Copy and paste the Crying Face emoji (😢) in one click. Explore its Smileys & Emotion meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) developer codes (U+1F622).
Unicode Definition: A sad yellow face with downcast eyes, furrowed brow, and a single tear drop streaming down one cheek.
Context & Expression: Expresses quiet sorrow, mild heartbreak, disappointment, or sympathetic sadness.
Context Tip: Pairing Crying Face (😢) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
Differs from 😠(which is loud, dramatic, or used for laughter) by conveying genuine, quiet, heartfelt sadness.
Combine 😢 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Crying Face emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
Our favorite coffee shop on the corner is closing down next week.
No way... the owners were always so kind to everyone 😢 so sad to see them go
Let's stop by tomorrow morning to say goodbye.
Apple depicts a single glistening tear on the right cheek; Google features a round teardrop on the left cheek; Microsoft uses clean vector contours.
High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting
System Font: 'Apple Color Emoji'| Platform / Vendor | Glyph Preview | System Emoji Font | Rendering Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS / macOS | 😢 | Apple Color Emoji | High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting |
| Google Android | 😢 | Noto Color Emoji | Clean, rounded Noto Color Emoji vector geometry |
| Samsung One UI | 😢 | Samsung Color Emoji | Vibrant high-contrast One UI color styling |
| Microsoft Windows | 😢 | Segoe UI Emoji | Fluent Design 3D shading (renders 2-letter ISO codes for country flags) |
| X / Discord (Twemoji) | 😢 | Twitter Color Emoji | Flat minimalist Twemoji SVG iconography |
Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.
| Character | 😢 |
|---|---|
| Official Unicode Name | Crying Face |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F622 |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 😢 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 😢 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F622 |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F622} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 98 A2 |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :crying_face: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Category & Subgroup | Smileys & Emotion (sad) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Expresses quiet sorrow, mild heartbreak, disappointment, or sympathetic sadness. It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).
Differs from 😠(which is loud, dramatic, or used for laughter) by conveying genuine, quiet, heartfelt sadness.
Click the "Copy Emoji (😢)" button at the top of this page to copy the character to your clipboard, then press Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux), Cmd+V (macOS), or long-press Paste (iOS/Android) in any app.
The Unicode code point is U+1F622 (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use 😢 or 😢; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F622"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F622}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :crying_face:.
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