๐ขU+1F622
๐ข Crying face
Smileys & Emotion
Keywords
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What Crying face means and when to use it
Sad โ a single tear, sincere and direct
- Reacting to genuine disappointment or bad news
- Showing you are hurt without escalating into an argument
Watch out In flirty or joking contexts it is often performative ("I miss the show ๐ข"). In serious conversations it is read literally, so use it carefully.
How to use it Click the copy button above to grab ๐ข, then paste it into iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack, Instagram, X or any text field. Emoji are standard Unicode characters, so they work everywhere โ iOS, Android and Windows each draw them in their own style.
Display support This emoji was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). It renders on iOS 6 and later, and on Android 4.4 and later โ older systems show a box or a black-and-white glyph.
Design comparison
Your phone shows its built-in artwork. Below is how open-source emoji sets draw the same character (images are bundled with the site, no external requests):
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Your systemLocal renderingRelated emoji
โน๏ธfrowning face๐ฎface with open mouth๐ฏhushed face๐ฒastonished face๐ณflushed face๐ฅบpleading face๐ฅนface holding back tears๐ฆfrowning face with open mouth๐งanguished face๐จfearful face๐ฐanxious face with sweat๐ฅsad but relieved face๐ญloudly crying face๐ฑface screaming in fear๐confounded face๐ฃpersevering face๐disappointed face๐downcast face with sweat๐ฉweary face๐ซtired face๐ฅฑyawning face๐คface with steam from nose๐กenraged face