Smileys & Emotion · Smiling
Cracking Face
- Emoji
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- Unicode
- U+1FAEB
- HTML code
- 🫫
- Approved in
- Emoji 18.0 (2026)
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
What does the emoji mean?
The cracking face emoji is one of the smileys and emotion emojis (smiling). People use it in chats and social media to express breaking, crumbling, masking and resilience. As with every face, its exact meaning depends on the tone of the conversation and who sends it.
Keywords: breaking, crumbling, masking, resilience, reveal, tension, transformation.
How looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.
Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the “Your device” box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
How to type on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button 😀 and type “cracking face” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “cracking face”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “cracking face”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “cracking face”. |
emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | cracking face |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1FAEB |
| HTML decimal | 🫫 |
| HTML hex | 🫫 |
| CSS | \1FAEB |
| JavaScript | \u{1FAEB} |
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What does the emoji mean?
The cracking face emoji is one of the smileys and emotion emojis (smiling). People use it in chats and social media to express breaking, crumbling, masking and resilience. As with every face, its exact meaning depends on the tone of the conversation and who sends it.
How do I copy and paste the cracking face emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching “cracking face”.
When was the emoji released?
It was approved in Emoji 18.0, in 2026. It is one of the newest emojis: if it doesn't show up, update your phone's system.