What means
A weary yellow face with heavy, drooping bags under its eyes — the universal look of someone who really, really needs sleep and isn't getting any. The Face With Bags Under Eyes emoji captures that special kind of tiredness that goes beyond a yawn: all-nighters, new-parent exhaustion, jet lag, and the 47th consecutive early morning.
Unlike 😴 Sleeping Face (which is actually getting rest) or 🥱 Yawning Face (a passing moment), this one says the tiredness has moved in and unpacked. It arrived with Emoji 16.0 in September 2024 and filled a gap people had been improvising around for years.
How and when to use it
- Perfect for the morning after a deadline, a red-eye flight, or a baby who discovered 3 a.m. is party time. "Presentation went great. I am now held together entirely by coffee."
- Use it to sympathize when a friend describes their week. A reply of just says "I know exactly that feeling" better than words.
- It also works for emotional exhaustion — group project drama, endless email threads, election season. "Another 2-hour meeting that could've been a message "
At a glance
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion › face-sleepy
- Codepoints
U+1FAE9- Emoji version
- Emoji 16.0
- Keywords
- bags, bored, exhausted, eyes, face, fatigued, late, sleepy, tired, weary
How it looks across platforms
