U+1F62C "😬" Grimacing Face Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
😬
U+1F62C "😬" Grimacing Face is a yellow face with a wide open mouth showing clenched teeth, designed to convey a sense of awkwardness, nervousness, embarrassment, or strained discomfort. Often used in situations where someone is cringing, feeling tense, or trying to force a smile through an uncomfortable moment, this emoji contrasts with genuinely happy expressions by emphasizing visible teeth and a tight, unnatural grin. It belongs to the Emoticons block in Unicode 6.0, released in 2010, and has become a versatile digital tool for expressing social unease or a wince-inducing response to an awkward comment or situation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F62C |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Grimacing Face |
| Block | Emoticons |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 😬 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 😬 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x98 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDE2C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F62C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\ude2c |