What does ๐ Upside-Down Face mean?
Flipped on its head, the familiar smile becomes something stranger and more ironic. The upside-down face is the go-to symbol for sarcasm, silliness and that โeverything is fineโ attitude when things are clearly not fine. It can mean you are laughing at a frustrating situation, delivering a deadpan joke or simply being goofy. Read it as a nod to the absurdity of the moment rather than straightforward happiness.
๐ Upside-Down Face is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (smiling faces), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about hehe, smile, upside-down and sarcasm.
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๐ Upside-Down Face on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Upside-Down Face looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Upside-Down 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 :upside_down_face:.
When was the Upside-Down Face emoji added?
๐ Upside-Down Face was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. 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 Upside-Down Face. The underlying code (U+1F643) 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.