yawning face Emoji
๐ฅฑ ยท U+1F971 ยท Emoji 12.0
What does the yawning face emoji mean?
Excessive tiredness or boredom is often conveyed through the yawning face emoji, which is frequently used to express a need for sleep or a lack of interest in an activity. Literally, the emoji depicts a face with a wide open mouth, as if in the midst of a yawn. Figuratively, it can signify a range of emotions from fatigue to disinterest, and is sometimes used to signal the end of a long day or a tedious conversation. In slang, the yawning face emoji can be used to express a humorous or exaggerated sense of boredom or exhaustion.
How the yawning face emoji is used
The tone is usually casual and informal, and the emoji is often used among friends or in online communities to express a shared sense of fatigue or boredom. On platforms like Twitter, the yawning face emoji may be used to comment on a lackluster event or a tedious topic of discussion.
yawning face emoji examples
- just got out of a 3 hour meeting ๐ฅฑ
- bedtime already ๐ฅฑ goodnight everyone
How to copy the yawning face emoji
To use the yawning 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+1F971), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
yawning face emoji on different platforms
How the yawning face emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



yawning face Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ฅฑ |
| Name | yawning face |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Codepoints | U+1F971 |
| Shortcode | :yawning_face: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 12.0 (2019) |
yawning face Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F971, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :yawning_face:.
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