Dotted line face Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face with a dashed, incomplete outline. The expression is blank and neutral, suggesting a person who is fading out of view or becoming transparent.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to signal that someone feels ignored, overlooked, or like they are 'disappearing' into the background of a social situation. It serves as a visual shorthand for being an introvert, wanting to avoid attention, or feeling like a ghost in a conversation. It is often used in tandem with emojis like 😶 to emphasize a lack of presence.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2021 as part of Emoji 14.0, this icon was developed to address the growing need for digital expressions related to social anxiety and the feeling of invisibility in online spaces.

Details

Glyph

🫥

Unicode

U+1FAE5

Shortcode

:emoji_u1fae5:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEE5;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-neutral-skeptical

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.

Apache 2.0 SIL OFL 1.1 Noto Repository