As it's gender-neutral, this emoji can represent both a witch or a wizard. It's a good fit when describing a game character or when giving some mysterious and wise advice.

Although a symbol of Western fantasy culture, it's become familiar as magical worlds often appear in recent K-pop idol concepts or webtoons. It can be wittily used to pay respect to someone who has shown amazing, expert-level skills by saying they're "like a mage," or when saying "I need some magic" for a problem with no apparent solution.