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Frowning Face Emoji

Frowning Face is a multi-code-point sequence introduced in Emoji 0.7. It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion group, Face Concerned subgroup.

Unicode data

Unicode name
frowning face
CLDR short name
frowning face
Korean name (CLDR)
찡그린 얼굴
Code points
U+2639 U+FE0F
Group
Smileys & Emotion
Subgroup
Face Concerned
Added to Unicode
3.2
Added to Emoji
0.7
Sequence
Multi code point
Skin tones
Not defined

Data generated from Unicode 17.0.0 and CLDR 48.2.0. Last reviewed 2026-07-31.See data sources.

Search keywords

Official CLDR keywords for this emoji — these are what search matches against.

facefrownfrowningsad

Developer formats

Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.

Emoji character
☹️
Unicode code points · Sequence of multiple code points
U+2639 U+FE0F
JavaScript escape
\u{2639}\u{fe0f}
CSS escape · For content: "…"
\2639\FE0F
HTML hexadecimal entity
☹️
HTML decimal entity
☹️
JSON escaped string
"\u2639\uFE0F"
Python Unicode escape
\u2639\uFE0F
Java Unicode escape · UTF-16 surrogate pairs
\u2639\uFE0F
URL encoded value
%E2%98%B9%EF%B8%8F
UTF-8 bytes
E2 98 B9 EF B8 8F

Accessibility

Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, “frowning face”. When the emoji carries meaning rather than decoration, keep nearby text that says the same thing, and avoid repeating it several times in a row — each repetition is read out in full.

Check a sentence for accessibility problems.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Unicode code point for Frowning Face?

Frowning Face is a sequence of 2 code points: U+2639 U+FE0F.

Does Frowning Face support skin tones?

No. Unicode does not define a skin tone modifier for this emoji, so adding one would produce the base emoji followed by a stray colour swatch.

What is the U+FE0F in Frowning Face?

U+FE0F is a variation selector requesting the colour emoji presentation. Without it, the same base character may be drawn as a monochrome text glyph.

How do I use Frowning Face in HTML or code?

Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: ☹️ in HTML, \u{2639}\u{fe0f} in JavaScript.

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