anguished face Emoji
😧 · U+1F627 · Emoji 1.0
What does the anguished face emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
Sorrow and distress are conveyed by this emoji, which literally depicts a face with a mixture of sadness and anguish, often used to express intense emotional pain or discomfort, and figuratively to describe being overwhelmed or frustrated, with slang uses including irony or sarcasm to imply being annoyed or fed up, and also to show sympathy or empathy towards someone else's struggles, while its anguish can also be used to describe physical pain or discomfort.
How the anguished face emoji is used
Texting and social media platforms like Twitter and TikTok are where this emoji is frequently used, particularly in captions and comments to add tone to a post, with a tone that can range from serious and heartfelt to humorous and ironic, and while its use is not limited to any specific age group, younger generations tend to use it more frequently and in a more casual manner, often in combination with other emojis to convey complex emotions.
anguished face emoji examples
- just got into a fender bender on the way to work 😧
- trying to meet this deadline is killing me 😧
How to copy the anguished face emoji
To use the anguished face emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F627), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
More about anguished face
Also known as
anguished face emoji on different platforms
How the anguished face emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
anguished face Emoji Details
| Emoji | 😧 |
| Name | anguished face |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Codepoints | U+1F627 |
| Shortcode | :anguished_face: |
| Emoji version | 1.0 |
| Unicode version | 1.0 |
anguished face Emoji FAQ
Sorrow and distress are conveyed by this emoji, which literally depicts a face with a mixture of sadness and anguish, often used to express intense emotional pain or discomfort, and figuratively to describe being overwhelmed or frustrated, with slang uses including irony or sarcasm to imply being annoyed or fed up, and also to show sympathy or empathy towards someone else's struggles, while its anguish can also be used to describe physical pain or discomfort.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 😧 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F627, introduced in Emoji version 1.0 (Unicode 1.0). Its shortcode is :anguished_face:.
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