face holding back tears
About this emoji
The face holding back tears emoji is part of the Smileys & Emotion category (face-concerned) since Unicode 14.0. It is associated with: admiration, aww, back, cry.
The face holding back tears emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category, specifically the face-concerned subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 14.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🥹 face holding back tears emoji for expressing feelings, reactions, and emotions in messages and social media posts. It is often associated with admiration, aww, back, cry.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🥹 |
| Name | face holding back tears |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Subgroup | face-concerned |
| Unicode version | 14.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F979 |
| Shortcode alias | :face_holding_back_tears: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :face_holding_back_tears: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “face holding back tears” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.