cracking face
A yellow face with a jagged crack running across it, suggesting something breaking or giving way
Meaning
A yellow face with a jagged crack running across it, suggesting something breaking or giving way. It commonly conveys feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or close to losing composure, often in a humorous or exaggerated way. People use it to signal that a situation is pushing them to their limit, or that they are barely holding it together. It can also express a sudden realization or shock. Because it is relatively new, its usage is still settling, and some may read it as literal damage rather than emotional strain.
Cracking face โ Approved as part of Emoji 18.0 in 2026.
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Unicode data
U+1FAEBcracking faceF0 9F AB ABShortcodes
:cracking_face:HTML & CSS
🫫🫫\1FAEB Languages
\u{1FAEB}\U0001FAEB\x{1FAEB}\u{1FAEB}Encodings
xn--d39h%F0%9F%AB%ABFrequently asked
What does ๐ซซ cracking face mean?
A yellow face with a jagged crack running across it, suggesting something breaking or giving way. It commonly conveys feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or close to losing composure, often in a humorous or exaggerated way. People use it to signal that a situation is pushing them to their limit, or that they are barely holding it together. It can also express a sudden realization or shock. Because it is relatively new, its usage is still settling, and some may read it as literal damage rather than emotional strain.
What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for ๐ซซ cracking face?
U+1FAEB (Unicode 18.0, 2026) ยท :cracking_face:
Which emojis are related to ๐ซซ cracking face?
๐ smiling face with smiling eyes, ๐ face with tears of joy, ๐ upside-down face, ๐ grinning face, ๐ grinning face with big eyes, ๐ grinning face with smiling eyes, ๐ beaming face with smiling eyes, ๐ grinning squinting face