What does 😶 Face Without Mouth mean?
With no mouth at all, this face simply has nothing to say. It stands for being speechless, lost for words or deliberately silent, whether out of shock, awkwardness or politeness. It can also mean you are choosing not to comment, or that a conversation has become too uncomfortable to continue. Its blankness makes it a gentle way to acknowledge something without really responding.
😶 Face Without Mouth is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (neutral & skeptical faces), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about awkward, blank, expressionless, mouthless, mute and quiet.
Example messages
😶 Face Without Mouth on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Face Without Mouth looks on each platform.
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Face Without Mouth emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Face Without Mouth emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 😶 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :no_mouth:.
When was the Face Without Mouth emoji added?
😶 Face Without Mouth was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 😶 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Face Without Mouth. The underlying code (U+1F636) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.