Fearful face Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face with wide, fearful eyes, raised eyebrows, and a trembling, open mouth. The expression conveys a sense of immediate alarm and genuine agitation.

Usage Context

Used to signal distress, anxiety, or the feeling of being overwhelmed by a situation. It is the go-to reaction when someone is nervous about bad news, an upcoming deadline, or a sudden fright. It is frequently paired with 😱 to emphasize an escalation of panic or with 😰 to highlight a more sustained state of worry.

History

Part of the early wave of emoji standardization in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this face was adapted from Japanese mobile carrier sets. It reflects the visual shorthand used in early 2000s instant messaging and forum culture to convey emotional vulnerability without relying on text-based emoticons like the classic :S.

Details

Glyph

😨

Unicode

U+1F628

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f628:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE28;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-concerned

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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