Emoticons present the most modern way of translating an emotion through a phone or computer keyboard. Their use is favored by the different apps messaging and social media platforms. The smileys say a lot about what we feel and our interlocutor can understand our affects by seeing them even without any accompanying words. In this article, we show you the origin, meaning, use and characteristics of the 😩 emoji.
Origin of this emoji 😩
This emoji is from a 2007 and 2009 proposal, the details of which are presented below:
Proposal number 1
- Number : L2/07-257
- Last name : Working Draft Proposal for Encoding Emoji Symbols (Associated tables in ZIP file)
- Proposed by : Markus Scherer, Kat Momoi, Mark Davis,
- Year of proposal: 2007
- Number of emojis belonging to the same proposal: 753
- Case : No.257, 2007 HTML: EMOJI WD / No.257, 2007 ZIP: EMOJI WD TABLE
Proposal number 2
- Number : L2/09-026
- Last name : Emoji Symbols Proposed for New Encoding
- Proposed by : Kat Momoi, Markus Scherer, Mark Davis, Yasuo Kida, Peter Edberg (Apple Inc.), Darick Tong (Google Inc.)
- Year of proposal: 2009
- Number of emojis belonging to the same proposal: 753
- Case : No.026, 2009 PDF: R EMOJI PROPOSED / No.026, 2009 PDF: EMOJI PROPOSED
Proposal L2/07‑257(2007), L2/09‑026(2009) was approved by the Unicode Consortium and in 2015-06-02 it was released as Emoji version 1.0.
Use and meaning of the smiley 😩
First of all, it is called exhausted face emoji, because the face that represents it has raised eyebrows, closed and downward curved eyelids, a half-open mouth (in a semicircle), the corners of which are drooping showing a partial yawn or sigh.
This emoji is one of the smileys that express states of weariness, disappointment, languor and dejection. In a few words, the emotions conveyed by the exhausted face emoji are:
- Tiredness ;
- Pain ;
- Sadness ;
- Boredom, a bit like the emoji😖 ;
- Frustration ;
- Mental and physical emptiness.
Moreover, it is also complementary to emojis expressing various states related to sleep and drowsiness if we only mention the rested face emoji 😌, the tired emoji 😫, or the sleeping emoji 😪.
Here are some sentences in which we find the exhausted face emoji:
- How bored am I.
- I can't wait for the day to end to go home 😩.
- I miss my cat terribly 😩.
- I don't have my head for that anymore 😩.
The characteristics of this emoji 😩
The meaning of this emoji has some similarities to that of the demoralized face emoji with drop of sweat 😓. However, they have differences in their characteristics, of which those of the exhausted face emoji are detailed below:
| Version | 1.0 (2015-06-09) |
| Usual name | exhausted face |
| Category | Smilies and Emotions |
| Sub-category | worried-face |
| Apple designation | scared face |
| code point | U+1F629 Copy |
| Decimal | ALT+128553 |
| unicode | 6.0 (2010-10-11) |
| Key words | Face-tired-exhausted |
| Other names | · Bearded emoji;
· Drunk emoji (colloquial register); · Annoyed Emoji; · Sullen Emoji; · Upset emoji; Languid Emoji. |
By seeing this 😩 emoji on comments or in messages exchanged on social networking platforms, you'll now understand the sentiment of your interlocutor having used it. The 😣 emoji can also surprise you with its many meanings! Have you taken a look at our article?
