Neutral face's eyes stay round and plain; expressionless face narrows them to two flat lines, turning blankness into done-with-this exhaustion. Reach for it after a joke that wasn't funny, or a remark not worth a reply.
What 😑 means
A yellow face with two little straight lines for eyes and another big straight line for the mouth. Although called the Expressionless Face, this emoji also suggests a sense of irritation and mockery over a stupid conversation. It is similar to the 😐 Neutral Face, but the eyes here show a feeling of tiredness, the kind that says 'I'm sick of this' or 'Stop it'.
How and when to use it
- If someone's pulling your leg too much, that you wish the leg actually comes off and kicks the other person in the face, send this emoji to show that emotion.
- If you suggested something to someone and they did the opposite thing (because they're a rebel), and for all obvious reasons, their attempts failed, send this emoji as a 'What did I tell you 😑' statement.
- This emoji can be used to show irritation and annoyance in a conversation.
Other Names
- 😑 Irritated Face
- 😑 Annoyed
- 😑 Straight Face
- 😑 Frustrated Face
- 😑 Face With Straight Mouth
😑 Dumb - 😑 Disappointed Face
😑 in real conversations
What does 😑 mean?
Deadpan — flat, unimpressed, over it. The straight-line mouth and flat eyes are the emoji equivalent of a blank stare when words won't cut it.
What does 😑 mean from a girl?
Usually mild exasperation or "I have nothing to say to that" — a step past 🙄's eye-roll into full flatness. It often follows something eye-rollingly predictable or mildly annoying.
Is 😑 passive-aggressive?
It can read that way — sending it instead of an actual response lets the blank stare do the talking. It's less hostile than it looks, usually closer to "seriously?" than genuine anger.
The lowdown
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion › face-neutral-skeptical
- Codepoints
U+1F611- Emoji version
- Emoji 1.0
- Shortcodes
:expressionless:- Keywords
- awkward, dead, expressionless, face, fine, inexpressive, jealous, meh, not, oh, omg, straight, uh, unhappy, unimpressed, whatever
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 — 😑 Expressionless Face or 🧐 Face with Monocle?
Runs with a crowd
😑 keeps company in angry emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.