Distorted face Emoji
Smileys
A yellow, circular face with a wobbly, rippling outline. The eyes are wide and staring, the eyebrows are raised in alarm, and the mouth is slightly agape, suggesting the feeling of being rattled or shaken.
Usage Context
Used to express feelings of intense confusion, being overwhelmed, or feeling like your world is literally vibrating out of place. It is a go-to response when you are dealing with a surreal situation or feeling 'glitchy' after a long day. It functions similarly to the more panicked 🤯 or the dizzy 😵💫.
History
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2024 as part of Emoji 15.1. It was developed to fill the gap for digital expressions that convey a sense of instability or being 'off-kilter,' reflecting modern internet culture's penchant for using visual distortion to describe mental states.
Details
Glyph
Unicode
U+1FAEA
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faea:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-concerned
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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