What does π mean?
Upside-down face: irony, sarcasm or a 'well, this is fine' kind of resignation.
Its official Unicode name is UPSIDE-DOWN FACE and its CLDR short name is "upside-down face" (in Hungarian: "arc fejjel lefelΓ©"). It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion group and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- face
- hehe
- smile
- upside-down
In Hungarian: arc, fejjel lefelΓ©, fejjel lefelΓ© fordult arc, szmΓ‘jli
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws π 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+1F643. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- UPSIDE-DOWN FACE
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- arc fejjel lefelΓ©
- English name (CLDR)
- upside-down face
- Emoji version
- Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Group
- Smileys & Emotion Β· face smiling
- Length
- 1 code point Β· 4 bytes in UTF-8 Β· 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :upside_down_face:
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Frequently asked questions
What does the π emoji mean?
Upside-down face: irony, sarcasm or a 'well, this is fine' kind of resignation.
How do I type the π 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 "face".
When was the π emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 1.0 (2015), 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.