What does 😣 Persevering Face mean?
Squeezed eyes and a tight, straining mouth show someone pushing through something hard. The persevering face stands for effort, endurance and determination under pressure, but also for struggling with pain or discomfort. Tough workouts, headaches, long shifts and tasks that refuse to cooperate all fit. Its message is roughly “I’m hanging in there, barely”.
😣 Persevering Face is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (concerned faces), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about concentrate, concentration, focus, headache and persevere.
Example messages
😣 Persevering Face on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Persevering Face looks on each platform.
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Persevering Face emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Persevering Face 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 :persevere:.
When was the Persevering Face emoji added?
😣 Persevering 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 😣 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Persevering Face. The underlying code (U+1F623) 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.