What does 😦 Frowning Face with Open Mouth mean?
A frown with an open mouth shows someone caught off guard by something unpleasant. It reacts to bad news, a sudden letdown or an unwelcome surprise, the emoji form of “oh no”. It is less intense than 😧, which adds a layer of anguish, and more troubled than the neutral surprise of 😮. Think of the moment you realize plans just fell through.
😦 Frowning Face with Open Mouth is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (concerned faces), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about caught, frown, guard, scared, scary and surprise.
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😦 Frowning Face with Open Mouth on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Frowning Face with Open Mouth looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Frowning Face with Open 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 :frowning:.
When was the Frowning Face with Open Mouth emoji added?
😦 Frowning Face with Open 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 Frowning Face with Open Mouth. The underlying code (U+1F626) 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.