😷 Face with Medical Mask

😷 Face with Medical Mask changed meaning during the pandemic. Before 2020 it mostly signalled illness in Western usage, while in East Asia it had long meant ordinary courtesy. Since then the protective reading has become common everywhere.

Use it for being unwell, for staying home, or for anything hygiene-related. The context usually makes clear which reading applies.

• Working from home today 😷

• 😷🤧 – Face with Medical Mask and Sneezing Face
• 😷🤮 – Face with Medical Mask with Face Vomiting
• 😷😵 – Face with Medical Mask plus Face with Crossed-Out Eyes
• 😷🤢 – Face with Medical Mask and Nauseated Face
• 😷🥵 – Face with Medical Mask with Hot Face
• 😷🥶 – Face with Medical Mask plus Cold Face
• 😷🤕 – Face with Medical Mask and Face with Head-Bandage
• 😷🥴 – Face with Medical Mask with Woozy Face

Easy to mix up with 🤧 Sneezing Face, 🤮 Face Vomiting or 😵 Face with Crossed-Out Eyes. They look alike but do not mean the same thing – when in doubt, check the name.