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😱 Face Screaming in Fear
Also searched as: scream, shocked.
- Emoji
- 😱
- Unicode
- U+1F631
- Shortcode
- :scream:
- HTML code
- 😱
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
What does the 😱 emoji mean?
A face screaming in fear, inspired by 'The Scream'. It shows horror, shock or extreme surprise.
Keywords: epic, face, fear, fearful, munch, scared, scream, screamer, screaming, shocked, surprised, woah.
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 “face screaming in fear” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “face screaming in fear”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “face screaming in fear”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “face screaming in fear”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :scream: |
😱 emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | face screaming in fear |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F631 |
| HTML decimal | 😱 |
| HTML hex | 😱 |
| CSS | \1F631 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F631} |
| Shortcode | :scream: |
| Text emoticon | Dx |
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What does the 😱 emoji mean?
A face screaming in fear, inspired by 'The Scream'. It shows horror, shock or extreme surprise.
How do I copy and paste the face screaming in fear 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 “face screaming in fear”.
When was the 😱 emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.