Disappointed face Emoji
Smileys
A yellow face with a slight frown, lowered eyebrows, and sad, drooping eyes. The expression conveys mild unhappiness, regret, or a sense of letdown rather than deep, overwhelming grief.
Usage Context
This face is the go-to for expressing minor inconveniences or bummer moments, like a cancelled plan or missing a deadline. It serves as a more subdued alternative to the crying 😢 or the intense sobbing 😭. Users often drop this into a chat to signal they are feeling down without appearing overly dramatic.
History
Included in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this emoji evolved from early text-based emoticons like ':(' and ':-('. It was standardized during the global adoption of emoji sets to bridge the gap between simple ASCII text characters and the expressive visual language used in modern mobile messaging apps.
Details
Glyph
😞
Unicode
U+1F61E
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f61e:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-concerned
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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