🫠 Melting Face is a smiling face slowly turning into a puddle. It perfectly captures that feeling of being overwhelmed, embarrassed or exhausted, while still trying to smile. It's also used literally for very hot weather.
What does 🫠 mean?
The 🫠 emoji was added to Unicode in 2021 (U+1FAE0) with the name Melting Face. It shows a smiling face whose lower half is dripping away.
It can mean "I'm melting from the heat", "I'm so embarrassed I want to disappear", "I'm barely holding it together", or even melting from cuteness or a sweet compliment. Like 🙃, it often carries a quiet irony.
When to use 🫠
- Hot weather: "It's 42°C today 🫠"
- Embarrassing moments you want to vanish from.
- Stress and burnout: "finals week 🫠"
- Melting from a compliment or something adorable.
- Quiet sarcasm about a bad situation.
🫠 in real conversations
The AC in the office is broken
I'm literally melting 🫠
You looked so cute in that video
Stop it 🫠🥺
Did you reply to the boss?
I sent it to the wrong group 🫠
What does 🫠 mean from a girl or a guy?
If a girl or a guy sends 🫠 after a compliment from you, they're likely flattered and a little shy. In other contexts, it usually means they feel overwhelmed, tired or embarrassed. It is a soft, relatable emoji rather than a negative one.
🫠 vs similar emojis
- 🙃 Upside-Down Face: sarcasm and fake smiles.
- 🥵 Hot Face: very hot, red and sweaty.
- 😵💫 Face with Spiral Eyes: dizzy and confused.
- 😬 Grimacing Face: awkward tension.
Tap any emoji below to copy it:
🫠 🙃 🥵 😵💫 😬 🥲
Popular 🫠 combos to copy
- 🫠☀️ = melting in the sun
- 🫠🥺 = touched and shy
- 🫠📚 = study stress
- 🫠💖 = melting from love
🫠☀️ 🫠🥺 🫠📚 🫠💖
When did 🫠 come out?
🫠 Melting Face is a newer emoji: it was approved in Emoji 14.0 in 2021 and arrived on iPhone with iOS 15.4 in March 2022. It came in the same update as 🫡 Saluting Face and 🫶 Heart Hands.
What 🫠 means on TikTok and Instagram
On TikTok, 🫠 tags heat, embarrassment and overwhelm. On Instagram, it appears in captions about summer heatwaves, awkward moments and "when your crush replies" stories, often with 🥲 or 😅.
Is 🫠 easy to misread?
🫠 isn't always bad: some use it for "melting" from cuteness, so read the context. It can also mean quiet despair about work or school, so if a friend sends several 🫠 in a row, it may be worth checking in.
How 🫠 looks on different devices
🫠 is a newer Unicode emoji. It appears on iPhones with iOS 15.4 or later and on recent Android phones. On older devices or apps it may show as an empty box.
FAQ
Is 🫠 sad?
Not exactly. It shows being overwhelmed but still smiling, often with a touch of humor.
Why does 🫠 look like a box?
Your device doesn't support this newer emoji yet. Updating your system usually fixes it.
How do I copy 🫠?
Press the Copy Emoji button at the top of this page, then paste it anywhere.
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