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

&#xD83E;&#xDD7A;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-concerned

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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