Shows sadness, emotional pain, or heartfelt sympathy. It’s the single-tear version of 😭—more quiet and genuine, less dramatic.
Your friend texts that their beloved pet passed away.
Oh no… I’m so sorry 😢
😢
- Groups
- Subgroups
- Unicode
- U+1F622
- Variant status
- Fully-qualified
- Emoji version
- E0.6
crying face
Definitions & examples
Sometimes used to show empathy or gentle disappointment—like when you’re sad for someone else rather than yourself.
In Japanese chats, 😢 can appear even in positive emotional moments, like watching a touching anime scene—more “moved to tears” than deeply mourning. It’s emotional but not always tragic.
Using 😢 repeatedly can make your tone overly dramatic; if you just want to sound sympathetic, 🙁 or 😥 might feel softer.
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