upside-down face emoji artwork

Emoji 1

upside-down face

Also known as face, hehe, smile, upside-down

A yellow face with a slight smile, upside down, conveying sarcasm, joking, or playful irony.

Meaning

The upside-down face emoji is often used to express sarcasm, irony, or a lighthearted sense of absurdity. People may use it to show they are joking or to convey a playful, 'not taking things seriously' tone. It can also indicate a mild sense of confusion or be used as a humorous reaction.

Unicode name

Officially, it is a face that is turned upside down, often implying a sense of irony, sarcasm, or a whimsical attitude.

Platform designs

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System
upside-down face Noto design
Noto
upside-down face Twemoji design
Twemoji
upside-down face OpenMoji design
OpenMoji
Apple

In Apple design, the upside-down face is shown as a bright yellow, round face with a small, gentle smile and the same features rotated 180 degrees.

Google

In Google Noto design, the upside-down face is a yellow, rounded face with closed, smiling eyes and a subtle smirk, flipped upside down.

Twitter

In Twitter Twemoji design, the upside-down face appears as a yellow, egg-shaped face with a smile and eyes, inverted, giving a comical look.

Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between 🙃 upside-down face and similar emojis?
These emojis look similar, but their official descriptions differ:
🙃 upside-down face: A yellow face with a slight smile, upside down, conveying sarcasm, joking, or playful irony.
😀 grinning face: A yellow face with a wide, open smile and closed eyes, showing teeth and raised cheeks.
😃 grinning face with big eyes: A yellow face with a big open smile, showing teeth, and large, wide-open eyes.
Which category does 🙃 upside-down face belong to?
🙃 upside-down face belongs to the smileys & emotion category, which contains 172 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🙃 upside-down face?
🙃 upside-down face was added in Emoji 1. Its codepoint is U+1F643, made up of 1 code points.
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