Anguished Face

The 😧 Anguished Face emoji belongs to the worried faces, filed by Unicode under Smileys & Emotion. Typical contexts are anguished, face, forgot and scared. Further official keywords are scary, stressed, surprise and unhappy.

😧 fits messaging apps, social networks and anywhere a short visual cue helps. On SmileyZone it is filed under Emotions and Feelings. The character has been part of the standard since 2015 (Emoji 1.0). Its code point is U+1F627.

• 😧 on its own already flags the topic: anguished.
• Fits messages about anguished, face, forgot and scared.
• Often seen near 😨 Fearful Face, 😦 Frowning Face with Open Mouth and 🥹 Face Holding Back Tears.

• 😧😰 – Anguished Face and Anxious Face with Sweat
• 😧😲 – Anguished Face with Astonished Face
• 😧😨 – Anguished Face plus Fearful Face
• 😧😥 – Anguished Face and Sad but Relieved Face
• 😧😦 – Anguished Face with Frowning Face with Open Mouth
• 😧🥺 – Anguished Face plus Pleading Face
• 😧😢 – Anguished Face and Crying Face
• 😧🥹 – Anguished Face with Face Holding Back Tears

Easy to mix up with 😨 Fearful Face, 😦 Frowning Face with Open Mouth or 🥹 Face Holding Back Tears. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.