Symbols · Emoji 16.0
Splatter Emoji
Generally, the emoji means something went wrong, got messy, or was unexpectedly chaotic. It’s often used to react to bad news or a frustrating situation.
The emoji, also called “splatter,” shows a blob of paint or liquid.
- Unicode
- U+1FADF
- Released
- 2024
- Shortcode
- :splatter:
- Skin tones
- No
Added in Emoji 16.0. On phones older than iOS 18.4 / Android 15 it arrives as an empty box — the character exists, the artwork does not.
01 — Meaning
What does the Splatter emoji mean?
People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 8.
People also look for it as holi emoji.
02 — Platforms
Splatter emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X
The character is always U+1FADF — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your splatter looks like to the person on the other side.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Copy & codes
Splatter emoji copy and paste
Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :splatter:.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the splatter, code point U+1FADF.
04 — How to type
How to type the Splatter emoji
No picker to hand? The splatter can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.
05 — Download
Splatter emoji PNG and SVG
Grab the splatter as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 5 of them.
Emoji PNG library →
Apple
Google
06 — Combinations
Splatter emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around splatter for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.
07 — In conversation
What means from a girl or a guy
Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.
08 — Around the world
What means in other countries
A recent addition still settling into use, generally read as mess, spill, or chaotic energy rather than anything specific.
Used loosely for a mess, a spill, or something going chaotically wrong.
Sometimes stands in for a blood-splatter visual in edgier posts.
Used literally for paint splatter, texture, or spill references in creative work.
Before you send it: Use it loosely for mess or chaos — no fixed cultural meaning has settled around it yet.
09 — Apps
What means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
One code point, several readings — where the splatter lands changes how it is taken.
11 — History
Where the Splatter emoji came from
Approved as part of Emoji 16.0, the splatter has been on phones for years now — counting from its release, 2.
Same character every time — U+1FADF never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.
Splatter was approved as U+1FADF and shipped in Emoji 16.0 (2024). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.
Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, OpenMoji, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.
12 — FAQ