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Some emojis are super easy to understand, while others—like a little smiling face with tears in its eyes—seem contradictory. Is it a happy face? A sad face? A little of both? In this article, we’ll show you all the possible meanings of the emotional 🥹 (holding back tears) emoji over text or on social media, plus how to reply to it to support your friends through their ups and downs. Let’s check it out!
Things You Should Know
- The 🥹 emoji shows symbolizes someone trying to cry when they’re overcome with joy, pride, or by something very sweet or touching.
- A 🥹 emoji can also refer to someone putting on a brave face while they’re sad, angry, or hurt.[1]
- Reply to 🥹 by showing the sender some support—if they’re happy, congratulate or compliment them! If they’re sad, be sympathetic and comforting.
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- The 🥹 emoji was recognized as the most popular new emoji in 2022.[5]Thanks
- 🥹 is also known as the “teary eyed,” “tears of joy,” “pooling tears,” resisting tears,” “tearing up,” emotional face,” “proud tears,” “tears welling up,” or “happy cry” emoji.Thanks
References
- ↑ https://emojipedia.org/face-holding-back-tears
- ↑ https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2020/20064-face-holding-back-tears.pdf
- ↑ https://www.emojiall.com/en/emoji/%F0%9F%A5%B9
- ↑ https://symbolplanet.com/face-holding-back-tears-emoji-mean/
- ↑ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/confused-by-some-emoji-heres-how-to-decipher-them/
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