😔️ Pensive face emoji

A face with closed eyes and a slight frown, expressing deep thought, sadness, or contemplation. This emoji conveys feeling melancholy, reflective, or lost in serious thought about something troubling.

Often used when feeling sad but thoughtful, reflecting on problems, or expressing a contemplative mood. Related to 😔 Pensive face (same emoji) and 😞 Disappointed face for sadness.

Could also be called Sad face, contemplative face, melancholy face, thoughtful face or reflective face emoji.

Other meanings

Melancholy, reflection, deep thought, or quiet sadness. Can represent introspection, meditation, or processing difficult emotions.

Example Usage

I keep thinking about what could have been different 😔

Related emoji

Tired emojis

• 🫠️ Melting face
• 😑️ Expressionless face
• 😮‍💨 Face exhaling
• 😌️ Relieved face

Visual description

Often shown as a round, yellow face with closed eyes and a downturned mouth, suggesting quiet contemplation or gentle sadness.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.