What does 😪 mean?
A sleepy face with a bubble from the nose (an anime sign of sleep, not a tear): tiredness.
Its official Unicode name is SLEEPY FACE and its CLDR short name is "sleepy face" (in Hungarian: "álmos arc"). It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- crying
- face
- good
- night
- sad
- sleep
- sleeping
- sleepy
- tired
In Hungarian: álmos, arc, ásít, fáradt, sír, szmájli, szomorú
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws 😪 in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F62A. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- SLEEPY FACE
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- álmos arc
- English name (CLDR)
- sleepy face
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Smileys & Emotion · face sleepy
- Length
- 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :sleepy:
Related emojis
- Relieved face
- Pensive face
- Drooling face
- Sleeping face
- Face with bags under eyes
Frequently asked questions
What does the 😪 emoji mean?
A sleepy face with a bubble from the nose (an anime sign of sleep, not a tear): tiredness.
How do I type the 😪 emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "crying".
When was the 😪 emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.