U+1F97A · emoji since 2018
The pleading face is the puppy dog eyes of the internet. Those big glossy eyes are how people ask for favors, beg for forgiveness, or react to something achingly sweet.
It pairs naturally with 👉👈 for maximum shyness and shows up under everything wholesome. Used on a request it means pretty please, used on a compliment it means you're going to make me cry.
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 Pleading Face emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the pleading 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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