Meaning
A face showing shock, dismay, or sudden realization of something bad.
Category: Smileys & Emotion
😦frowning face with open mouth
😦 frowning face with open mouth belongs to Smileys & Emotion. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:frowning:
Keywords
caughtfacefrownfrowningguardmouthopenscaredscarysurprisewhatwow
What does 😦 frowning face with open mouth mean?
This emoji depicts a face with a frown and a wide-open mouth, often conveying a gasp of dismay, shock, or sudden fear. It can be used to express a reaction to bad news, a surprising mistake, or the feeling of being caught off guard. Depending on context, it might also represent awe or intense surprise, though usually with a negative or anxious undertone.
Often used for
- Reacting to bad or shocking news
- Realizing a mistake was just made
- Feeling caught off guard or exposed
- Expressing sudden fear or anxiety
- Responding to an unexpectedly high price or cost
Tone: The tone is generally negative or anxious, so it may not be suitable for purely positive surprises. It can sometimes be confused with the astonished face emoji, which lacks the frown.
Illustrative message examples with 😦
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- oh no i forgot to send the email 😦
- did you see the grade she got on the test? 😦
- just saw the price for the flight 😦
- he actually said that to you?? 😦
- i think i left the oven on 😦
Combos, text art & scenes with 😦
How 😦 frowning face with open mouth looks
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😦 frowning face with open mouth codes for developers
Every format below produces 😦 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | 😦 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1F626 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 😦 | |
| HTML (hex) | 😦 | |
| CSS | \1F626 | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F626} | |
| JSON | \uD83D\uDE26 | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%98%A6 | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :frowning: |
😦 in other languages
Spanishcara con el ceño fruncido y la boca abiertaFrenchvisage mécontent avec bouche ouverteGermanentsetztes GesichtItalianfaccina imbronciata con bocca apertaPortugueserosto franzido com boca abertaRussianв изумленииJapaneseあきれ顔Korean입 벌리고 찌푸린 얼굴Chinese啊Lithuanianpaniuręs išsižiojęs veidasPolishzachmurzona twarz z otwartymi ustami
Source: Unicode CLDR
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