An emoji can translate several affects at the same time. Its meaning can change depending on its use in a sentence. Indeed, the same smiley can express both sadness and anger, or even surprise. In this article we are going to tell you about the 😰 emoji which belongs to the subcategory of worried face emojis. What is its origin ? What might be its different meanings and uses? What are its characteristics ? Magnifying glass.
The origin of the emoji 😰
This emoji is from a 2007 and 2009 proposal, the details of which are presented below:
😰 Emoji Proposition 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
😰 emoji suggestion 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.
The meaning and different uses of the 😰 emoji
This is the famous anxious face emoji with drop of sweat, belonging to the group of emojis that express worry and annoyance. He is represented by drooping eyebrows drawn on a light blue forehead, two oval eyes, a mouth slightly bent downwards, in the shape of a semicircle, and a drop of cold sweat.
The affect conveyed by this smiley is the same one feels when one has just been questioned at random by a teacher and one is anxious because one does not know the correct answer. However, it can also convey a feeling of despondency, much like the sad but relieved face emoji expression 😥, but it's a little closer to emojis that express dread and fear like the fearful face emoji 😨 or the one who screams in fear 😱.
In a few words, the emoji 😰 stands for:
- Fear;
- Fear ;
- oppression;
- Anxiety ;
- Psychological distress;
- Emotional disorder;
- Disappointment ;
- Indecision.
Here are some example sentences that may include the anxious face with sweat drop emoji:
- I don't know what to do 😰.
- What am I going to have to tell him 😰.
- I'm afraid to see the result 😰.
- I can't take it anymore.
Features of 😰 Emoji
The gradient of blue that covers the top of this emoji's face evokes a surging feeling of fear and worry. This is accentuated with the cold sweat drop and the downward curved eyebrows. Here are the characteristics of the 😰 emoji:
| Version | 1.0 (2015-06-09) |
| Usual name | Anxious face with drop of sweat |
| Category | Smilies and Emotions |
| Sub-category | worried-face |
| Apple designation | Anxious face with drop of sweat |
| code point | U+1F630 Copy |
| Decimal | ALT+128560 |
| unicode | 6.0 (2010-10-11) |
| Key words | Face-mouth-sweat-cold-anxious face with drop of sweat |
| Other names | · Tormented face emoji;
· oppressed emoji; · Bothered emoji. |
When you receive a message that shocks you to the point of scaring you or making you anxious, use the smiley 😰 to express your feelings.
