😭 Loudly crying face
😭 Emoji meaning
Intense crying, despair, sadness, irony, strong emotion.
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😭 Meaning
A face crying violently 😭 symbolizes despair and inconsolability, while the tears flow from the eyes like a waterfall. It represents feelings of sadness, pain, or defeat, and is sometimes used in ironic contexts. For example, when something is so funny that you can hardly stop yourself from laughing, or when someone is making a drama out of an insignificant situation. This emoji is one of the most popular on social media sites like Twitter and expresses some intense emotions like pride, overwhelming joy or even relief. The interpretation of this emoji varies depending on the context and can have both serious and humorous meanings.
Examples
- This is so sad! 😭
- I miss you so much. 😭
- Why is this so hard? 😭
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Commonly confused with
Same Emotion
Crying vs loudly crying face; difference is intensity, both show being very sad.
See-no-evil vs loudly crying face; both used for ‘I can’t look’ or ‘this is too much’ reactions.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Loudly crying 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.
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In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
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In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
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In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.
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Nancy I use it to express extreme gratitude, e.g. for a beautiful compliment that overwhelms you. Also, for a sweet nostalgic or a very touching memory.
Anonymous When I'm almost laughing my ass off, I use this emoji.