Smiling face with tear Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face wearing a small, gentle smile with a single tear rolling down one cheek. It captures the specific feeling of being moved to tears while still maintaining a positive outlook.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to response for moments of bittersweet joy, such as feeling touched by a kind gesture, being proud of a hard-earned achievement, or keeping a brave face during a difficult situation. It acts as a more complex alternative to the simple 😊 or the overtly sad 😢.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0, it gained rapid popularity during the pandemic as a way to express the mixed emotions of being grateful for small wins while navigating global uncertainty.

Details

Glyph

🥲

Unicode

U+1F972

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f972:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD72;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-affection

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

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