Letter and emoji codes of paraphilias
The online paraphilia community sometimes resorts to using various codes to represent paraphiliac identities. This is both an aesthetic choice and a way to avoid censorship.
The codes, presented in this article, may seem inconsistent or overlapping, because they were created by different people who were not aware of each other. The information is gathered both from supportive resources[1] and prejudiced ones[2] and may require further correction.
History
It is highly likely that the first example of such code is the zoophile ζ, which predates all known zoophile flags. Map μ and general paraphiliac πφ appeared in 2019. 2020 saw the "map emoji of the month" trend, and creating emoji codes for paraphilias became widespread since 2022.
Letter and simple symbol codes
| Paraphilia name | Letter |
|---|---|
| Paraphiliac (umbrella term) | πφ |
| Map | μ[3] |
| Yap[4] | υ |
| Minor map | λ |
| Zoophile | ζ, 𐤀 |
| Zoosadist | ξ[5] |
| Necrophile | ν, 𝛎, ϑ |
| Aam | λ[6] |
| Autozoophile | Ω |
| Biastophile | β |
| Dendrophile | Ψ |
| Elder-attracted person | ω[7] |
| Fictophile | Σ |
| Hybristophile | ͱ |
| Incestophile | ι |
| Objectophile | ω |
| Omniphile | Φ, θ, Ω |
| Plushophile | δ |
| Pokephile | ᛈ |
| Somnophile | σ |
| Teleiophile | τ |
The following codes are not attractions, but appear often enough in similar context to be mentioned.
| Name | Letter |
|---|---|
| Anti-contact | ς |
| Alterhuman | ⎇ |
| Contact-complex | τ |
| Contact-neutral | ε |
| Otherkin | ϴ⨺, ⛤⁷ |
| Pro-contact | ρ |
| Therian | θΔ |
| Traumagenic paraphiliac | θη |
Emoji codes
This section is a work in progress. For a fuller list, go here.
Almost every paraphilia has more than one emoji code, because they were periodically changed to avoid harassment from antis.
| Paraphilia name | Emoji |
|---|---|
| Paraphiliac (umbrella term) | 🥄, 🧿, 🍌, 🐼 |
| Map | 🍸, ☀️, 🗺️, 🍃 |
| Zoophile | 🐾, 🍋 |
| Necrophile | 🧟, ⌛, ⚰️ |
| Aam | 🌂,🧸, 🥤, 🧃, 🐰 |
| Adult-attracted person/adophile | 🔦, 🗝 |
| Antiphile (attraction to antis) | ❌ |
| Autobiastophile | 🌼 |
| Biastophile | 🌹, 🥀 |
| Fictomap | 🍯, 🥝 |
| Pokephile | ⚾, ⚽ |
| Sadomasochist | ❣️ |
References
- ↑ Radqueer Emoji Codes via Carrd.
- ↑ ζΘΔπφξςµλτ𝛎νβẟͰ𝜢ΩΣ...‽ WTF‽ via Google Docs.
- ↑ Contrary to some people's words, not a pro contact symbol. This letter was first used as a map sign by the anti c Twitter in mid 2019.
- ↑ Youth-attracted person, alternative to "map".
- ↑ Anti c only.
- ↑ This code spread through antis who mistook minor maps for aams due to stereotyping, so its existence is mostly a mistake.
- ↑ Sometimes specifically elder-attracted minor
