Fearful face Emoji
Smileys
A yellow face with wide, fearful eyes, raised eyebrows, and a trembling, open mouth. The expression conveys a sense of immediate alarm and genuine agitation.
Usage Context
Used to signal distress, anxiety, or the feeling of being overwhelmed by a situation. It is the go-to reaction when someone is nervous about bad news, an upcoming deadline, or a sudden fright. It is frequently paired with 😱 to emphasize an escalation of panic or with 😰 to highlight a more sustained state of worry.
History
Part of the early wave of emoji standardization in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this face was adapted from Japanese mobile carrier sets. It reflects the visual shorthand used in early 2000s instant messaging and forum culture to convey emotional vulnerability without relying on text-based emoticons like the classic :S.
Details
Glyph
😨
Unicode
U+1F628
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f628:
HTML Entity
��
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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