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๐ฅน Face holding back tears
Smileys & Emotion
Keywords
angrycryface holding back tearsproudresistsad
What Face holding back tears means and when to use it
Touched โ the "I am not crying, you are" face
- Reacting to a genuinely moving message or a proud moment
- Being moved by something wholesome: a dog reunion, a kind comment
Watch out Unlike ๐ญ this one is almost always sincere affection. It is the standard reply to "I'm proud of you".
How to use it Click the copy button above to grab ๐ฅน, 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 14.0 (2021). It renders on iOS 15.4 and later, and on Android 12L and later โ older systems show a box or a black-and-white glyph.
Design comparison
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Your systemLocal renderingRelated emoji
๐คnerd face๐งface with monocle๐confused face๐ซคface with diagonal mouth๐worried face๐slightly frowning faceโน๏ธfrowning face๐ฎface with open mouth๐ฏhushed face๐ฒastonished face๐ณflushed face๐ฅบpleading face๐ฆfrowning face with open mouth๐งanguished face๐จfearful face๐ฐanxious face with sweat๐ฅsad but relieved face๐ขcrying face๐ญloudly crying face๐ฑface screaming in fear๐confounded face๐ฃpersevering face๐disappointed face