Meaning
A face showing fear, anxiety, or worry, often depicted with wide eyes and a blue-tinted forehead.
Category: Smileys & Emotion
😨fearful face
😨 fearful face belongs to Smileys & Emotion. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:fearful:
Keywords
afraidanxiousblamefacefearfearfulscaredworriedfearful face
What does 😨 fearful face mean?
The fearful face emoji typically conveys feelings of being scared, anxious, or worried. It is often used to express a sudden fright, dread about an upcoming event, or general anxiety. Depending on context, it can also represent nervousness or feeling overwhelmed by a stressful situation.
Often used for
- Reacting to scary news or a jump scare
- Expressing anxiety about an upcoming test or presentation
- Showing dread about an awkward or stressful social situation
- Conveying worry in response to a friend's bad news
- Reacting to a sudden, intimidating realization
Tone: This emoji is generally more intense than a simple worried face but less extreme than a screaming face. It can sometimes be used humorously to exaggerate mild nervousness or everyday stress.
Illustrative message examples with 😨
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- did you see that jumpscare in the movie 😨
- i have to present to the whole team tomorrow 😨
- just saw the grade on my math test 😨
- wait what do you mean they're coming over right now 😨
- that sounds so stressful i would be freaking out 😨
- i just remembered i have a project due at midnight 😨
Combos, text art & scenes with 😨
How 😨 fearful face looks
Appearance varies by device and platform — your system font draws the native version below.
OpenMoji artwork CC BY-SA 4.0 — see attributions.
😨 fearful face codes for developers
Every format below produces 😨 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | 😨 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1F628 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 😨 | |
| HTML (hex) | 😨 | |
| CSS | \1F628 | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F628} | |
| JSON | \uD83D\uDE28 | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%98%A8 | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :fearful: |
😨 in other languages
Spanishcara asustadaFrenchvisage effrayéGermanängstliches GesichtItalianfaccina impauritaPortugueserosto amedrontadoRussianбоитсяJapanese青ざめKorean두려워하는 얼굴Chinese害怕Lithuanianbaimės pilnas veidasPolishprzestraszona twarz
Source: Unicode CLDR
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