U+1F61F · emoji since 2015
The worried face has raised brows and a small frown, a gentle ripple of concern. It is softer than fear, more of a quiet uh oh.
People send it when they're anxious about someone, unsure how something will go, or feeling a little fragile. A caring kind of nervous.
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 Worried Face emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the worried 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.
Or make your own cipher in the translator.