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 😨 to emphasize varying levels of dread or paired with 💀 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

😱

Unicode

U+1F631

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f631:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE31;

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

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