☹️ Frowning face emoji
HTML
☹
Unicode
U+2639
What is ☹️ called?
☹️ is called the Frowning face emoji.
Often called the sad face or classic frown. Its Unicode character name is “white frowning face”; “white” distinguishes the outlined symbol, not a person or skin tone.
What does ☹️ mean?
The frowning face emoji expresses clear sadness, unhappiness, disappointment, or concern. It is a classic outlined symbol whose downturned mouth communicates a more definite negative reaction.
It is stronger than 🙁 Slightly frowning face but less specific than 😞 Disappointed face or 😢 Crying face. Use ☹️ for bad news, sympathy, or a straightforward sad response.
Other meanings
It may show disapproval, dissatisfaction, worry, or a traditional text-style sad face. A monochrome text presentation can appear instead of coloured emoji on some systems.
Example Usage
I am sorry the trip had to be postponed ☹️
That news was difficult to hear ☹️
More details
Its base Unicode code point is U+2639. U+FE0F commonly requests the colourful emoji form ☹️, and it has been included in the standardized emoji set since Emoji 1.0.
Related emoji
Sad emojis
Visual description
In emoji presentation, a yellow face has open eyes, raised or worried brows, and a pronounced downturned mouth.
Because U+2639 is an older symbol, it can also appear as a black-and-white outlined face when text presentation is used.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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