Upside-down face Emoji
Smileys
A classic yellow smiling face turned completely upside down. It features the same eyes and broad grin found on a standard smile, but inverted to signal a shift in tone.
Usage Context
Widely used to convey irony, sarcasm, or the feeling of being overwhelmed while trying to maintain a brave face. It is the go-to response for awkward situations, bad news, or when life feels like it is falling apart. It pairs perfectly with 🫠 to represent a total breakdown or 🤡 when someone is playing the fool.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2015, this emoji gained massive popularity during the rise of internet humor where users often use self-deprecating wit to deal with stress. Its design roots trace back to the early days of emoticons like the ':)' flip, which users would type manually to signal they were joking or feeling out of sorts.
Details
Glyph
🙃
Unicode
U+1F643
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f643:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-smiling
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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