cold face Emoji

๐Ÿฅถ ยท U+1F976 ยท Emoji 11.0

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What does the cold face emoji mean?

Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 ยท Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard

Frigid and numb, the cold face emoji ๐Ÿฅถ conveys a sense of bitter chill or frosty discomfort, literally representing a face with a blue tint and icicles hanging from the mouth, often used to express being cold, shocked, or even unimpressed, and in slang, to describe something as cool or unbothered, while its figurative use can imply a range of emotions from indifference to dismay, all tied to the idea of a numbing coldness, its blue hue evoking a sense of frost or ice, and by extension, a feeling of being emotionally frozen.

How the cold face emoji is used

In texting and social media captions, the cold face emoji ๐Ÿฅถ is often employed to add a touch of humor or irony to a message, with younger generations using it to express a carefree or unbothered attitude, while on platforms like TikTok and Twitter, it can be used to react to a shocking or surprising piece of news, with the tone ranging from playful to sarcastic, and its use can vary greatly depending on the context and the user's intention, from conveying a literal coldness to expressing a more complex emotional state, and its popularity has led to its inclusion in various blue emoji stickers and packs.

cold face emoji examples

How to copy the cold face emoji

To use the cold 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+1F976), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.

More about cold face

Also known as

blueblue-facedcoldfacefreezingfrostbiteiciclessubzeroteethblue emoji stickers

cold face emoji on different platforms

How the cold face emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.

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Twitter / X (Twemoji) design
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Google Noto Color Emoji design
Google Noto Color Emoji
OpenMoji design
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cold face Emoji Details

Emoji๐Ÿฅถ
Namecold face
CategorySmileys & Emotion
CodepointsU+1F976
Shortcode:cold_face:
Emoji version11.0
Unicode version11.0
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cold face Emoji FAQ

What does the cold face emoji mean?

Frigid and numb, the cold face emoji ๐Ÿฅถ conveys a sense of bitter chill or frosty discomfort, literally representing a face with a blue tint and icicles hanging from the mouth, often used to express being cold, shocked, or even unimpressed, and in slang, to describe something as cool or unbothered, while its figurative use can imply a range of emotions from indifference to dismay, all tied to the idea of a numbing coldness, its blue hue evoking a sense of frost or ice, and by extension, a feeling of being emotionally frozen.

How do I copy and paste the cold face emoji?

Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste ๐Ÿฅถ wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.

What is the cold face emoji Unicode codepoint?

It is U+1F976, introduced in Emoji version 11.0 (Unicode 11.0). Its shortcode is :cold_face:.

What are other names for the cold face emoji?

People also search for the cold face emoji as blue, blue-faced, cold, face, freezing.

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