U+1F641 · emoji since 2015
A small downturned mouth, the understated version of sad. It is mild disappointment, a tiny aw, nothing dramatic.
People use it for minor letdowns and gentle sympathy, when a full crying face would be too much. Quietly bummed.
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 Slightly Frowning Face emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the slightly frowning 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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