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😖confounded face

😖 confounded face belongs to Smileys & Emotion. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.

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Meaning

A face showing intense frustration, distress, or feeling overwhelmed.

Aliases

:confounded:

Keywords

annoyedconfoundedconfusedcringedistraughtfacefeelsfrustratedmadsadconfounded face

What does 😖 confounded face mean?

The confounded face typically represents a mix of frustration, sadness, and feeling overwhelmed. It is often used to express distress when a situation is going wrong or when someone feels at their wits' end. Depending on context, it can also convey a sense of cringing or being deeply annoyed.

Often used for

Reacting to a stressful or overwhelming situation
Expressing frustration when things keep going wrong
Showing a mix of sadness and anger
Conveying a cringing or deeply uncomfortable feeling

Tone: This emoji leans heavier on distress and frustration than simple anger. It can sometimes be mistaken for just crying, but the scrunched eyes and mouth usually imply a more active, agonized frustration.

😖 in real messages

i've been trying to fix this bug for 3 hours 😖
my car broke down again 😖
just got my test grade back 😖
the wifi went out right in the middle of my meeting 😖
why did i think watching that horror movie alone was a good idea 😖

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How 😖 confounded face looks

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😖 confounded face codes for developers

Every format below produces 😖 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.

Emoji	`😖`
Unicode codepoints	`U+1F616`
HTML (decimal)	`😖`
HTML (hex)	`😖`
CSS	`\1F616`
JavaScript	`\u{1F616}`
JSON	`\uD83D\uDE16`
URL encoded	`%F0%9F%98%96`
Shortcode (GitHub)	`:confounded:`
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Emoticon	`X(`