Grimacing Face

😬 bares clenched teeth. It means awkwardness or nervousness — “yikes” — such as after a mistake or bad news.

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Tone

AwkwardIt reads as embarrassed, nervous or sheepish.DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Common uses

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Reacting to an awkward moment: “yikes”
Admitting a mistake or sharing bad news

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: GRIMACING FACE
CLDR short name: grimacing face
Codepoint: U+1F62C
Hex: 1F62C
Emoji version: 1.0
Unicode version: 8.0
First released: 2015
Unicode group: Smileys & Emotion
Unicode subgroup: face-neutral-skeptical
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.

:grimacing:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

awk · awkward · dentist · face · grimace · grimacing · grinning · smile · smiling

How it looks

Grimacing Face — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Grimacing Face — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

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

Download as image

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 😬. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 😬 grimacing face emoji mean?: 😬 bares clenched teeth. It means awkwardness or nervousness — “yikes” — such as after a mistake or bad news.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 😬?: U+1F62C, named GRIMACING FACE in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 😬 grimacing face 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 “grimacing face”. 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 :grimacing: 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.