Face with spiral eyes Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face featuring two swirling, hypnotic spirals for eyes and a wide, open mouth. The design conveys an immediate sense of being overwhelmed, disoriented, or out of it.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to choice for describing the feeling of being dizzy, lightheaded, or completely bewildered. It is frequently used to represent the sensation of having the 'spins' after a night out, being confused by a complicated situation, or feeling mentally exhausted. It often serves as a more intense version of 😵 or 🥴.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.1, this character filled a specific gap for depicting states of mind related to confusion or intoxication that weren't fully captured by existing facial expressions. It reflects the evolution of digital communication towards more nuanced portrayals of physical and mental discomfort.

Details

Glyph

😵‍💫

Unicode

U+1F635 U+200D U+1F4AB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f635_200d_1f4ab:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE35;‍&#xD83D;&#xDCAB;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-unwell

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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