Category: Smileys & Emotion

😪sleepy face

😪 sleepy 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

Represents feeling sleepy, tired, or ready for bed, often used to say goodnight.

Aliases

:sleepy:

Keywords

cryingfacegoodnightsadsleepsleepingsleepytiredsleepy face

What does 😪 sleepy face mean?

The sleepy face emoji depicts a face with closed eyes and a snot bubble, a visual trope from anime and manga used to indicate sleep. It is often used to express feeling tired, exhausted, or ready to go to sleep. Depending on context, it can also be used to say goodnight or, because the drop can resemble a tear, to convey mild sadness or crying.

Often used for

Expressing exhaustion after a long day
Saying goodnight to someone
Complaining about being tired at work or school
Showing that you are falling asleep during a boring activity
Conveying mild sadness or feeling down

Tone: The tone is generally lighthearted or mildly pathetic rather than deeply distressed. A common pitfall is confusing the snot bubble for a tear, though people do use it to mean crying depending on context.

😪 in real messages

i'm so exhausted, going to bed early 😪
that meeting could have been an email 😪
goodnight!! talk tomorrow 😪
i've been studying for 5 hours straight 😪
feeling a little down today 😪

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How 😪 sleepy face looks

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😪 sleepy face codes for developers

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Emoji	`😪`
Unicode codepoints	`U+1F62A`
HTML (decimal)	`😪`
HTML (hex)	`😪`
CSS	`\1F62A`
JavaScript	`\u{1F62A}`
JSON	`\uD83D\uDE2A`
URL encoded	`%F0%9F%98%AA`
Shortcode (GitHub)	`:sleepy:`