What does the biting lip emoji mean?
AS Apple issued a range of new emojis, we ask what the sensational biting lip emoji really means. Apple issued an update of its iOS 15.4, and on it is the biting lip emoji. What does the biting lip emoji mean? This exotic emoji can mean a number of things. The emoji is a mouth […]
AS Apple issued a range of new emojis, we ask what the sensational biting lip emoji really means.
Apple issued an update of its iOS 15.4, and on it is the biting lip emoji.
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What does the biting lip emoji mean?
This exotic emoji can mean a number of things.
The emoji is a mouth with the top teeth biting down on one side of the lower lip.
This creative icon is typically used in romantic contexts as a form of flirtation or arousal.
It can also mean expressing anticipation or excitement, as well as expressing anxiety, pain, worry, or insecurity.
The biting lip emoji is also available on Google, Twitter and Emojipedia, and each is designed slightly different.
How to use the biting lip emoji?
According to The Cut, the biting lip emoji should only be used to express arousal.
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But that’s not all.
You can use the icon to express moment of excitement, panic, anxiety, as well as worry and uncertainty.
Since iOS 15 was released in September 2021, some 217 new emojis have been added on.
The latest update saw 123 new emojis added to the catalogue, according to Emojipedia.
Among those are “10 non-standard Handshake emoji combinations” where one of the hands does not feature a skin tone modifier.
There are also palm up hands, palm down hands and index finger-pointing.
The new emojis include:
- Melting face
- Saluting face
- Heart hands
- Beans
- 10 non-standard handshake emoji combinations
- Face with open eyes and hand over mouth
- Face with peeking eye
- Saluting face
- Dotted line face
- Face with diagonal mouth
- Face holding back tears
- Two gender-neutral person emojis – a person with a crown and a pregnant person
- A pregnant man
- Disembodied biting lip, a troll
- Rightwards hand
- Leftwards hand
- Palm down hand
- Palm up hand
- Hand with index finger and thumb crossed
- Index pointing at the viewer
- Heart hands
- 25 new handshake combinations
- Coral
- Lotus
- Empty nest
- Nest with eggs
- Beans
- Pouring liquid
- Jar
- Playground Slide
- Wheel
- Ring Buoy
- Hamsa
- Mirror ball
- Low battery
- Crutch
- X-Ray
- Bubbles
- Identification card
- Have equals sign