Meaning
A scrunched, grimacing face — persevering, struggling, or 'ugh'.
Persevering face — Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
In conversation
The universal 'this is hard but I'm pushing through': exams, deadlines, gym, bad days.
Tone
Weary determination.
Common uses
- hard work
- frustration at tasks
- saying 'ugh'
- enduring something
Watch out
In some fonts it looks like laughing-crying — context makes it clear.
Examples
- deadline week 😣
- this math problem 😣
- pushing through 😣
- ugh, again 😣
Also known as
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 — official Unicode data.
Quick facts
Quick facts
- Code points
U+1F623- Unicode name
- persevering face
- Category
- Smileys & EmotionConcerned faces
- Unicode
- 6.0 · 2010Emoji 0.6Unicode history
- Keywords
- concentrateconcentrationfacefocusheadachepersevereperseveringemojimeaningmean
Developer
Unicode data
U+1F623persevering faceF0 9F 98 A3Shortcodes
:persevering_face:HTML & CSS
😣😣\1F623 Languages
\u{1F623}\U0001F623\x{1F623}\u{1F623}Encodings
xn--e38h%F0%9F%98%A3See this emoji in open styles
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What does 😣 persevering face mean?
A scrunched, grimacing face — persevering, struggling, or 'ugh'.
How is 😣 persevering face used in conversation?
The universal 'this is hard but I'm pushing through': exams, deadlines, gym, bad days.
What should I watch out for when using 😣 persevering face?
In some fonts it looks like laughing-crying — context makes it clear.