Face with peeking eye Emoji
Smileys
A yellow face with wide, fearful eyes peeking through fingers that are spread apart to cover most of the face. The expression captures the feeling of wanting to see what is happening while simultaneously being too nervous or overwhelmed to look directly at it.
Usage Context
Widely used to convey a mix of curiosity and hesitation. It is the go-to reaction for 'cringe' moments, horror movie jump scares, or being shy about a situation. It serves as a visual middle ground between 🙈 and 😳, showing that you are watching the chaos unfold even if you are hiding behind your hands.
History
Approved as part of Unicode 14.0 in 2021, this emoji was added to address the growing need for nuanced social media reactions. It mimics the universal human instinct to cover one's face during moments of extreme embarrassment or suspense, a gesture long used in comics and animation to convey 'hiding in plain sight.'
Details
Glyph
🫣
Unicode
U+1FAE3
Shortcode
:emoji_u1fae3:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-hand
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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