😨 Fearful Face Emoji
The Fearful Face emoji 😨 depicts a facial expression associated with scared, fearful and afraid. It belongs to the smileys group of Unicode emojis and is available on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and every major messaging app.
Fearful Face in texting
In messages the fearful face is used in conversations, reactions and replies where tone matters more than words. It usually stands in for the word itself, so "scared 😨" reads naturally, and it can replace the word entirely in short replies.
Fearful Face on social media
On social platforms it shows up in comment replies, story reactions and captions, often alongside related smileys emojis to build a themed set.
Common uses
- Referring to scared without typing it out
- Adding tone to a short message
- Theming a bio, caption or username
Technical details
- Official name: Fearful Face
- Category: Smileys & People
- Unicode code point: U+1F628
- Unicode block: Emoticons
- HTML decimal: 😨
- HTML hex: 😨
- CSS: \1F628
- Keywords: scared, fearful, afraid