😨️ Fearful face emoji

A face expressing fear, fright, or being scared of something threatening.

This emoji represents feelings of fear, apprehension, or being frightened by something. Often used when discussing scary movies, dangerous situations, or when feeling anxious about upcoming events.

Related to other fearful faces like 😱 Face screaming in fear and 😰 Anxious face with sweat.

Could also be called Scared face, frightened face or afraid face emoji.

Other meanings

Fear, fright, being scared, anxiety

Example Usage

I am so fearful about my job interview tomorrow 😨

Related emoji

Emotional distress emojis

• 😧️ Anguished face
• 😰️ Anxious face with sweat
• 😱️ Face screaming in fear
• 😖️ Confounded face

Shock emojis

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

Visual description

A round, yellow face with wide, worried eyes and a frowning mouth, clearly showing fear or being frightened.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.