๐Ÿ˜ถ

๐Ÿ˜ถ Emoji meaning

I'm speechless! Speechlessness, silence, awkward situations.

๐Ÿ˜ถ Meaning

Emoji without a mouth. Is speechless, has no words. Someone does not want to or cannot say anything about a specific topic. Used in difficult, embarrassing or bad conversations. Imagine what it would say if it had a mouth!

Examples

  • Wow, that was awkward! ๐Ÿ˜ถ
  • Are you serious right now? ๐Ÿ˜ถ
  • I'd rather not say anything about that. ๐Ÿ˜ถ

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Commonly confused with

Same Emotion

Face without mouth
โ†”

Expressionless vs face without mouth; both represent speechlessness or emotional flatness.

ZWJ Sequence

Face without mouth
โ†”
Face in clouds

Mouthless face vs face in clouds; both obscure mouth/face, used for confusion or zoning out.

Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji โ€œFace without mouthโ€ was approved as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015 and added to Emoji 1.0 .

In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ awkward + blank + expressionless + mouthless + mute + secret + silence + speechless

Keywords removed

- face without mouth

In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ face without mouth

In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ face + mouth + quiet + silent

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Comments

(6) Comments

  • Want to tell you, but silence is being forced.

  • The message was unclear and made me feel lost and fuzzy about what was written.

  • I use it to express, โ€œOkay, I'm not going to say anything!โ€œ.

  • For me, this emoji is for introverts.

  • Use this emoji when not ready to say anything about a topic. If the other person keeps typing, let the world read while continuing to send the emoji.

  • Expresses neutrality, withdrawal, indifference, and a preference to stay out of a situation or remain in the background.