Emoji 0.7
frowning face
Also known as face, frown, frowning, sad
A yellow face with a simple open frown and downturned mouth, expressing sadness or displeasure.
Meaning
The frowning face emoji represents sadness, disappointment, or dissatisfaction. It is commonly used in messages to show empathy, convey a negative reaction, or express a gloomy mood.
Unicode name
A face with a frown, typically indicating sadness or displeasure, as defined in the Unicode standard.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple's design shows a yellow face with a prominent frown, curved downward, and flat, slightly angled eyebrows.
Google
Google Noto's design shows a yellow face with a wide, open frown and small, sad-looking eyes.
Twitter
Twemoji's design shows a yellow face with a deep frown, downturned mouth, and raised inner eyebrows.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between ☹️ frowning face and similar emojis?
These emojis look similar, but their official descriptions differ:
☹️ frowning face: A yellow face with a simple open frown and downturned mouth, expressing sadness or displeasure.
😕 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.
☹️ frowning face: A yellow face with a simple open frown and downturned mouth, expressing sadness or displeasure.
😕 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 ☹️ frowning face belong to?
☹️ frowning face belongs to the smileys & emotion category, which contains 172 emojis.
Which Unicode version added ☹️ frowning face?
☹️ frowning face was added in Emoji 0.7. Its codepoint is U+2639, made up of 1 code points.
