The sad but relieved face emoji 😥 is one people reach for without thinking, and its tone shifts with the moment. Unicode officially calls it “Sad but Relieved Face” (U+1F625).
In everyday use its exact tone depends on the context and who is reading it. Like any emoji, the exact tone depends on context, the platform, and who is reading it — so a few words alongside it remove any doubt.
“One small symbol, a lot of meaning, depending on the moment.”
Context matters with 😥. The same emoji can read warmly among friends but feel abrupt when sent alone to someone you barely know. Read the conversation, and add a few words when the tone could be taken the wrong way.
⚠️ Weak opener. 😥 signals a mixed feeling a stranger cannot place.
| Context | Scale |
|---|---|
| Formal use | ██░░░░░░░░ 2/10 |
| Casual use | ██████████ 10/10 |
| Positive | █████░░░░░ 5/10 |
| Negative | ██████░░░░ 6/10 |
| Romantic | ██░░░░░░░░ 2/10 |
| Platonic | ███████░░░ 7/10 |
In a group chat, a single 😥 can answer faster than a sentence — on a friend’s post it reads as a reaction, in a reply it reads as tone.
| Emoji version | Emoji 0.6 |
| Unicode | U+1F625 |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | cara triste pero aliviada |
| Portuguese | rosto triste, mas aliviado |
| French | visage triste mais soulagé |
| German | trauriges aber erleichtertes Gesicht |
| Arabic | وجه خيبة أمل |
| Hindi | निराश लेकिन चिंतामुक्त चेहरा |
| Urdu | مایوس لیکن پر سکون چہرہ |
| Japanese | どうしよう |
| Korean | 실망했지만 안도하는 얼굴 |
| Chinese | 失望但如释重负 |
| Turkish | üzgün ama rahatlamış yüz |
| Indonesian | wajah kecewa namun lega |
| Filipino | malungkot pero naibsan |
😥 appears widely across social media, messaging and brand communications. Its exact meaning keeps evolving with internet culture and the communities that use it most.
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F625 |
| HTML Decimal | 😥 |
| HTML Hex | 😥 |
| CSS | \1F625 |
Full specification: Unicode Full Emoji List.
Win + . → search the nameControl + Command + Space😥Its meaning depends on context — see the Tone Guide above. Check the Misread Alert and Tone Guide above for context.
Same Unicode (U+1F625), different artwork — Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each design their own.
Check the Tone Guide — a low formal score means keep it out of formal, client-facing messages.
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