Frowning Face Emoji

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

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What does Frowning Face ☹️ mean?

Part of the Smileys & Emotion category, the Frowning Face emoji sits within Concerned. Related keywords include face, frown, frowning, sad.

Like the rest of the Smileys & Emotion category, it renders slightly differently across Apple, Google, and Samsung keyboards, though the core meaning stays consistent. It's flexible enough to appear in casual texts, captions, or comments without feeling out of place. It's frequently used near emojis like Confused Face and Face With Diagonal Mouth, which cover similar ground.

How to use Frowning Face ☹️ in a sentence

Replied to the group chat with just ☹️
Honestly, just ☹️ energy right now.
That's the whole mood: ☹️
Sent this instead of typing out how I actually feel ☹️
No caption needed ☹️🙍

Frowning Face ☹️ in other languages

French

visage mécontent

Mandarin

不满

German

düsteres Gesicht

Hindi

अधिक क्रोधित चेहरा

Japanese

困った顔

Korean

찡그린 얼굴

Portuguese

rosto descontente

Spanish

cara con el ceño fruncido

Russian

грустит

Arabic

وجه عابس

Frequently asked questions

What does the Frowning Face ☹️ emoji mean?

Part of the Smileys & Emotion category, the Frowning Face emoji sits within Concerned. Related keywords include face, frown, frowning, sad.

How do people use the Frowning Face ☹️ emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "Replied to the group chat with just ☹️" 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 Frowning Face ☹️ emoji as an image?

Yes — this page has buttons to download Frowning 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.