Grimacing face emoji 😬
Emoji 1.0 (2015) · U+1F62C
What 😬 means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Grimacing face 😬 is tagged with these keywords: awk, awkward, dentist, face, grimace, grimacing, grinning, smile, smiling.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing awk or awkward in the emoji search brings up 😬.
Grimacing face 😬 is one of 16 emoji in the neutral and skeptical faces subgroup of smileys & emotion (172 emoji), next to 😮💨 🤥 🫨 🙂↔️.
Will 😬 show on my friend's phone?
😬 arrived with Emoji 1.0 in 2015. Practically every phone and computer in use today shows it.
How to type 😬
Any emoji picker finds 😬 when you search for grimacing face.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type grimacing face.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type grimacing face in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type grimacing face.
Codes for developers
Grimacing face 😬 is a single code point, U+1F62C. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes, and in JavaScript its string length is 2.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+1F62C | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 😬 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 😬 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F62C"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F62C} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%98%AC | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 98 AC |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of 😬 in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | grimacing face |
| Português | rosto expressando desagrado |
| Español | cara haciendo una mueca |
| Italiano | faccina con smorfia |
| Français | visage grimaçant |
| Deutsch | Grimassen schneidendes Gesicht |
| Türkçe | dişlerini gösteren yüz |
| Bahasa Indonesia | wajah menyeringai |
| Polski | twarz z grymasem |
| Русский | гримаса |
| 日本語 | しかめ面 |
| 한국어 | 찌푸린 얼굴 |
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All smileys & emotion emoji →Questions people ask
What does the grimacing face emoji mean?
Unicode calls 😬 "grimacing face" and links it with awk, awkward, dentist, face. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the neutral and skeptical faces subgroup of smileys & emotion.
When was the grimacing face emoji added?
In Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. Every current phone and computer has it.
How do I type the grimacing face emoji?
Any emoji picker finds 😬 when you search for grimacing face.