Tongue emoji meaning

The tongue emoji is a cartoon-like depiction of a human tongue sticking out of the mouth. It is typically used to represent the act of sticking out one's tongue, which can be playful or mischievous, or to convey taste or appetite. It can also be used to symbolize health or cleanliness. In some contexts, the tongue emoji may be used in a more suggestive or sexual way.

The tongue emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026L2/07257