Emoji 12
yawning face
Also known as bedtime, bored, face, goodnight, nap
A yellow face with closed eyes and a wide open mouth, showing teeth and a tongue, expressing a yawn.
Meaning
The yawning face emoji depicts a person yawning, often used to show tiredness, boredom, or sleepiness. It can also convey a sense of being unimpressed or uninterested, as in 'whatever' or 'I'm tired of this.' Commonly used in messages about bedtime, naps, or late nights.
Unicode name
The official Unicode name is 'Yawning Face', representing a face with a wide open mouth and closed eyes as if yawning.
Platform designs
Apple
On Apple, the yawning face is a yellow face with closed eyes, an open mouth showing a tongue and teeth, and a slightly flushed expression.
Google
Google Noto's design shows a yellow face with closed eyes, a large open mouth with a tongue, and a small yawn.
Twitter
Twemoji's yawning face features a yellow face with closed eyes and a wide open mouth, with a tongue visible.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between 🥱 yawning face and similar emojis?
These emojis look similar, but their official descriptions differ:
🥱 yawning face: A yellow face with closed eyes and a wide open mouth, showing teeth and a tongue, expressing a yawn.
😕 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.
🥱 yawning face: A yellow face with closed eyes and a wide open mouth, showing teeth and a tongue, expressing a yawn.
😕 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 🥱 yawning face belong to?
🥱 yawning face belongs to the smileys & emotion category, which contains 172 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🥱 yawning face?
🥱 yawning face was added in Emoji 12. Its codepoint is U+1F971, made up of 1 code points.
