😔 Pensive face
😔 Emoji meaning
Pensive, regret, melancholy, pain, loneliness.
Table of Contents
😔 Meaning
A disappointed face 😔 expresses thoughtfulness and regret while looking down and taking time to think. This emoji represents melancholy, general dissatisfaction and frustration. It conveys various sad emotions such as disappointment, pain or loneliness and is less intense than other sad emoji such as the loudly crying face 😭, making it more thoughtful. This emoji can be used to express unhappiness, missed opportunities, or regret over a decision. It is also used to show compassion and understanding for others' feelings when someone is going through a difficult time or has been disappointed.
Examples
- Aw, that’s such a shame! 😔
- Today just isn’t my day. 😔
- Are you feeling a little down too? 😔
Learn more about the meaning
Commonly confused with
Direction Variant
Pensive vs crying; both represent feeling down, whether or not tears are shown.
Same Emotion
Slightly frowning vs pensive face; both gentle sadness or disappointment.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Pensive face” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .
In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.
Keywords added
In the release of Emoji 11.0 and Unicode 11.0 in 2018 there was 1 change.
Keywords removed
In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
Keywords added
In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
Keywords added
In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.
Keywords removed
Similar emojis from "Sleepy and Unwell"
Comments
(4) Comments
Sheenu When I am very unhappy, I send this emoji.
Disha Trying to hold back laughter in a serious situation.
Samuel Feeling regretful or sorry about something.
Rere Obviously, I did something wrong.