Pensive face Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face with sad, closed eyes, a slight frown, and eyebrows tilted upward. It conveys a sense of quiet melancholy, deep thought, or lingering disappointment.

Usage Context

Used to express feelings of regret, loneliness, or a heavy heart without the intensity of full-blown crying. It is a common way to signal that you are bummed out or contemplating a difficult situation. It is frequently sent alongside 😞 or 😢 when the mood is subdued rather than frantic.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0. It draws inspiration from early 2000s Japanese emoticons, specifically those used on NTT DoCoMo platforms to convey subtle emotional nuances in short, text-heavy mobile messages.

Details

Glyph

😔

Unicode

U+1F614

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f614:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE14;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-sleepy

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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