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😢 Crying Face Emoji

:crying_face:
Combos
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Unicode
U+1F622

📖 What does crying face mean?

A face with a single teardrop falling from one eye, expression downcast. Represents quiet sadness, disappointment, or being genuinely moved by something. Unlike the full-collapse 😭 Loudly Crying Face, this one is restrained — a polite, dignified sadness appropriate for sympathy, melancholy, and gentle emotion.

Similar:😭loudly crying face🥹face holding back tears🥺pleading face😔☹️
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Crying face was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

🔢 Technical Information

Emoji
😢
Shortcode
:crying_face:
Unicode Version
6.0 (2010)
Emoji Version
1.0 (2015)
Code Point
U+1F622

💻 Developer Codes

Code PointU+1F622
HTML Hex😢
HTML Dec😢
JavaScript\u{1F622}
CSS\1F622
URL Encoded%F0%9F%98%A2

💬 How to Use 😢

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😢Sorry to hear you're going through that 😢
😢Last day at a job I loved 😢

😢 Crying Face vs 😭 Loudly Crying Face — What's the difference?

Both are about sadness, but the volume is entirely different. 😢 Crying Face has one restrained tear — the polite version of being sad, appropriate for quiet disappointment, sympathy, or being gently moved. 😭 Loudly Crying Face is a full emotional flood — streaming tears, open mouth, the whole production. In internet culture, 😭 has also taken on ironic uses for humor and cuteness, while 😢 stays closer to sincere, measured sorrow. When the feeling is real but contained, 😢 is the right choice.

😭See loudly crying face emoji →

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What does the 😢 crying face emoji mean?
😢 Crying Face shows a face with a single restrained teardrop falling from one eye. It represents quiet, sincere sadness — disappointment, sympathy, nostalgia, or being gently moved by something. It's the dignified, contained version of crying, appropriate when the emotion is real but not overwhelming.
What does 😢 mean in texting?
In texts, 😢 signals that something made you genuinely sad or touched you emotionally. It works for expressing sympathy ('so sorry to hear that 😢'), marking the end of something you valued, or signaling that you were moved by a piece of music, a film, or a memory. It reads as sincere rather than ironic.
Is 😢 the same as 😭?
They're related but differ in scale and internet usage. 😢 Crying Face is one quiet tear — sincere and contained. 😭 Loudly Crying Face is waterfalls — either genuine extreme grief or (very commonly online) ironic laughter and over-the-top reactions. 😢 stays closer to genuine, measured sorrow; 😭 has taken on a whole second life as a hyperbolic emoji.
When should I use 😢 instead of 😭?
Use 😢 when the sadness is real and you want to convey it sincerely without theatrics — condolences, nostalgic moments, quiet disappointment. Use 😭 when the emotion is bigger (genuine devastation) or when you're being ironic about something that's actually funny or cute but deserves a dramatic reaction.
How do I copy the 😢 crying face emoji?
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