The sad but relieved face emoji shows a frowning face with a single blue sweat drop. It captures a mixed emotion — the "phew, that was close" feeling of relief right after something stressful, scary, or sad, where worry has just barely given way to reassurance.
What 😥 means
A yellow face with frowned eyebrows, blank eyes, and a downward curve signifying a sad mouth. There is also a blue sweat droplet on one side of the face signaling relief.
The 😥 Sad But Relieved Face suggests that "Phew" moment or "Thank god you're okay" kind of a relief. This emoji shows a sense of affectionate worry, fear, tension, stress, or even that tingly sense of terror.
How and when to use it
- If you've been telling someone about something that you're anxious about, and the actuality wasn't as bad, use this emoji to show momentary relief.
- Use this emoji as a reaction to something sad and unfair that you just witnessed.
- This emoji can also be used to reciprocate someone's feelings of angst, thus offering comfort over text.
- You can also use this emoji while sending something worrisome and heart-wrenching.
- If someone told you something terrible, send this emoji to show that you're glad it didn't turn out worse than what it was.
Other Names
- 😥 Fearful
- 😥 Angst
- 😥 Anxious
- 😥 Nervous
- 😥 Tensed
- 😥 Stressed
- 😥 Grateful but Worried
- 😥 Worried
- 😥 Eyebrow Sweat
- 😥 Disappointed but Relieved
The lowdown
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion › face-concerned
- Codepoints
U+1F625- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:disappointed_relieved:- Keywords
- anxious, call, close, complicated, disappointed, face, not, relieved, sad, sweat, time, whew
How it looks across platforms
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Pairs well with
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⚡ Quick round
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Runs with a crowd
😥 keeps company in sad emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.