What does ๐ Pensive Face mean?
Eyes cast down and a small frown, this face is lost in quiet, heavy thought. It conveys sadness, regret, disappointment or remorse, usually in a reflective way rather than a dramatic one. It is common in apologies and when admitting a mistake. Online it is also used half-jokingly to exaggerate tiny disappointments, like a cafรฉ running out of your favorite pastry.
๐ Pensive Face is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (sleepy faces), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about awful, bored, dejected, died, disappointed and losing.
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๐ Pensive Face on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Pensive Face looks on each platform.
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Pensive Face emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Pensive Face emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :pensive:.
When was the Pensive Face emoji added?
๐ Pensive Face was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Pensive Face. The underlying code (U+1F614) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.