Used when you’re sick, have allergies, or pretending to cry dramatically. It can mean “I caught a cold,” “I’m emotional,” or “I’m faking tears for attention” — context decides which.
Your friend says they got concert tickets, but not enough for you.
I’m so happy for you 😭🤧 totally not jealous at all
🤧 can show either real sickness (“I have a cold 🤧”) or exaggerated emotion — like pretending to sob at something cute or moving. It’s playful and a bit dramatic.
In Japanese chats, 🤧 is almost always literal — used for colds or allergies (“風邪ひいた🤧”). It’s rarely connected to fake crying or emotional jokes.
If you use 🤧 for humor, make sure the context is clear — otherwise people might think you’re actually sick and send you “get well soon” messages.
See what they share and how they differ to choose the right one.
More on cold face
Both 🤧 sneezing face and 🥶 cold face convey discomfort and a physical reaction, often signaling that something has affected you, but they differ in cause and tone: 🤧 leans toward illness, allergies, or exaggerated sadness and carries a vulnerable, attention-seeking or pitiable vibe for situations like catching a cold, feeling teary, or playfully faking distress, while 🥶 communicates being cold, shocked, or emotionally frozen with a starker, more detached tone suitable for literal freezing temperatures, sudden surprise, awkward silence, or emotional numbness; use 🤧 when you want sympathy, to indicate sickness, or to dramatize sadness, and choose 🥶 when you want to emphasize chill, shock, or an emotionally distant reaction, as its icy mood fits scenarios of being physically cold, stunned, or emotionally shut down.
Use 🤧 if you are describing illness, allergies, or a playful dramatic cry and you want sympathy or to signal vulnerability. Use 🥶 if you are describing freezing weather, shock, or emotional coldness and you want to convey chill, surprise, or detachment.
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