Face in clouds Emoji
Smileys
A yellow face partially obscured by a soft, blue-grey cloud formation. The expression is neutral and blank, suggesting that the person is hidden, zoned out, or literally surrounded by a thick fog.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to describe a state of confusion, being 'lost in the clouds,' or feeling mentally foggy. It is the go-to choice for someone trying to indicate they have no idea what is going on, or to represent someone literally standing in weather conditions. It is often used in combination with 🌫 to emphasize a hazy or mysterious atmosphere.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2020, this emoji was part of a push to represent more specific mental states and environmental conditions that didn't have dedicated icons in early messaging systems. Its design relies on the ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence, which combines the face emoji with the fog icon.
Details
Glyph
😶🌫
Unicode
U+1F636 U+200D U+1F32B
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f636_200d_1f32b:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-neutral-skeptical
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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