Hushed face Emoji
Smileys
A yellow face with wide, open eyes and a small, rounded mouth shaped like an 'O'. It conveys a sense of quiet astonishment or being caught off-guard by something unexpected.
Usage Context
Used to show a reaction to surprising news or a moment of disbelief where words fail you. It is less intense than the shock of 😱 but serves as a clear signal that you are momentarily taken aback or waiting for more information.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0, this face draws inspiration from early Japanese emoticons that used punctuation like 'o_O' to signal confusion or a brief moment of stillness in a fast-paced chat.
Details
Glyph
😯
Unicode
U+1F62F
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f62f:
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
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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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