😬️ Grimacing face emoji

A face with clenched teeth showing a grimace expression, indicating awkwardness, discomfort, or tension. This emoji conveys feeling uncomfortable about a situation, experiencing awkward moments, or dealing with stress.

Often used when something uncomfortable happens, when feeling tense about a situation, or expressing physical or emotional discomfort. Related to 😬 Grimacing face (same emoji) and 😰 Anxious face with sweat for anxiety.

Could also be called Cringe face, awkward face, tense face, uncomfortable face or nervous face emoji.

Other meanings

Nervousness, cringe, feeling awkward, or being in an uncomfortable situation. Can represent dental pain, tension, or trying to smile through discomfort.

Example Usage

That presentation did not go well 😬

Related emoji

Awkward emojis

• 🫣️ Face with peeking eye
• 😑️ Expressionless face
• 😶️ Face without mouth
• 😶‍🌫️ Face in clouds

Visual description

Often shown as a round, yellow face with clenched teeth visible in a forced smile or grimace, usually with tense or worried eyes.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.