Emoji 1
slightly frowning face
Also known as face, frown, frowning, sad, slightly
A yellow face with simple eyes and a mouth curved downward in a slight frown.
Meaning
The slightly frowning face conveys mild sadness, disappointment, or concern. It is less intense than the fully frowning face, making it suitable for subtle negative reactions or minor letdowns. People often use it in texts or social media to express a soft 'not great' feeling.
Unicode name
The Unicode character 'Slightly Frowning Face' (U+1F641) represents a face with a slight frown, indicating mild sadness or displeasure.
Platform designs
Apple
In Apple's design, the slightly frowning face is a bright yellow circle with small black eyes and a short, slightly downturned mouth.
Google
Google's Noto design shows a yellow face with round eyes and a subtle downward curve for the mouth, maintaining a neutral, gentle frown.
Twitter
Twitter's Twemoji features a yellow face with oval eyes and a slightly downward-curved mouth, giving a soft, unhappy expression.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between 🙁 slightly frowning face and similar emojis?
These emojis look similar, but their official descriptions differ:
🙁 slightly frowning face: A yellow face with simple eyes and a mouth curved downward in a slight frown.
😕 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.
🙁 slightly frowning face: A yellow face with simple eyes and a mouth curved downward in a slight frown.
😕 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 🙁 slightly frowning face belong to?
🙁 slightly frowning face belongs to the smileys & emotion category, which contains 172 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🙁 slightly frowning face?
🙁 slightly frowning face was added in Emoji 1. Its codepoint is U+1F641, made up of 1 code points.
