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Persevering Face

😣 is persevering, eyes squeezed shut. It shows struggling through something difficult.

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
PERSEVERING FACE
CLDR short name
persevering face
Codepoint
U+1F623
Hex
1F623
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 · 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.

:persevere:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

concentrate · concentration · face · focus · headache · persevere · persevering

Tags

faceheadache

How it looks

Persevering Face — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Persevering Face — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Persevering 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

Renders 😣 with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

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 😣 persevering face emoji mean?
😣 is persevering, eyes squeezed shut. It shows struggling through something difficult.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 😣?
U+1F623, named PERSEVERING FACE in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 😣 persevering 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 😣 on my phone or computer?
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “persevering 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 :persevere: 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.