Emoji 13
smiling face with tear
Also known as face, glad, grateful, happy, joy
A yellow smiling face with a single tear falling from one eye, conveying mixed emotions.
Meaning
The smiling face with tear emoji depicts joy tinged with sadness or relief. People use it to express bittersweet happiness, gratitude, proud tears, or emotional laughter, often when something is touching or overwhelmingly positive.
Unicode name
The Unicode character represents a smiling face with a tear, symbolizing a mixture of happiness and sadness.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple's design shows a round yellow face with a broad smile, closed happy eyes, and a single blue tear on one cheek.
Google
Google Noto's design features a yellow face with a wide grin, angled eyebrows, and one blue tear sliding down the cheek.
Twitter
Twemoji's design displays a yellow face with a simple smile, oval eyes, and a single blue teardrop on the left cheek.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between 🥲 smiling face with tear and similar emojis?
These emojis look similar, but their official descriptions differ:
🥲 smiling face with tear: A yellow smiling face with a single tear falling from one eye, conveying mixed emotions.
🥰 smiling face with hearts: A yellow smiling face with closed smiling eyes, rosy cheeks, and three small red hearts floating above its head.
😍 smiling face with heart-eyes: A yellow face with a broad smile and two heart-shaped eyes, conveying love and adoration.
🥲 smiling face with tear: A yellow smiling face with a single tear falling from one eye, conveying mixed emotions.
🥰 smiling face with hearts: A yellow smiling face with closed smiling eyes, rosy cheeks, and three small red hearts floating above its head.
😍 smiling face with heart-eyes: A yellow face with a broad smile and two heart-shaped eyes, conveying love and adoration.
Which category does 🥲 smiling face with tear belong to?
🥲 smiling face with tear belongs to the smileys & emotion category, which contains 172 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🥲 smiling face with tear?
🥲 smiling face with tear was added in Emoji 13. Its codepoint is U+1F972, made up of 1 code points.
