Where it comes from
⌐■_■ draws a pair of dark shades: ⌐ is the arm of the glasses and ■ are the lenses. It echoes the deal with it meme, where pixel sunglasses drop onto someone's face.
When to use it
Use it after a small win, a bold choice, or when you refuse to apologize for something silly. It can seem cocky, so keep it light.
Examples
- Finished the whole project a day early (⌐■_■)
- Yes, I wore socks with sandals (⌐■_■)
Variants to copy
What it is made of
Every character in the face with its Unicode code point — handy if one shows up as a box on a friend's phone.
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U+0028left parenthesis⌐
U+2310reversed not sign■
U+25A0black square_
U+005Flow line)
U+0029right parenthesis