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face holding back tears

face holding back tears meaning

Eyes brimming with unshed tears, mouth held firm — the exact instant before you cry. Added in Emoji 14. 0, it filled a genuine gap: overwhelming emotion that has not yet spilled over.

Meaning

Eyes brimming with unshed tears, mouth held firm — the exact instant before you cry. Added in Emoji 14.0, it filled a genuine gap: overwhelming emotion that has not yet spilled over. Crucially it works in both directions, for gratitude and pride as much as for grief, so it fits farewells, proud moments and small kindnesses. It expresses being deeply moved while still, just barely, holding it together.

How to use it

  • I am so proud of you I could cry 🥹
  • You all did this for me? 🥹
  • Watching him walk across that stage 🥹

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OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

face holding back tears rendered in OpenMoji
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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

face holding back tears rendered in Blobmoji
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Apache-2.0

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This emoji in other languages

Available in 100 languages

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LanguageName
Afrikaansgesig wat wil huil
አማርኛእንባ ያቀረረ ፊት
العربيةوجه يحبس دموعه
অসমীয়াচকুপানী ওলাই থকা মুখ
azərbaycandolmuş gözləri olan üz
башҡорткүҙ йәштәрен тыйыусы йөҙ
беларускаястрымлівае слёзы
българскилице, което сдържа сълзите си
বাংলাকান্না চেপে রাখা মুখ
bosanskilice samo što ne zaplače
catalàcara que s’aguanta les llàgrimes
ᏣᎳᎩᏧᎦᏌᏬᏛ ᎤᎧᏛ
češtinaobličej se slzami na krajíčku
чӑваш чӗлхикуҫҫульне аран чарать
Cymraegwyneb yn dal dagrau yn ôl
DeutschGesicht, das Tränen zurückhält
dolnoserbšćinałdzy zaźaržujuce woblico
Ελληνικάπρόσωπο έτοιμο να κλάψει
Englishface holding back tears
españolcara aguantándose las lágrimas
eestipisaraid tagasi hoidev nägu
euskaramalkoak dituen begiko aurpegia
فارسیچهره با چشمان پراشک
suomikyyneliä pidättelevä naama
Filipinomukhang nagpipigil ng luha
føroysktandlit við gleðitárum
françaisvisage retenant ses larmes
Gaeilgestraoiseog ag coinneáil siar na deora
Gàidhligaodann le deòir na sùil
galegocara contendo as bágoas
ગુજરાતીઆંસુ રોકી રાખતો ચહેરો
Hausafuska ido ya ciko
עבריתפרצוף עם דמעות
हिन्दीआंसू रोकता चेहरा
hrvatskilice koje se suzdržava od suza
hornjoserbšćinawobličo, kiž dźerži sylzy wróćo
magyarkönnyeivel küszködő arc
հայերենարցունքը զսպած դեմք
Indonesiawajah menahan air mata
íslenskaandlit að berjast við tárin
italianofaccina che trattiene le lacrime
日本語涙をこらえた顔
Jawarai mbrambangi
ქართულიაცრემლიანებული სახე
қазақ тілікөз жасын әрең ұстау
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)كوز جاسىن ارەڭ ۇستاۋ
ខ្មែរសញ្ញាមុខទប់ទឹកភ្នែក
ಕನ್ನಡಕಣ್ಣೀರನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಮುಖ
한국어눈물을 참는 얼굴
कोंकणीदुकां आडावन धरील्लो चेरो
кыргызчакөзү жашылданган бет
ລາວໜ້າກັ້ນນໍ້າຕາ
lietuviųašaras tramdantis veidas
latviešuseja ar aizturētām asarām
македонскилице спремно да заплаче
മലയാളംകണ്ണീരടക്കുന്ന മുഖം
монголнулимсаа барьж буй царай
मराठीडोळ्यात अश्रू असलेला चेहरा
Melayumuka menahan air mata
မြန်မာမျက်ရည်ထိန်းထားသည့် မျက်နှာ
नेपालीआँँसु रोकिरहेको अनुहार
Nederlandsgezicht dat tranen tegenhoudt
norskfjes som holder tilbake tårene
ଓଡ଼ିଆଲୁହ ଧରିଥିବା ମୁହଁ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਹੰਝੂ ਰੋਕਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਚਿਹਰਾ
Naijíriá PíjinFes Wé De Hól Imsẹf Mék I Nọ́ Krai
polskitwarz powstrzymująca łzy
پښتود اوښکو شاته نیولو مخ
portuguêsrosto segurando as lágrimas
rumantschfatscha che retegn las larmas
românăfață cu lacrimi în ochi
русскийеле сдерживает слезы
سنڌيڳوڙھا لڪائيندڙ چھرو
တႆးၼမ်ႉတႃယိုင်ႈႁူၺ်ႇ
සිංහලකඳුළු සඟවාගෙන සිටින මුහුණ
slovenčinatvár zadržujúca slzy
slovenščinaobraz, ki zadržuje jok
Soomaaliwajah adoo oohinta celinaya
shqipfytyrë që mezi mban lotët
српскилице задржава сузе
srpskilice zadržava suze
svenskaansikte som håller tillbaka tårarna
Kiswahiliuso unaolengwalengwa na machozi
தமிழ்கண்ணீரைத் தேக்கி வைத்துள்ள முகம்
తెలుగుకళ్లలో నీళ్లను ఆపుకోని కృతజ్ఞతో చూస్తున్న ముఖం
ไทยหน้ากลั้นน้ำตา
ትግርኛንብዓቱ ዝቆጻጸር ዘሎ ገጽ
türkmen diligözýaşyny saklap duran ýüz
lea fakatongamata loʻimata maʻu
Türkçegözleri dolmuş yüz
українськаобличчя, що ледве стримує сльози
اردوآنسو روکے ہوئے چہرہ
o‘zbekkoʻz yoshi oqayotgan yuz
Tiếng Việtmặt kìm nén nước mắt
Èdè Yorùbáojú tón mu ẹkún dúró
粵語忍住眼淚嘅臉
粤语忍住眼泪嘅脸
中文忍住泪水
繁體中文強忍淚水的臉
isiZuluface holding back tears

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F979
Emoji version
14
Shortcodes
:face_holding_back_tears: :watery_eyes:
Category
Smileys & Emotion

FAQ

What does the face holding back tears emoji (🥹) mean?
Eyes brimming with unshed tears, mouth held firm — the exact instant before you cry. Added in Emoji 14. 0, it filled a genuine gap: overwhelming emotion that has not yet spilled over.
How do you type the face holding back tears emoji?
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What category is the face holding back tears emoji in?
The face holding back tears emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.

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