Meaning
A face with wide eyes and hands on cheeks, screaming — horror, shock, or dramatic surprise.
Face screaming in fear — Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
In conversation
For scary things (horror content), dramatic bad news, or exaggerated 'WHAT?!' reactions.
Tone
Alarmed and dramatic.
Common uses
- reacting to scary content
- shocking news
- saying 'WHAT'
- over-the-top surprise
Watch out
Dramatic enough to feel theatrical — for genuine fear, words carry more weight.
Examples
- WHAT 😱
- that jumpscare 😱
- no way, really? 😱
- I'm scared 😱
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 — official Unicode data.
Quick facts
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Unicode data
U+1F631face screaming in fearF0 9F 98 B1Shortcodes
:face_screaming_in_fear:HTML & CSS
😱😱\1F631 Languages
\u{1F631}\U0001F631\x{1F631}\u{1F631}Encodings
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What does 😱 face screaming in fear mean?
A face with wide eyes and hands on cheeks, screaming — horror, shock, or dramatic surprise.
How is 😱 face screaming in fear used in conversation?
For scary things (horror content), dramatic bad news, or exaggerated 'WHAT?!' reactions.
What should I watch out for when using 😱 face screaming in fear?
Dramatic enough to feel theatrical — for genuine fear, words carry more weight.