Emoji dictionary ๐ง Vampire emoji [ vahm-pahyuhr ih-moh-jee ] Published October 19, 2020 What does ๐ง Vampire emoji mean? The Vampire emoji ๐งย depicts a classic vampire with fangs and a black cape with a high, red-lined collar. Vampires are a very popular fantasy creature and the Vampire emoji ๐ง is frequently used alongside mentions of them, especially around Halloween. The Vampire emoji ๐ง is also used more generally for various spooky topics. Related words ๐ฉธ Drop of Blood emoji, ๐ Skull emoji, ๐ย Jack-O'-Lantern emoji, ๐ง Zombie emoji, ๐ฆ Bat emoji, โฐ๏ธ Coffin emoji Where does ๐ง Vampire emoji come from? The Vampire emoji ๐ง was approved under Unicode 10.0 in 2017. On most major platforms, Vampire emoji ๐ง displays as a gender-inclusive depiction of a classic vampire and has yellow skin and dark hair. The Vampire emoji ๐ง can come in a variety of skin tones and has male and female options. The Vampire emoji ๐ง was originally proposed alongside a variety of other staple fantasy characters, including the zombie and werewolf. The proposal cited the vampire as the second most popular fantasy character after the fairy. The fairy and zombie are also now represented as emoji: Zombie ๐ง and Fairy ๐ง. The Vampire emoji ๐ง sees frequent use referring to both vampires in general as well as specific vampire characters in popular culture, such as Dracula, Edward Cullen, the Count from Sesame Street, Count Chocula, and tons more. The emoji is also used in the context of shows about vampires, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Examples of ๐ง Vampire emoji This movie is a classic. It made me love vampires ๐ง but only if theyโre sexy @karinawhite90, December 10, 2017 ๐ Confession: I love the Monster Mash. ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐คทโโ๏ธ @Erin_Christy, October 3, 2020 Who uses ๐ง Vampire emoji? Many other scary emoji are often used alongside Vampire emoji ๐ง such as the Bat ๐ฆ and Coffin โฐ๏ธ emoji. These spooky emoji are also highly likely to appear alongside the Vampire emoji ๐งย during October for Halloween. Fright Night ๐งโโ๏ธ is one of my favorite vampire movies — SPOOKY THADDY ๐ (@ItsHippyPotter) October 6, 2018 We take Halloween serious here in Akron. We hope our spooktacular dรฉcor brightens your day.ย ๐๐ง pic.twitter.com/KQ71imkbKi — I PROMISE School (@IPROMISESchool) October 13, 2020 i'm making myself a spooky basket because i deserve it and i love halloween ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ง — jessica๐งโโ๏ธ (@landerosjayy) September 16, 2020 Besides referring to vampires and other fantasy creatures as well as evoking a spine-tingling atmosphere, the Vampire emoji ๐ง is also sometimes used in bad vampire-related puns and jokes or to accuse someone of looking like a vampire.ย Why are vampires so easy to fool? Because theyโre suckers!๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ — Lori Smith 2020๐คฏ (@loriell86) October 31, 2019 Liam neeson totally looks like a vampire to me ๐งโโ๏ธ — IzzatIdris (@nrizzatidrs) March 22, 2020 Just Added quiet firing, quiet hiring, rizz, soft life, clean girl aesthetic Note This is not meant to be a formal definition of ๐ง Vampire emoji like most terms we define on Dictionary.com, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of ๐ง Vampire emoji that will help our users expand their word mastery.