Confounded Face
๐ is confounded, with a scrunched face. It shows frustration or being upset.
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Source: Unicode Consortium- Unicode name
- CONFOUNDED FACE
- CLDR short name
- confounded face
- Codepoint
- U+1F616
- Hex
- 1F616
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Unicode version
- 6.0
- First released
- 2010
- Unicode group
- Smileys & Emotion
- Unicode subgroup
- face-concerned
- Status
- Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)
Data verified 2026-10-21 ยท Unicode Emoji 16.0 ยท How this data is built
GitHub shortcode
From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.
:confounded:Keywords
Source: Unicode CLDRannoyed ยท confounded ยท confused ยท cringe ยท distraught ยท face ยท feels ยท frustrated ยท mad ยท sad
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How it looks

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Questions people ask
- What does the ๐ confounded face emoji mean?
- ๐ is confounded, with a scrunched face. It shows frustration or being upset.
- What is the Unicode codepoint for ๐?
- U+1F616, named CONFOUNDED FACE in the Unicode Standard.
- When was the ๐ confounded face emoji released?
- It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
- How do I type ๐ on my phone or computer?
- On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for โconfounded faceโ. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ๐ from this page with one click.
- What is the shortcode for ๐?
- On GitHub, type :confounded: and it turns into ๐ โ that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.
