😢️ Crying face emoji

What is 😢️ called?

😢️ is called the Crying face emoji.

What does 😢️ mean?

😢 shows quiet sadness with a single tear. It commonly marks disappointment, hurt feelings, sympathy, missing somebody, or a moment touching enough to bring a tear.

Its emotional intensity is usually lower than 😭 Loudly crying face, whose tears pour from both eyes. In playful conversation, 😢 can soften a request or add mild, exaggerated sadness rather than report literal crying.

Other meanings

A small personal setback, tender sympathy, homesickness, regret, or being emotionally moved. Tone decides whether the sadness is sincere, affectionate, or deliberately melodramatic.

Example Usage

I already miss everyone from the trip 😢

That ending was beautiful and heartbreaking 😢

More details

Officially named crying face. Its code point is U+1F622, and this project records it from Emoji 1.0. The emoji can indicate either literal tears or a restrained visual shorthand for sadness and sympathy.

Related emoji

Crying emojis

• 🤣️ Rolling on the floor laughing
• 😂️ Face with tears of joy
• 🥲️ Smiling face with tear
• 😭️ Loudly crying face

Sad emojis

• 😕️ Confused face
• 🫤️ Face with diagonal mouth
• 😟️ Worried face
• 🙁️ Slightly frowning face

Visual description

A yellow face with raised inner eyebrows, a downturned mouth, and one blue tear falling from one eye.

The single tear is the defining feature. Designs vary in eye shape and which cheek carries the tear, but they remain visibly quieter than the streaming tears of 😭 Loudly crying face.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.