Upside-down Face

🙃 is an upside-down smile. It signals irony, silliness or quiet resignation — the “this is fine” face — far more often than real happiness.

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IronicIt usually means the opposite of the smile it shows.DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Common uses

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Joking about a bad situation: “this is fine”
Marking a sarcastic or self-deprecating comment

Easy to misread

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

The upside-down smile usually signals irony, resignation, or passive-aggression rather than happiness.

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: UPSIDE-DOWN FACE
CLDR short name: upside-down face
Codepoint: U+1F643
Hex: 1F643
Emoji version: 1.0
Unicode version: 8.0
First released: 2015
Unicode group: Smileys & Emotion
Unicode subgroup: face-smiling
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.

:upside_down_face:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

face · hehe · smile · upside-down

How it looks

Upside-down Face — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Upside-down Face — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Upside-down 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 🙃 upside-down face emoji mean?: 🙃 is an upside-down smile. It signals irony, silliness or quiet resignation — the “this is fine” face — far more often than real happiness.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🙃?: U+1F643, named UPSIDE-DOWN FACE in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🙃 upside-down 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 “upside-down 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 :upside_down_face: 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.
Is 🙃 ever misunderstood?: The upside-down smile usually signals irony, resignation, or passive-aggression rather than happiness.