๐Ÿ˜–
Unicode
U+1F616
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E0.6

confounded face

Definitions & examples

Shows frustration, struggle, or emotional painโ€”like when something keeps going wrong and you just canโ€™t deal anymore. Itโ€™s a โ€œwhy is this happening to me?โ€ kind of face.

  • You accidentally deleted the file youโ€™ve been working on all day.

    I canโ€™t believe I just did that ๐Ÿ˜–

General

Can also show emotional frustration, like when youโ€™re trying to stay polite but really want to scream.

Cross-cultural

In Japanese chats, ๐Ÿ˜– often conveys โ€œใใ‚„ใ—ใ„๏ผโ€ (โ€œSo frustrating!โ€)โ€”the feeling of failing despite effort. Itโ€™s not despair, but the sting of defeat or embarrassment.

Heads-up

Donโ€™t confuse ๐Ÿ˜– with ๐Ÿ˜ฃโ€”๐Ÿ˜– leans more toward frustration or emotional pain, while ๐Ÿ˜ฃ shows effort and perseverance.

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