Hands pressed to both cheeks with the mouth open in a scream, the face screaming in fear echoes 'The Scream,' Edvard Munch's famous painting. The pose also recalls Kevin McCallister's aftershave face in Home Alone, and despite the name, most people reach for it not out of actual fear but for shock, disbelief, or screaming-fan excitement over a plot twist or big news.
What đą means
A double-coloured face with a blue hue for the top half of the face and a yellow shade for the lower half. This emoji is characterised by pale, white, oval eyes, an oval and wide-open, toothless mouth and two yellow structures representing the hands holding the face on either side.
The đą Face Screaming in Fear emoji signifies intense fear, paranoia, restlessness, and a sense of being pale due to the fear. It shows an elevated feeling of fright, anxiety, terror, and dread. It is also used as a way to show extreme surprise, shock and disbelief sometimes.
How and when to use it
- Use this emoji as a reaction to something horrifying that you witnessed.
- If someone told you or sent you something unbelievably shocking, send this emoji as a "WHAT" or an "OMGGG" expression.
- Send this emoji along with something terrible and dreadful that you're planning on sending to your friends or fam.
- This emoji can also be used in the context of surprise and awe, like "OMG, Whoaaa đą".
- This emoji would also fit in a scenario of seeing, reading, or watching something breathtakingly awesome.
- You can send this while narrating something that made your blood go cold and your head feel light due to fear.
Other Names
- đą Terrified
- đą Scared
- đą Frightened
- đą Anxious
- đą Awe
- đą Surprise
- đą Shock/Shocked
- đą Intense Shock
- đą Screaming Face
- đą Scream
- đą OMG
- đą Unbelievable
đą in real conversations
What does đą mean from a girl?
Shock more than actual fear â a plot twist, a surprise engagement, a text she wasn't expecting. "He did WHAT đą" is pure disbelief, the emoji equivalent of both hands slapping onto her cheeks.
What does đą mean from a guy?
Same shocked reaction, usually triggered by news, a score, or something outrageous a friend just admitted. "Bro spent HOW much đą" reads as genuine disbelief, not distress â no actual panic behind it, just a big reaction to a big number.
Is đą scared or excited?
Almost always excited or floored rather than genuinely scared â it's the go-to for a big reveal, a jaw-drop moment, or screaming-fan energy over good news. Actual fear usually reaches for a different emoji entirely; this one is for gasps, not dread.
The lowdown
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion âē face-concerned
- Codepoints
U+1F631- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:scream:- Keywords
- epic, face, fear, fearful, munch, scared, scream, screamer, screaming, shocked, surprised, woah
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 đą Face Screaming in Fear or đĨĢ Canned Food?