😬
Unicode
U+1F62C
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E1.0

grimacing face

Definitions & examples

Used to show awkwardness, nervousness, or secondhand embarrassment. It’s like saying “yikes,” “oops,” or “this is kinda uncomfortable.”

  • You just realized you accidentally liked your ex’s two-year-old vacation photo while stalking their feed.

    Oh nooo… 😬

  • You’ve been debugging for two hours, only to realize you forgot to save the file before running it.

    Spent the whole afternoon “fixing” a bug that didn’t even exist 😬

Heads-up

😬 can read as mocking or cringing at someone else instead of yourself. It works best for self-deprecating moments or shared awkwardness, but avoid it when someone’s venting about real stress. It can look unsympathetic.

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