Meaning
Picture a person staring straight ahead with a flat, unimpressed expression—eyes lidded, mouth neutral or turned down slightly. There's nothing warm about this face; it's pure, crystallized disapproval. The eyes especially convey a sense of "really? you thought that was going to work?" judgment.
This emoji is your tool when you're not amused, not impressed, and not having it. Someone cracked a bad joke? Unamused. They made an excuse you don't buy? Unamused. You've been treated unfairly and you're making sure everyone knows your feelings about it. It's the digital equivalent of a slow blink—dismissive, tired, done. The keywords say it all: bored, jealous, pissed.
Unlike some other neutral-face emoji, this one carries a distinct edge of negativity. It's not just blank; it's actively unimpressed. People use it to shut down bad vibes, reject something out of hand, or let someone know they've disappointed you. There's a subtle confidence in it—like you're so unbothered that you can't even muster a full negative reaction; you're just... over it.
Approved as part of Unicode 0.6 in 2010 and included in Emoji 1 in 2015, this emoji has been the face of internet disapproval for over a decade. Its staying power shows how essential it is for expressing that specific shade of tired judgment.
Common Uses
- • Rejecting a bad idea or excuse
- • Expressing boredom or disinterest
- • Showing disapproval or skepticism
- • Shutting down an unwelcome advance
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
On TikTok and Twitter, this emoji has become internet shorthand for when you're "not mad, just disappointed"—a more cutting response than outright anger because it suggests you had higher expectations.
Keywords
Related Emoji
Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:unamused: :unamused: :unamused: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 😒 |
| HTML (hex) | 😒 |
| CSS | \1F612 |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDE12 |
| Python | \U0001F612 |
| Java | \uD83D\uDE12 |
| Perl | \x{1F612} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F612} |
| Punycode | xn--2r6a |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%98%92 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x98 0x92 |
😒 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | বিরক্ত মুখ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 不高兴 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 不高興 |
| Danish | uimponeret ansigt |
| Dutch | chagrijnig gezicht |
| English | unamused face |
| English (UK) | unamused face |
| Estonian | põlglik nägu |
| Finnish | ei naurata |
| French | visage blasé |
| German | verstimmtes Gesicht |
| Hindi | अप्रसन्न चेहरा |
| Hungarian | unott arc |
| Italian | faccina contrariata |
| Japanese | しらけた |
| Korean | 지루해하는 얼굴 |
| Lithuanian | nelinksmas veidas |
| Malay | muka tidak puas hati |
| Norwegian | misfornøyd |
| Polish | niezadowolona twarz |
| Portuguese | rosto aborrecido |
| Russian | скучает |
| Spanish | cara de desaprobación |
| Spanish (Mexico) | cara de desaprobación |
| Swedish | missnöjt ansikte |
| Thai | หน้าหน่าย |
| Ukrainian | невдоволене обличчя |
| Vietnamese | mặt buồn |