Face in clouds Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face partially obscured by a soft, blue-grey cloud formation. The expression is neutral and blank, suggesting that the person is hidden, zoned out, or literally surrounded by a thick fog.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to describe a state of confusion, being 'lost in the clouds,' or feeling mentally foggy. It is the go-to choice for someone trying to indicate they have no idea what is going on, or to represent someone literally standing in weather conditions. It is often used in combination with 🌫 to emphasize a hazy or mysterious atmosphere.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2020, this emoji was part of a push to represent more specific mental states and environmental conditions that didn't have dedicated icons in early messaging systems. Its design relies on the ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence, which combines the face emoji with the fog icon.

Details

Glyph

😶‍🌫

Unicode

U+1F636 U+200D U+1F32B

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f636_200d_1f32b:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE36;‍&#xD83C;&#xDF2B;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-neutral-skeptical

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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