😦 Meaning: What does the disgruntled face with open mouth emoji mean?

Sometimes, when you're disappointed, you can't say anything, you just freeze with a face that expresses disappointment. This is also the purpose of emojis, to replace words in writing when we're surprised, moved, upset, disappointed or whatever.

In this article, we'll talk about the meaning of this disgruntled face with open mouth emoji 😦, of its origin, of its appearance and its uses as well as its characteristics.

😦 Meaning and examples of use of the emoji disgruntled face with open mouth

Among the emojis that express annoyance, there's this 😦 emoji we call "disgruntled face emoji with open mouth". The surprise, the disappointment and the sadness are the first emotions expressed by this smiley. He's depicted with a browless face, two oval eyes and an open, semi-circular mouth, where the upper lip line is curved downwards to mark disappointment.

This emoji can take many forms, depending on the social network and platform, but the main difference is in the mouth. Some models feature a mouth whose opening is accentuated to emphasize the impression of surprise or annoyance.

The face emoji unhappy with open mouth can be used to communicate a sense of security to your interlocutor. annoyance or of disappointment about what he told you, or about his attitude.

Its use is also valid to react sympathetically to someone who tells you something that has disappointed or stressed them.

In summary, this emoji can express:

• Vexation ;
• Sadness ;
• Worry;
• dissatisfaction;
• The surprise ;
• Sympathy.

Here are some phrases that may include this emoji:

1. Why didn't you come 😦?
2. That's not enough for me.
3. Oh, I'm really sorry to hear that, I feel bad for you 😦!

The origin of the disgruntled emoji with open mouth

Find below the content of the smiley's proposal 😦 in detail:

• Proposal number: L2/10-142
• Proposal name: Summary of directory for future amendment of ISO/IEC 10646:2011 (WG2 N3834)
• Proposed by : Michael Suignard
• Year of proposal: 2010
• Number of emojis belonging to the same proposal: 13
• Proposal file : No.142, 2010 PDF: N3834

In summary, this emoji 😦 is derived from proposal L2/10-142(2010) which was approved by the Unicode Consortium and released as emoji version 1.0 in 2015-06-09.

Features of this emoji

As you will have understood, this emoji is linked to disappointment and discontent. Below, we give you the details of its characteristics.

Now you have all the information about the displeased with open mouth emoji 😦. Use it on your messages to easily express your disappointment, your displeasure, or your sympathy.