What Does the 🐷 (Pig Face) Emoji Mean on Social Media and Over Text?

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Co-authored by Anyah Le Gilmore-Jones and Amber Crain

Last Updated: July 15, 2024 Fact Checked

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🐷 (Pig Face) Emoji Meanings & Uses

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Someone just sent you a 🐷 (pig face) emoji in a text and you aren’t sure how to feel. What exactly are they trying to tell you? The 🐷 (pig face) emoji is usually a playful way to say someone is being cute or endearing, but it has a few snarky meanings, as well. In this article, we’ll drill down into the different meanings of this emoji so you’ll get the full picture, and give plenty of examples so you can see it in action. We’ll also go over the 🐖 (pig) & 🐽 (pig nose) emojis, so scroll on down when you’re ready!

🐷 (Pig Face) Emoji Meaning

The 🐷 (pig face) emoji can refer to pigs or anything farm-related, but it’s more commonly used in an affectionate way to say someone is being cute, playful, or endearing (like a little piggy). 🐷 can also mean someone is being lazy, dirty, or greedy. Some people use 🐷 to talk about money, banks, or corporate greed.

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🐷 (Pig Face) Emoji Meanings & Uses

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The 🐷 (pig face) emoji can be used to say something or someone is cute. Pigs and piglets are pretty adorable! They love food, roll around in the mud, squeal with glee, and tend to make a big mess–and we love them for that! 🐷 is often used in an affectionate way to refer to someone with these kinds of characteristics.^{[1]
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Research source} Pigs are also chubby animals, so 🐷 is sometimes used jokingly to say someone is eating a lot.
- My son just tasted chocolate for the first time! Such a little 🐷❤️
- Erin is so cute and she loves her bottle! 🐷👶🍼 Can she sit up on her own yet?
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The 🐷 (pig face) emoji can mean someone is being dirty, greedy, or lazy. Pigs can be adorable, but they’re associated with a few not-so-cute characteristics, too, like being gluttonous, filthy, and lazy. Pigs are also heavy, so 🐷 could be used to say someone is overweight. You’ve probably heard phrases like “pigging out” (eating too much) and “hogging” something (keeping something for yourself), and 🐷 is a snarky way to say someone has these negative traits.
- Your bedroom is a total pigsty! You need to clean this up ASAP 🐷
- Omg I seriously cannot stop eating these chocolate chip cookies 🐷
- Ugh, my brother has been laying around doing absolutely nothing 🐷
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The 🐷 (pig face) emoji is sometimes used to represent money or banks. The connection to money mostly stems from piggy banks, but sometimes people use in a more negative way to talk about money, banks, and corporate greed.^{[2]
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- Every cent goes into my piggy bank–I’ll have a PS5 by summer! 🐷🎮
- Corporations do everything they can to keep us down! 💰🐷
Grindr is a dating app for gay, bisexual, and transgender people (although most users agree that it’s more for hooking up rather than dating). If you happen to see 🐷 in a Grindr profile or message, it usually means the person is into uninhibited, dirty sex and they aren’t too picky about their partners.
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The 🐷 (pig face) emoji can refer to an actual pig, farm life, or pork. Some people may use 🐷 in a literal way to discuss anything pig-related, including pork or bacon. Since pigs are often raised on farms, 🐷 can also represent rural living and farm life.^{[3]
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- Did you see the video I sent earlier of the piglets?! 🐷 are so adorable.
- Frying up some 🐷 tonight, so don’t be late! I know you love bacon.
- I’m going to my aunt’s farm tomorrow and I can’t wait! 🐷🐮🐴🚜

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🐖 (Pig) & 🐽 (Pig Nose) Emoji Meanings

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The 🐖 (pig) emoji usually just refers to an actual pig. 🐷 tends to have a more complex meaning, but 🐖 is usually used in a straightforward, literal way to talk about pigs, piglets, farms, and rural life. Occasionally, people may use it in the same way as 🐷, but it’s not super common.
- Out here living my best farm life y'all! 🐖🚜🐔
- There's nothing cuter than a piglet! 🐖
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The 🐽 (pig nose) emoji means something smells good or intriguing. Pigs are known for having a very keen sense of smell, so most people use 🐽 to talk about something that smells good, intriguing, weird, or bad.
- Anyone else smell that?! Dinner is almost ready! 🐽
- Your new perfume is incredible! 🐽 I can't stop sniffing you.