Face with Head-bandage

🤕 has a bandaged head. It means being hurt or injured, physically or emotionally.

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Tone

UnwellIt reads as sick or disgusted.DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: FACE WITH HEAD-BANDAGE
CLDR short name: face with head-bandage
Codepoint: U+1F915
Hex: 1F915
Emoji version: 1.0
Unicode version: 8.0
First released: 2015
Unicode group: Smileys & Emotion
Unicode subgroup: face-unwell
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · 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.

:face_with_head_bandage:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

bandage · face · head-bandage · hurt · injury · ouch

How it looks

Face with Head-bandage — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Face with Head-bandage — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Face with Head-bandage — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

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Questions people ask

What does the 🤕 face with head-bandage emoji mean?: 🤕 has a bandaged head. It means being hurt or injured, physically or emotionally.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🤕?: U+1F915, named FACE WITH HEAD-BANDAGE in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🤕 face with head-bandage emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 1.0, published in 2015, alongside Unicode 8.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🤕 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “face with head-bandage”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🤕 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🤕?: On GitHub, type :face_with_head_bandage: and it turns into 🤕 — 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.