Fearful Face Emoji

Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.

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What does Fearful Face 😨 mean?

Signals genuine worry, nervousness, or dread about an upcoming event or situation.

On most keyboards you'll find it grouped with the rest of the Smileys & Emotion emojis under Concerned, which makes it easy to browse similar options. It tends to read differently in a casual group chat than it would in a work message, so it's worth considering the audience before sending it. It's frequently used near emojis like Confused Face and Face With Diagonal Mouth, which cover similar ground.

How to use Fearful Face 😨 in a sentence

First day at the new job tomorrow 😨
Waiting on test results is nerve-wracking 😨
That roller coaster looked terrifying 😨

Fearful Face 😨 in other languages

French

visage effrayé

Mandarin

害怕

German

ängstliches Gesicht

Hindi

डरा हुआ चेहरा

Japanese

青ざめ

Korean

두려워하는 얼굴

Portuguese

rosto amedrontado

Spanish

cara asustada

Russian

боится

Arabic

وجه خائف

Frequently asked questions

What does the Fearful Face 😨 emoji mean?

Signals genuine worry, nervousness, or dread about an upcoming event or situation.

How do people use the Fearful Face 😨 emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "First day at the new job tomorrow 😨" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.

Can I download the Fearful Face 😨 emoji as an image?

Yes — this page has buttons to download Fearful Face as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.