anguished face
anguished face meaning
A pained, open-mouthed face with sloping brows — distress rather than mere disappointment. It expresses horror at bad news, sympathy for someone else's misfortune, or the sinking feeling of a real mistake. It is more anguished than 😦 and more sincere than 😱, which has drifted into comedy.
Meaning
A pained, open-mouthed face with sloping brows — distress rather than mere disappointment. It expresses horror at bad news, sympathy for someone else's misfortune, or the sinking feeling of a real mistake. It is more anguished than 😦 and more sincere than 😱, which has drifted into comedy. When someone tells you something genuinely awful, this is a face that reacts without turning the moment into a joke.
How to use it
- That is awful, I am so sorry 😧
- I completely forgot her birthday 😧
- They lost everything in the fire 😧
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | beangste gesig |
| አማርኛ | ተማሮ የሚያለቅስ ፊት |
| العربية | وجه مكروب |
| অসমীয়া | দুখী মুখ |
| azərbaycan | kədərli üz |
| башҡорт | ғазаплы йөҙ |
| беларуская | пакутлівы твар |
| български | Изстрадало лице |
| বাংলা | উদ্বেগপূর্ণ মুখ |
| bosanski | izmučenost |
| català | cara d’angoixa |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᎩᏟᏲᎬᎢ ᎤᎧᏛ |
| čeština | obličej s úzkostným výrazem |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | асапланать |
| Cymraeg | wyneb dirboen |
| Deutsch | qualvolles Gesicht |
| dolnoserbšćina | drěcowane woblico |
| Ελληνικά | αγωνία |
| English | anguished face |
| español | cara angustiada |
| eesti | ahastuses nägu |
| euskara | estutasun-aurpegia |
| فارسی | دردمند |
| suomi | ahdistunut |
| Filipino | nagdurusa |
| føroyskt | pínt andlit |
| français | visage angoissé |
| Gaeilge | straoiseog chráite |
| Gàidhlig | aodann àmhghair |
| galego | cara de angustia |
| ગુજરાતી | દુઃખી ચહેરો |
| Hausa | fuska mai tagayyara |
| עברית | פרצוף מיוסר |
| हिन्दी | दुखी चेहरा |
| hrvatski | izmučeno lice |
| hornjoserbšćina | čwělowane wobličo |
| magyar | elkínzott arc |
| հայերեն | վշտահար դեմք |
| Indonesia | wajah menderita |
| íslenska | angistarfullt andlit |
| italiano | faccina angosciata |
| 日本語 | 苦悩 |
| Jawa | rai kaget lan kuciwa |
| ქართული | ტანჯული სახე |
| қазақ тілі | қиналу |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قينالۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | មុខរន្ធត់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕಳವಳದ ಮುಖ |
| 한국어 | 괴로워하는 얼굴 |
| कोंकणी | व्यथीत चेरो |
| кыргызча | делдейип калган бет |
| ລາວ | ໜ້າເຈັບປວດ |
| lietuvių | kenčiantis veidas |
| latviešu | sāpjpilna seja |
| македонски | лице во очај |
| മലയാളം | മനോവേദന നിറഞ്ഞ മുഖം |
| монгол | шаналсан царай |
| मराठी | व्याकूळ चेहरा |
| Melayu | muka merana |
| မြန်မာ | မချိတင်ကဲ မျက်နှာ |
| नेपाली | दु:खी अनुहार |
| Nederlands | gekweld gezicht |
| norsk | pine |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବ୍ୟଥିତ ମୁହଁ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਦੁਖੀ ਚਿਹਰਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Fes Wé Sọ́mtin De Pén Wẹ́l Wẹl |
| polski | udręczona twarz |
| پښتو | کړوونکی مخ |
| português | rosto angustiado |
| rumantsch | fatscha plain anguscha |
| română | față angoasată |
| русский | страдает |
| سنڌي | ڏکايل چهرو |
| တႆး | ၼႃႈဢမ်ႇတွင်ႉဢမ်ႇတေႇ |
| සිංහල | වේදනාවට පත් වූ මුහුණ |
| slovenčina | utrápená tvár |
| slovenščina | trpeč obraz |
| Soomaali | waji xanaaqsan |
| shqip | fytyrë në ankth |
| српски | избезумљено лице |
| srpski | izbezumljeno lice |
| svenska | plågat ansikte |
| Kiswahili | uso unaoonyesha uchungu |
| தமிழ் | அதிர்ச்சி முகம் |
| తెలుగు | వేదనతో ఉన్న ముఖం |
| ไทย | หน้าเจ็บปวด |
| ትግርኛ | ዝጓሀየ ገጽ |
| türkmen dili | jebir çekýän ýüz |
| lea fakatonga | mata lotomamahi |
| Türkçe | kederli yüz |
| українська | стражденне обличчя |
| اردو | تکلیف زدہ چہرہ |
| o‘zbek | g‘am-tashvishli yuz |
| Tiếng Việt | mặt đau khổ |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ojú ìrora |
| 粵語 | 苦惱嘅臉 |
| 粤语 | 苦恼嘅脸 |
| 中文 | 极度痛苦 |
| 繁體中文 | 痛 |
| isiZulu | ubuso obuxakekile |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F627
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :anguished: :anguished_face:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the anguished face emoji (😧) mean?
- A pained, open-mouthed face with sloping brows — distress rather than mere disappointment. It expresses horror at bad news, sympathy for someone else's misfortune, or the sinking feeling of a real mistake. It is more anguished than 😦 and more sincere than 😱, which has drifted into comedy.
- How do you type the anguished face emoji?
- Copy the anguished face emoji 😧 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the anguished face emoji in?
- The anguished face emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.
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