Crying face Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face with a slight frown and a single teardrop rolling down one cheek. It conveys a sense of quiet sorrow, disappointment, or mild distress.

Usage Context

Used to express sadness or to show sympathy when someone shares bad news. Unlike the more dramatic 😭, this face suggests a more subdued, hurt feeling. It is often sent during moments of frustration or when apologizing for a mistake.

History

Part of the early Unicode emoji sets, this character evolved from the text-based emoticon :'( which was a staple of late 90s instant messaging platforms like AIM and MSN Messenger to signal immediate emotional impact.

Details

Glyph

😢

Unicode

U+1F622

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f622:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE22;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-concerned

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

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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