Anguished face is dread setting in after news that's already landed â eyebrows up, a mouth dragged all the way open and down, more sink than gasp. It reads as shocked concern with real disappointment mixed in, not the blank surprise of a plainer open mouth.
What ð§ means
Same raised eyebrows as its distressed cousins, but here they sit over a mouth open and turned all the way down â sadness and disappointment mixed in with the worry, not just shock.
The ð§ Anguished Face emoji is the same as the ðĶ Frowning Face With Open Mouth emoji, but with eyebrows. While it signifies a negative sense of surprise and awe, this emoji also signals anxiousness, nervousness, and distress - as suggested by the name.
How and when to use it
- If you're telling your buddies or your mum about being anxious or nervous about starting a new job or something, use this emoji in that conversation.
- You can also use this emoji as a reaction to something visibly disturbing and sad.
- If you just witnessed something shocking, apply this emoji in that context.
- Use this emoji while telling your friends about the shocking incident you just witnessed.
Other Names
- ð§ Shocked
- ð§ Surprised
- ð§ Distressed
- ð§ Stressed Out
- ð§ Worried
- ð§ Pained Face
- ð§ Sad
- ð§ Hurt
- ð§ Oh
- ð§ Tensed
- ð§ Worried
The lowdown
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion âš face-concerned
- Codepoints
U+1F627- Emoji version
- Emoji 1.0
- Shortcodes
:anguished:- Keywords
- anguished, face, forgot, scared, scary, stressed, surprise, unhappy, what, wow
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⥠Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first â ð§ Anguished Face or ðĶĒ Swan?
Runs with a crowd
ð§ keeps company in sad emojis â tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.