Meaning
A face with clenched teeth, often used to convey awkwardness, tension, or a forced smile.
Category: Smileys & Emotion
😬grimacing face
😬 grimacing face belongs to Smileys & Emotion. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:grimacing:
Keywords
awkawkwarddentistfacegrimacegrimacinggrinningsmilesmilinggrimacing face
What does 😬 grimacing face mean?
The grimacing face emoji typically shows a face with tightly clenched teeth and a wide, strained smile. It is frequently used to express awkwardness, embarrassment, or nervousness in an uncomfortable situation. Depending on context, it can also represent a forced smile when someone is trying to be polite but feels tense.
Often used for
- Reacting to an awkward or uncomfortable situation
- Showing nervousness or anxiety about an upcoming event
- Conveying a forced or polite smile
- Expressing physical pain or tension, like a trip to the dentist
- Acknowledging a cringe-worthy moment
Tone: This emoji can sometimes be confused with the standard grinning face, but its clenched teeth usually imply tension or discomfort rather than genuine happiness. Tone is generally self-deprecating or mildly distressed.
Illustrative message examples with 😬
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- just saw my ex at the grocery store 😬
- i told him the wrong name to his face 😬
- that meeting could have been an email 😬
- going to the dentist in an hour... 😬
- i have to present first thing tomorrow morning 😬
Combos, text art & scenes with 😬
How 😬 grimacing 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.
😬 grimacing face codes for developers
Every format below produces 😬 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | 😬 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1F62C | |
| HTML (decimal) | 😬 | |
| HTML (hex) | 😬 | |
| CSS | \1F62C | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F62C} | |
| JSON | \uD83D\uDE2C | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%98%AC | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :grimacing: | |
| Emoticon | 8D |
😬 in other languages
Spanishcara haciendo una muecaFrenchvisage grimaçantGermanGrimassen schneidendes GesichtItalianfaccina con smorfiaPortugueserosto expressando desagradoRussianгримасаJapaneseしかめ面Korean찌푸린 얼굴Chinese龇牙咧嘴Lithuanianbesivaipantis veidasPolishtwarz z grymasem
Source: Unicode CLDR
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