😢 Crying Face shows a sad face with a single tear rolling down its cheek. It expresses sadness, disappointment or hurt feelings, quieter and more sincere than the dramatic 😭.
What does 😢 mean?
The 😢 emoji shows a frowning face with one blue tear. Its official name is Crying Face (U+1F622).
It means "I'm sad", "that hurts" or "I'm disappointed". It's often used for real feelings, but also for small, gentle disappointments like "no more cake 😢".
When to use 😢
- Sharing sad news.
- Missing someone: "I miss you 😢"
- Small disappointments.
- Touching moments: a sad movie or a goodbye.
- Showing sympathy for a friend.
😢 in real conversations
I'm moving to another city next month
Noo I'll miss you 😢
Sorry, I can't make it to your birthday
😢 we'll celebrate later then
The ending of that movie...
I cried so much 😢
What does 😢 mean from a girl or a guy?
From a girl or a guy, 😢 usually shows real sadness or disappointment. If they send it when you cancel plans, they genuinely wanted to see you. A kind reply or a 🫂 goes a long way.
😢 vs similar emojis
- 😭 Loudly Crying Face: intense crying, sad or laughing.
- 🥺 Pleading Face: touched, soft, about to cry.
- 😔 Pensive Face: quietly sad and thoughtful.
- 🥲 Smiling Face with Tear: happy and sad together.
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😢 😭 🥺 😔 🥲 💔
Popular 😢 combos to copy
- 😢💔 = heartbroken
- 😢🫂 = sad, need a hug
- 😢❤️ = sad but with love
- 😢🙏 = please, I'm sad
😢💔 😢🫂 😢❤️ 😢🙏
How old is the 😢 emoji?
😢 Crying Face is one of the original emojis. It was part of the first large emoji set added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010, which grew out of the emojis used on Japanese mobile phones. It is the emoji version of the :'( emoticon, with a single tear.
😢 in captions, comments and DMs
On TikTok and Instagram, 😢 is used for sad news, missing someone and emotional videos, though 😭 is more common for big feelings.
Good to know before you send 😢
😢 is a quiet, single-tear sadness. Using it for laughing confuses people; for tears of laughter, use 😂 or 😭.
How 😢 looks on different devices
😢 is a standard Unicode emoji. On iPhone, iPad and Mac it appears with Apple's single blue tear; Android, Samsung and Windows show their own designs.
FAQ
What's the difference between 😢 and 😭?
😢 is quiet sadness; 😭 is loud, dramatic emotion, often even laughter.
What should I reply to 😢?
Ask what's wrong or send support like "I'm here for you 🫂".
How do I copy 😢?
Press the Copy Emoji button at the top of this page, then paste it anywhere.
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