Smileys & Emotion · Neutral / skeptical
😬 Grimacing Face
Also searched as: yikes, awkward.
- Emoji
- 😬
- Unicode
- U+1F62C
- Shortcode
- :grimacing:
- HTML code
- 😬
- Approved in
- Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
What does the 😬 emoji mean?
A grimace showing teeth. It means awkwardness, nerves or 'yikes'.
Keywords: awk, awkward, dentist, face, grimace, grimacing, grinning, smile, smiling.
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 “grimacing face” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “grimacing face”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “grimacing face”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “grimacing face”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :grimacing: |
😬 emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | grimacing face |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F62C |
| HTML decimal | 😬 |
| HTML hex | 😬 |
| CSS | \1F62C |
| JavaScript | \u{1F62C} |
| Shortcode | :grimacing: |
| Text emoticon | 8D |
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What does the 😬 emoji mean?
A grimace showing teeth. It means awkwardness, nerves or 'yikes'.
How do I copy and paste the grimacing 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 “grimacing face”.
When was the 😬 emoji released?
It was approved in Emoji 1.0, in 2015. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.