âšī¸ Frowning Face Emoji
The Frowning Face emoji âšī¸ depicts a facial expression associated with sad, frown and unhappy. It belongs to the smileys group of Unicode emojis and is available on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and every major messaging app.
Frowning Face in texting
In messages the frowning face is used in conversations, reactions and replies where tone matters more than words. It usually stands in for the word itself, so "sad âšī¸" reads naturally, and it can replace the word entirely in short replies.
Frowning 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 sad without typing it out
- Adding tone to a short message
- Theming a bio, caption or username
Technical details
- Official name: Frowning Face
- Category: Smileys & People
- Unicode code point: U+2639 U+FE0F
- Unicode block: Miscellaneous Symbols
- HTML decimal: ☹️
- HTML hex: ☹️
- CSS: \2639\FE0F
- Keywords: sad, frown, unhappy