U+1F625 · emoji since 2010
A single drop and a soft frown: sad about it, relieved it wasn't worse. This face holds both at once.
It suits near misses, bittersweet endings, and worry that finally resolved. The exhale after holding your breath.
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 Sad but Relieved Face emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the sad but relieved 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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