Emoji 1
anguished face
Also known as anguished, face, forgot, scared, scary
A yellow face with wide open eyes, furrowed brows, and an open frown, conveying anguish or distress.
Meaning
The anguished face emoji expresses deep distress or worry. It is often used to convey emotional pain, anxiety, or a strong reaction to bad news. People may also use it to show surprise or being overwhelmed.
Unicode name
The official Unicode character name is 'anguished face', indicating a face showing pain or distress.
Platform designs
Apple
In Apple design, the face has a light yellow color, large white eyes with black pupils, raised eyebrows, and a wide open curved mouth resembling a frown.
Google
In Google Noto design, the face is yellow with a more rounded shape, small eyes, furrowed brows, and an open, downturned mouth.
Twitter
In Twitter Twemoji design, the face has a bright yellow tone, large oval eyes, angled eyebrows, and an open mouth shaped as an inverted U.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between 😧 anguished face and similar emojis?
These emojis look similar, but their official descriptions differ:
😧 anguished face: A yellow face with wide open eyes, furrowed brows, and an open frown, conveying anguish or distress.
😕 confused face: A yellow face with a neutral to slightly sad expression, featuring furrowed or raised eyebrows and a small frown.
🫤 face with diagonal mouth: A yellow face with a diagonal mouth line and neutral eyes, conveying doubt, indifference, or mild disappointment.
😧 anguished face: A yellow face with wide open eyes, furrowed brows, and an open frown, conveying anguish or distress.
😕 confused face: A yellow face with a neutral to slightly sad expression, featuring furrowed or raised eyebrows and a small frown.
🫤 face with diagonal mouth: A yellow face with a diagonal mouth line and neutral eyes, conveying doubt, indifference, or mild disappointment.
Which category does 😧 anguished face belong to?
😧 anguished face belongs to the smileys & emotion category, which contains 172 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 😧 anguished face?
😧 anguished face was added in Emoji 1. Its codepoint is U+1F627, made up of 1 code points.
