Random-Emoji🥹
🥹 Face Holding Back Tears Emoji
A face with watery eyes and a trembling smile, trying not to cry — proud, touched, grateful, or overwhelmed.
| Official name | Face Holding Back Tears |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+1F979 |
| Shortcode | :face_holding_back_tears: (GitHub, Slack, Discord) |
| HTML entity | 🥹 |
| Unicode version | Emoji 14 (2021) |
| Category | Random Smiley Emoji › Concerned |
| Keywords | admiration, aww, back, cry, embarrassed, face, feelings, grateful, gratitude, holding |
| Also known as | Teary Smile, Proud Cry |
What does 🥹 mean?
🥹 covers the moments that are too much for words: a thoughtful gift, a child’s first steps, a reunion, an unexpectedly kind message. It is also used for “that was so sweet” and, lightly, for things so cute they hurt.
Added in Emoji 14 (2021) alongside 🫠, it was an instant hit, especially on iPhone.
“My students made me a card 🥹”“He saved the last dumpling for me 🥹”
How to type 🥹 Face Holding Back Tears
iPhone / iPadOpen the emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😀 key), search “holding back”. Requires iOS 15.4 or later.
Android (Gboard / Samsung)Tap the emoji key, type “holding back” in the search bar, or go to the Random Smiley Emoji tab.
Windows 10 / 11Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji panel and search “holding back”.
MacPress Ctrl + Cmd + Space and search, or copy it from this page.
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FAQ
Why does 🥹 show as a box or blank square?
Your device is older than Emoji 14 (2021), the release that added Face Holding Back Tears. Update your operating system, or the person you send it to will see ☐ instead.