🥹 Face Holding Back Tears emoji meaning
🥹 shows a smiling face with eyes welling up with tears. It expresses being deeply touched, grateful or proud, the feeling of happy tears you are trying to hold back. It can also show sadness you are bravely holding in.
U+1F979
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🥹 How people use it
- Reacting to a heartfelt message
- Feeling proud of someone
- Saying thank you with emotion
Example messages
This letter made my whole week 🥹
My little brother graduated today 🥹
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Emoji details
| Name | face holding back tears |
|---|---|
| Codepoints | U+1F979 |
| Category | Smileys |
| Keywords | admiration, aww, back, cry, embarrassed, face, feelings, grateful, gratitude, holding, joy, please, proud, resist |
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What does the 🥹 face holding back tears emoji mean?
🥹 shows a smiling face with eyes welling up with tears. It expresses being deeply touched, grateful or proud, the feeling of happy tears you are trying to hold back. It can also show sadness you are bravely holding in.
Are the backgrounds transparent?
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