grimacing face
About this emoji
The grimacing face emoji is part of the Smileys & Emotion category (face-neutral-skeptical) since Unicode 1.0. It is associated with: awk, awkward, dentist, face.
The grimacing face emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category, specifically the face-neutral-skeptical subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 1.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 😬 grimacing face emoji for expressing feelings, reactions, and emotions in messages and social media posts. It is often associated with awk, awkward, dentist, face.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 😬 |
| Name | grimacing face |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Subgroup | face-neutral-skeptical |
| Unicode version | 1.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F62C |
| Shortcode alias | :grimacing_face: |
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 :grimacing_face: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “grimacing face” 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.