Distorted Face Emoji
A face with distorted, wavy features, often appearing bloated or melting, conveying intense anxiety, panic, or shock. It is commonly used to express overwhelming vulnerability, a sudden surprise, or a state of being emotionally overwhelmed in stressful or awkward situations.
Distorted Face is a fully-qualified emoji encoded in Unicode 17.0 , and included in Emoji 17.0 in 2025.
This emoji is part of the Smileys & Emotion and is grouped with other Face Concerned emojis. Part of the Unicode Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A block.
To find this emoji, you can use the following keywords:
- anxiety
- bloated
- panic
- shocked
- surprised
- vulnerable
Copy and paste the Distorted Face emoji:
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Codes & Encoding for the Distorted Face Emoji
Click any code below to copy it to your clipboard.
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Codepoint
U+1FAEA✓ Copied -
HTML (decimal)
🫪✓ Copied -
HTML (hex)
🫪✓ Copied -
CSS
\1FAEA✓ Copied -
JavaScript
\u{1FAEA}✓ Copied -
URL-encoded
%F0%9F%AB%AA✓ Copied -
Shortcode
:distorted_face:✓ Copied - Unicode block Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A
How to Type the Distorted Face Emoji
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iOS Use the emoji keyboard (globe icon → smiley)
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Android Use Gboard's emoji keyboard, or type the emoji's name
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Windows Win + . opens the emoji picker
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macOS Ctrl + Cmd + Space opens the character viewer
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Linux Ctrl + Shift + e then codepoint, or use IBus picker
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Web Paste the character or use an emoji-picker library
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Slack Type :distorted_face: (autocompletes to the emoji)
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Discord Type :distorted_face: (autocompletes to the emoji)
How to Use the Distorted Face Emoji
- That face is how I feel after that exam.
- She sent a when she heard the news.
- My reaction to the plot twist was pure .