Frowning Face with Open Mouth

😦 frowns with an open mouth. It shows dismay or an unpleasant surprise.

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Tone

SurprisedIt reads as shocked or amazed.DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: FROWNING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH
CLDR short name: frowning face with open mouth
Codepoint: U+1F626
Hex: 1F626
Emoji version: 1.0
Unicode version: 8.0
First released: 2015
Unicode group: Smileys & Emotion
Unicode subgroup: face-concerned
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.

:frowning:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

caught · face · frown · frowning · guard · mouth · open · scared · scary · surprise · what · wow

How it looks

Frowning Face with Open Mouth — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Frowning Face with Open Mouth — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Frowning Face with Open Mouth — 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 😦 frowning face with open mouth emoji mean?: 😦 frowns with an open mouth. It shows dismay or an unpleasant surprise.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 😦?: U+1F626, named FROWNING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 😦 frowning face with open mouth 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 “frowning face with open mouth”. 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 :frowning: 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.