Face screaming in fear Emoji
Smileys
A yellow face with wide, white eyes, raised eyebrows, and hands pressed firmly against its cheeks. The mouth is agape in a stark expression of terror, reminiscent of a classic horror movie reaction.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to choice for moments of genuine shock, panic, or overwhelming surprise. It frequently appears when someone receives bad news, encounters a jump scare, or feels utterly flustered. It is often used in tandem with the šØ to emphasize varying levels of dread or paired with š to signal that a situation is so intense it is figuratively killing the user.
History
Based on Edvard Munch's famous painting 'The Scream,' this character was added to the Unicode set in 2010. It bridged the gap between early internet emoticons like ':O' and the more expressive, high-definition character designs that defined the transition of mobile messaging into the social media era.
Details
Glyph
š±
Unicode
U+1F631
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f631:
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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