Face with Medical Mask

😷 wears a medical mask. It means being ill or contagious, or simply taking hygiene precautions.

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Tone

UnwellIt reads as sick or disgusted.DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: FACE WITH MEDICAL MASK
CLDR short name: face with medical mask
Codepoint: U+1F637
Hex: 1F637
Emoji version: 0.6
Unicode version: 6.0
First released: 2010
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.

:mask:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

cold · dentist · dermatologist · doctor · dr · face · germs · mask · medical · medicine · sick

How it looks

Face with Medical Mask — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Face with Medical Mask — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Face with Medical Mask — 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 medical mask emoji mean?: 😷 wears a medical mask. It means being ill or contagious, or simply taking hygiene precautions.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 😷?: U+1F637, named FACE WITH MEDICAL MASK in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 😷 face with medical mask 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 😷 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “face with medical mask”. 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 :mask: 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.