😮️ Face with open mouth emoji

A face with an open mouth expressing surprise, shock, or amazement. This emoji conveys being caught off guard, surprised by news, or amazed by something unexpected.

Often used when surprised, shocked, or amazed by something. Related to 😮 Face with open mouth (same emoji) and 😲 Astonished face for greater shock.

Could also be called Surprised face, shocked face, amazed face, gasping face or open mouth emoji.

Other meanings

Surprise, shock, amazement, or being caught off guard. Can represent gasping, being impressed, or reacting to unexpected news.

Example Usage

I cannot believe you got the job 😮

Related emoji

Shock emojis

• 🫢️ Face with open eyes and hand over mouth
• 🫣️ Face with peeking eye
• 😐️ Neutral face
• 😮‍💨 Face exhaling

Shock emojis

• 🫨️ Shaking face
• 🤢️ Nauseated face
• 😵️ Face with crossed-out eyes
• 🤯️ Exploding head

Visual description

Often shown as a round, yellow face with a small, open mouth in an O shape, indicating surprise or amazement.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.