A face with small, open eyes, open frown, raised eyebrows, and a pale blue forehead, as if experiencing a cold flash. Samsung’s design shows upper teeth and tongue.
While intended to represent fear (less intense than 😱 Face Screaming in Fear), it also conveys a wide variety of emotions, including feeling amazed, shocked, sad, upset, and cold. Bears the same expression as 😧 Anguished Face on most platforms.
Fearful Face was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
The "😨" or "Fearful Face" emote is a yellow face with wide, white eyes and a slightly open mouth, indicating fear, shock, or surprise. It is commonly used in online communication to express feelings of unease, anxiety, or apprehension.
- Apprehensive & Hesitant:
"I'm apprehensive about making a decision without all the information 😨" - Worry & Unease:
"I'm worried about the future 😨" - Horrified & Disgusted:
"I can't believe what I just saw, it's disgusting 😨"
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