Fearful Face

Unicode lists 😨 Fearful Face among the worried faces in the Smileys & Emotion group. People send it when the subject is afraid, anxious, blame and face. The keyword list continues with fear, fearful, scared and worried.

😨 fits messaging apps, social networks and anywhere a short visual cue helps. On SmileyZone it is filed under Emotions and Feelings. Added in 2010 with Emoji 0.6, it displays correctly on every up-to-date system. Its code point is U+1F628.

• 😨 on its own already flags the topic: afraid.
• Fits messages about afraid, anxious, blame and face.
• Often seen near 😰 Anxious Face with Sweat, 😦 Frowning Face with Open Mouth and 😧 Anguished Face.

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

Easy to mix up with 😰 Anxious Face with Sweat, 😦 Frowning Face with Open Mouth or 😧 Anguished Face. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.