Secret Crush Emoji 🫣💞😏
Meaning
Shy glances and developing feelings.
This emoji combo shows you have a secret crush on someone. It means you like them but are a little shy about it.
It shows a peeking face, a pink heart, and a smirking face.
People use it to hint they like someone, often in a playful or slightly secretive way.
What Secret Crush Means in a Text
The same emoji can land very differently depending on who receives it. Here is how 🫣💞😏 usually reads in each situation.
| Who you send it to | How it reads |
|---|---|
| New crush | Flirty hint about liking them |
| Long-term partner | Recalling early crush feelings |
| Friend | Teasing about a crush |
| Family | Never use in this context |
Good times to send it
- Someone you are developing feelings for
- A person you want to flirt with
- A close friend who knows your crush
When to think twice
- In formal conversations or with bosses
- To someone who has clearly said they are not interested
Popular Secret Crush Combinations
Pairing emojis changes the message. These combinations are the most common ones people use.
- 🫣💞😏🤫 = Keeping it secret
- 🫣💞😏👀 = Checking them out
- 🫣💞😏👉👈 = Asking them out shyly
Example messages
Saw you at the game today 🫣💞😏
Thinking about our chat last night 🫣💞😏
Where Secret Crush Came From
The peeking face emoji appeared in 2021. When combined with the older hearts and smirking face, it recently became a popular way to show a secret crush online.
How it looks on different phones
Apple's peeking face has soft colors, while Google's may have a slightly different hand position. Samsung's version often has a thicker outline and bolder colors. The revolving hearts and smirking face look very similar across these platforms and on Twitter/X, with only minor style changes.
Easy to mix up with
- 😳 Both emojis show a face feeling shy or embarrassed, but 😳 is more about shock or being caught off guard.
Who Reads It Differently
Younger people often use this combination to clearly mean a 'secret crush.' Older groups might see it as just shy, loving, and playful, not always a hidden crush.
Unwritten rules
- Do use it when you feel shy about liking someone.
- Do send it to close friends when talking about your crush.
- Don't use it in very formal messages or serious topics.
More ways people use it
They just walked by 🫣💞😏
My heart skipped a beat today 🫣💞😏
Can't stop thinking about them 🫣💞😏
Totally crushing hard on someone 🫣💞😏
How to Type Secret Crush
You do not have to copy and paste every time. Every emoji has its own code, and most devices let you type one directly.
- On Windows: press Win + . (the full stop key) to open the emoji picker, then search for Secret Crush.
- On Mac: press Ctrl + Cmd + Space and search for Secret Crush.
- On iPhone or Android: tap the smiley on your keyboard and use the search box.
- In Slack or Discord: type the shortcode :crushing:.
Technical details
| Emoji | 🫣💞😏 |
| Unicode code point | U+1FAE3 U+1F49E U+1F60F |
| Official Unicode name | Revolving Hearts, Smirking Face |
| Shortcode | :crushing: |
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