Pleading face Emoji
Smileys
A yellow face with large, glossy, shimmering eyes looking upward, trembling eyebrows, and a small, tight frown. It conveys a sense of vulnerability, emotional longing, or an attempt to soften someone’s resolve.
Usage Context
Used to ask for favors, express admiration, or show that you are touched by a situation. It is frequently employed in internet culture as a way to act harmless or 'cutesy' when making a request. Users often pair it with 👉👈 to emphasize shyness or with 😭 to dial up the emotional intensity of a message.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2018, this emoji quickly became a staple of modern social media communication. It originated from the 'puppy dog eyes' trope found in cartoons and comics, evolving into a shorthand for expressing extreme emotion or performative vulnerability in text-based chats.
Details
Glyph
🥺
Unicode
U+1F97A
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f97a:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-concerned
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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