Yawning Face Emoji
Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.
What does Yawning Face 🥱 mean?
The Yawning Face emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category, under Concerned. It's commonly associated with bedtime, bored, face, goodnight.
It's filed under the Smileys & Emotion category, specifically the Concerned subgroup, alongside the other emojis people reach for in similar moments. Because tone doesn't always come through in text, it's often paired with a short phrase when the context isn't obvious. It's frequently used near emojis like Confused Face and Face With Diagonal Mouth, which cover similar ground.
💡 Interesting fact: This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 12 (2019).
How to use Yawning Face 🥱 in a sentence
- This was my exact reaction 🥱
- 🥱 pretty much sums up today.
- Replied to the group chat with just 🥱
- Honestly, just 🥱 energy right now.
- That's the whole mood: 🥱😴
Yawning Face 🥱 in other languages
French
visage bâillant
Mandarin
打呵欠
German
gähnendes Gesicht
Hindi
उबासी लेता चेहरा
Japanese
あくびした顔
Korean
하품하는 얼굴
Portuguese
rosto bocejando
Spanish
cara de bostezo
Russian
зевает
Arabic
وجه متثائب
Frequently asked questions
What does the Yawning Face 🥱 emoji mean?
The Yawning Face emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category, under Concerned. It's commonly associated with bedtime, bored, face, goodnight.
How do people use the Yawning Face 🥱 emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "This was my exact reaction 🥱" 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 Yawning Face 🥱 emoji as an image?
Yes — this page has buttons to download Yawning 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.
Is there anything notable about the history of the Yawning Face 🥱 emoji?
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 12 (2019).
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Cross-platform view of Yawning Face 🥱
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Yawning Face looks across the most common platforms.
