A classic smiley, turned upside down. Implemented as a flipped version of 🙂 Slightly Smiling Face on most platforms.
Commonly used to convey irony, sarcasm, joking, or a sense of goofiness or silliness. Its intent can be similar to the bemused Oh well! of 🤷 Person Shrugging or the shruggie emoticon, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Microsoft's design previously featured a full-toothed grin.
Upside-Down Face was approved as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
The "🙃" emote, also known as the Upside-Down Face emote, typically conveys a sense of sarcasm, irony, or playfulness. It can also be used to indicate confusion or silliness. The emote features a yellow face with closed eyes and a mouth turned downward and flipped upside down.
- Confused & Perplexed:
"I can't figure out why my computer keeps crashing 🙃" - Negative & Frustrated:
"I've been stuck in traffic for an hour and I'm going to be late for my appointment 🙃" - Excited & Grateful:
"I can't believe how lucky I am to have such amazing friends and family 🙃"
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