Yawning face Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face with its eyes closed, mouth wide open, and a hand covering its mouth. It captures the distinct expression of someone mid-yawn, often indicating exhaustion or extreme disinterest.

Usage Context

This is the go-to emoji for signaling that you are worn out, ready for bed, or completely unimpressed by a conversation. It serves as a polite way to tell someone you are tired, though it can also be used ironically when someone is saying something particularly dull, pairing well with 😴 or 😑.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2019, this emoji was introduced to fill a gap in the emotional library, as users had previously relied on general sleep-themed icons to express lethargy. Its addition acknowledges the universal human urge to stifle a yawn in social settings.

Details

Glyph

🥱

Unicode

U+1F971

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f971:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD71;

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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