Emoji 😢 (CRYING FACE): meaning and Unicode code

Meaning of the emoji 😢 (CRYING FACE), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

😢
CRYING FACE

Information about emoji CRYING FACE

Unicode Name
CRYING FACE
Unicode Codepoint
U+1F622
Subcategory
face-concerned
Slug
cry

Meaning and description of emoticon 😢

😢 depicts a yellow face with lowered brows and a single large tear rolling down the cheek. Classified under Smileys & Emotion in Unicode.

😢 conveys tears, hurt, or quiet distress — "it hurts" or "that moved me to tears." It's often paired with 💔 or 🥺, and in messages it appears as "That was really hurtful 😢" and works best when a situation truly stung or upset. In a light context, 😢 can amplify a complaint even where there are no actual tears, working more as a mood than literal suffering.

Usage Examples 😢

Usage Examples 😢
FormatCode
Shortcode (Slack):cry:
Shortcode (Discord):cry:
Shortcode (GitHub):cry:
HTML Dec😢
HTML Hex😢
CSScontent: "\1F622";
C, C++, Python\U0001F622
Java, JavaScript & JSON\uD83D\uDE22
Perl\x{1F622}
PHP & Ruby\u{1F622}
Punycodexn--d38h
URL Escape Code%F0%9F%98%A2
Bytes (UTF-8)F0 9F 98 A2

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

😢 most often conveys tears, hurt, or quiet distress.

💔 and 🥺 are often paired with 😢. This combo makes the message more expressive and helps build one cohesive image.

Alternatives for 😢 are usually 😞 and 😭, if you need the same general tone but with a lighter, more conversational delivery.

😢 often appears in phrases like "That was really hurtful 😢" or "I was truly upset about it 😢."

This emoji fits well when you want to show that a situation stung, upset, or moved you.

In messages, 😢 typically reads as "it hurts," "I'm upset," or "that moved me to tears."

Sometimes 😢 works more as a mood: in a light context it can amplify a complaint even where there are no actual tears.

😢 is called cry; in Unicode it is U+1F622. It belongs to the "Smileys & Emotion" category.

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