frowning face Emoji
☹️ · U+2639 U+FE0F · Emoji 0.7
What does the frowning face emoji mean?
Frowning face is often used to express sadness, disappointment, or discontent in digital communication, and can also be used to convey frustration or annoyance in a more playful or sarcastic way, while its literal definition is a facial expression with a downturned mouth, typically indicating a negative emotional state, and it is frequently used as a substitute for the :( notation in informal writing.
frowning face emoji examples
- just got a flat tire on the way to work ☹️
- ugh i have so much homework due tomorrow ☹️
How to copy the frowning face emoji
To use the frowning 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+2639 U+FE0F), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
More about frowning face
Also known as
frowning face emoji on different platforms
How the frowning face emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji). See image credits.
frowning face Emoji Details
| Emoji | ☹️ |
| Name | frowning face |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Codepoints | U+2639 U+FE0F |
| Shortcode | :frowning_face: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.7 (2014) |
frowning face Emoji FAQ
It is U+2639 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :frowning_face:.
People also search for the frowning face emoji as face, frown, frowning, sad.