Sad Emojis
18 emojis tagged sad in the official Unicode CLDR project. Click any emoji for its meaning, copy-paste, and per-platform rendering.
Sad emojis cover the full spectrum of melancholy — from quiet disappointment to overwhelmed crying. The set includes 💧 droplet, 😔 pensive face, 😪 sleepy face, 😕 confused face, 😟 worried face, 🙁 slightly frowning face, 🥺 pleading face, 😥 sad but relieved face, 😢 crying face, 😭 loudly crying face, and 😖 confounded face. Each maps to a specific shade of sadness. Use them when you want to convey emotional weight, react to bad news, or — as Gen Z often does — co-opt the saddest faces for joke contexts ("when there's no more pizza 😭").
- 💧 droplet
- 😔 pensive face
- 😪 sleepy face
- 😕 confused face
- 😟 worried face
- 🙁 slightly frowning face
- 🥺 pleading face
- 😥 sad but relieved face
- 😢 crying face
- 😭 loudly crying face
- 😖 confounded face
- 😞 disappointed face
- 😓 downcast face with sweat
- 😩 weary face
- 😫 tired face
- 😿 crying cat
- 💔 broken heart
- 🥹 face holding back tears
Frequently asked about sad emojis
What's the difference between 😢 and 😭?
😢 crying face shows a single tear and reads as genuine but contained sadness. 😭 loudly crying face shows floods of tears and reads as either deep distress or, more commonly online, comedic over-reaction ('this meme killed me 😭'). The latter has largely replaced 😂 among Gen Z.
Why is 🥺 (pleading face) controversial?
🥺 was added in 2018 and quickly became associated with overly cutesy or manipulative pleading on TikTok ('uwu' culture). Some users find it grating; others use it as the universal 'please?' face. It's also used ironically to caption wholesome content.
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