🥲
Smiling Face With Tear Emoji
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Emoji Overview
Unicode Code Point | U+1F972 1F972 |
Emoji Name | smiling face with tear |
Unicode Version Date Added for Emoji | 13.0March 2020 |
Category | |
Keywords | tearsmilebittersweet |
🥲 Meaning and Explanation
The 🥲 emoji shows a smiling face with a single tear rolling down its cheek. It represents a complex emotion of being happy and sad at the same time.
This emoji is used for situations that are bittersweet, such as feeling proud and emotional, or trying to stay positive despite facing difficulties. It captures a feeling of being touched, relieved, or grateful, even while crying.
🥲 How to Use
This emoji is perfect for expressing mixed emotions:
- Happy Tears: When you are so happy or proud that you start to cry.
- Bittersweet Moments: For situations that are both happy and sad, like a graduation or a farewell.
- Putting on a Brave Face: When you are trying to smile through pain or disappointment.
- Feeling Touched or Grateful: When someone's kindness makes you emotional.
🥲 Cultural Background
| Region | Common Meaning | Additional Notes or Misunderstandings |
|---|---|---|
| Global | Happy and sad, bittersweet, touched, resilient | The combination of a smile and a tear is widely understood to represent mixed emotions. |
| Younger Generations | Relatable struggle, dark humor | Often used to express the feeling of smiling through chaos or stress. |
| Supportive Contexts | Empathy, shared struggle | Can be used to show solidarity with someone going through a tough time. |