Anguished face Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face featuring wide, open eyes, raised eyebrows, and a gaping, trembling mouth. The expression captures a moment of intense shock, sudden realization, or deep emotional distress.

Usage Context

This face is the go-to for reacting to unexpected bad news or a stressful situation that leaves you momentarily speechless. It is frequently used alongside 😨 to convey a sense of panic or by 😫 to highlight the feeling of being overwhelmed by circumstances.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2012 as part of the Emoji 1.0 update, it was developed to provide more nuanced expressions of anxiety and dread, moving beyond the simple 'scared' look of earlier emoticons.

Details

Glyph

😧

Unicode

U+1F627

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f627:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE27;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-concerned

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

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