Copy and paste the Grimacing Face emoji (😬) in one click. Explore its Smileys & Emotion meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015) developer codes (U+1F62C).
Unicode Definition: A yellow face with clenched horizontal teeth showing in a tight rectangular grimace and wide round eyes.
Context & Expression: Depicts awkward tension, second-hand embarrassment, nervous cringe, or anticipation of disaster.
Context Tip: Pairing Grimacing Face (😬) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
'Yikes'—the undisputed champion emoji for cringing at someone's bad blunder or a terribly uncomfortable situation.
Combine 😬 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Grimacing Face emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
Did you see that candidate reply-all to the whole 500-person company thread?
Oof I just saw it... major yikes moment 😬 hoping IT can recall that email
Way too late, half the office already took screenshots.
Apple shows clenched teeth with visible lines and wide staring eyes; Google features an elongated grimace mouth; Microsoft renders sharp tooth grid lines.
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 | Grimacing Face |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F62C |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 😬 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 😬 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F62C |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F62C} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 98 AC |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :grimacing_face: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015) |
| Category & Subgroup | Smileys & Emotion (thinking) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Depicts awkward tension, second-hand embarrassment, nervous cringe, or anticipation of disaster. It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category and was standardized in Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015).
'Yikes'—the undisputed champion emoji for cringing at someone's bad blunder or a terribly uncomfortable situation.
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+1F62C (Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015)). In HTML use 😬 or 😬; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F62C"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F62C}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :grimacing_face:.
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