U+1F61E · emoji since 2010
The disappointed face looks down, brows low, the picture of let down. It carries a heavier sadness than the slight frown, more of a real sigh.
People use it when plans fall through, news lands wrong, or they're frustrated with themselves. Quietly gutted.
In texting, 😞 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 😞 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Disappointed Face emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the disappointed face emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 😞 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
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