grimacing face
grimacing face meaning
The grimacing face 😬 shows a tense, awkward smile with gritted, clenched teeth, expressing unease, nervousness, or 'yikes'. People use it to react to something embarrassing or cringe, to show they've made a mistake, or to signal an awkward, tense moment ('welp, this is uncomfortable').
Meaning
The grimacing face 😬 shows a tense, awkward smile with gritted, clenched teeth, expressing unease, nervousness, or 'yikes'. People use it to react to something embarrassing or cringe, to show they've made a mistake, or to signal an awkward, tense moment ('welp, this is uncomfortable'). It captures that wincing, teeth-baring feeling when you're not sure what to say. Relatable and expressive, 😬 is the go-to for awkwardness and a nervous 'eek'.
How to use it
- I may have forgotten to reply 😬
- That was so awkward 😬
- This could go either way 😬
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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This emoji in other languages
Available in 99 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | grynsende gesig |
| አማርኛ | ታሞ የተጨማደደ ፊት |
| العربية | وجه متجهم |
| অসমীয়া | বিকৃত মুখ |
| azərbaycan | üz-gözünü turşudan üz |
| беларуская | скрыўлены твар |
| български | Лице с гримаса |
| বাংলা | দাঁত বার করা মুখ |
| bosanski | grimasa |
| català | cara que fa una ganyota amb les dents |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏓᏁᎪᏳᎲᎢ ᎤᎧᏛ |
| čeština | grimasa s vyceněnými zuby |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | гримас |
| Cymraeg | wyneb ag ystum |
| Deutsch | Grimassen schneidendes Gesicht |
| dolnoserbšćina | grimasu śěgujuce woblico |
| Ελληνικά | γκριμάτσα |
| English | grimacing face |
| español | cara haciendo una mueca |
| eesti | grimassitav nägu |
| euskara | imintzio-aurpegia |
| فارسی | دهنکجی |
| suomi | irvistävä |
| Filipino | nakangiwi |
| føroyskt | andlit ið vísur tenn |
| français | visage grimaçant |
| Gaeilge | straoiseog le cár uirthi |
| Gàidhlig | aodann le drèin air |
| galego | cara apertando os dentes |
| ગુજરાતી | ચેનચાળા કરતો ચહેરો |
| Hausa | fuska na ɗauren fuska |
| עברית | פרצוף חושף שיניים |
| हिन्दी | मुंह बनाता चेहरा |
| hrvatski | lice s grimasom |
| hornjoserbšćina | wobličo z grimasu |
| magyar | grimaszoló arc |
| հայերեն | ծամածռվող դեմք |
| Indonesia | wajah menyeringai |
| íslenska | gretta |
| italiano | faccina con smorfia |
| 日本語 | しかめ面 |
| Jawa | rai mringis mbatek |
| ქართული | დამანჭული სახე |
| қазақ тілі | бет-аузын қисайту |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | بەت-اۋزىن قيسايتۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | មុខស្អេញស្អូញ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಸೊಟ್ಟ ಮುಖ |
| 한국어 | 찌푸린 얼굴 |
| कोंकणी | खिन्न तोंड |
| кыргызча | кебетесин бузган бет |
| ລາວ | ໜ້າບູດບ້ຽວ |
| lietuvių | besivaipantis veidas |
| latviešu | saviebta seja |
| македонски | лице со гримаса |
| മലയാളം | ഗോഷ്ടി കാണിക്കുന്ന മുഖം |
| монгол | ярвалзсан царай |
| मराठी | वाकुल्या दाखविणारा चेहरा |
| Melayu | muka menyeringai |
| မြန်မာ | ရှုံ့မဲ့နေသော မျက်နှာ |
| नेपाली | मुख बनाएको अनुहार |
| Nederlands | gezicht met grimas |
| norsk | grimase |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବିକୃତ ମୁହଁ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕਚੀਚੀਆਂ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਚਿਹਰਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ọ́glí Fes Wé Sọ́mtin De Pen |
| polski | twarz z grymasem |
| پښتو | بړوسېدلی مخ |
| português | rosto expressando desagrado |
| rumantsch | fatscha cun grimassa |
| română | față cu grimasă |
| русский | гримаса |
| سنڌي | بناوٽي صورت ٺاهيندڙ چهرو |
| တႆး | ၼႃႈႁူတႃႁႄ |
| සිංහල | පුලුටු කර ගත් මුහුණ |
| slovenčina | vyškerená tvár |
| slovenščina | spačen obraz |
| Soomaali | waji naxdin leh |
| shqip | fytyrë e ngërdheshur |
| српски | лице са гримасом |
| srpski | lice sa grimasom |
| svenska | grimaserande ansikte |
| Kiswahili | uso uliokunjwa |
| தமிழ் | பற்களைக் கடிக்கும் முகம் |
| తెలుగు | కోపంతో పళ్లు కొరుకుతున్న ముఖం |
| ไทย | เบะปาก |
| ትግርኛ | ጽዉግ ገጽ |
| türkmen dili | ýyrşarýan ýüz |
| lea fakatonga | mata mioʻi |
| Türkçe | dişlerini gösteren yüz |
| українська | обличчя з гримасою |
| اردو | مضحکہ خیز چہرہ |
| o‘zbek | afti burishgan |
| Tiếng Việt | mặt nhăn nhó |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Oju Ifaro |
| 粵語 | 痛苦嘅臉 |
| 粤语 | 痛苦嘅脸 |
| 中文 | 龇牙咧嘴 |
| 繁體中文 | 咬牙 |
| isiZulu | ubuso obuhlinile |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F62C
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :grimacing: :grimacing_face:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the grimacing face emoji (😬) mean?
- The grimacing face 😬 shows a tense, awkward smile with gritted, clenched teeth, expressing unease, nervousness, or 'yikes'. People use it to react to something embarrassing or cringe, to show they've made a mistake, or to signal an awkward, tense moment ('welp, this is uncomfortable').
- How do you type the grimacing face emoji?
- Copy the grimacing 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 grimacing face emoji in?
- The grimacing face emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.
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