means when they have used one of them. If you feel that we have missed out anything here, or you can help to provide a better meaning behind one of the emoji, do not hesitant to give us feedback.