🥲 Smiling Face with Tear emoji meaning
A smiling face with a single tear running down one cheek. It shows mixed feelings: being touched, grateful or proud, or smiling through something sad or painful. It is often used for bittersweet moments or for laughing off a small misfortune.
U+1F972
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🥲 How people use it
- Being moved by a kind message or gift
- Joking about a bad situation you can only smile at
- Feeling proud, like at a graduation
Example messages
Payday came and my rent took all of it 🥲
You remembered my birthday 🥲 thank you
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Emoji details
| Name | smiling face with tear |
|---|---|
| Codepoints | U+1F972 |
| Category | Smileys |
| Keywords | face, glad, grateful, happy, joy, pain, proud, relieved, smile, smiley, smiling, tear, touched |
More emojis: Smileys
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FAQ
What does the 🥲 smiling face with tear emoji mean?
A smiling face with a single tear running down one cheek. It shows mixed feelings: being touched, grateful or proud, or smiling through something sad or painful. It is often used for bittersweet moments or for laughing off a small misfortune.
Are the backgrounds transparent?
Yes, every PNG has a transparent background.