🥱 Yawning Face

Code Points: U+1F971

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🥱 Emoji Meaning

The 🥱 yawning face emoji most commonly expresses:

  • Tiredness or sleepiness: This is the most straightforward and frequent meaning. It can signal that someone is physically tired, hasn't slept well, or is just feeling sluggish.
  • Boredom: The yawning face can indicate that someone finds something uninteresting or tedious. Think of a long meeting, a dull lecture, or a predictable movie.
  • Indifference or apathy: Sometimes, the yawn emoji can express a lack of enthusiasm or care about something. It can be a subtle way of showing disinterest.
  • Exhaustion (physical or emotional): Beyond simple tiredness, the emoji can convey a deeper sense of being drained, either physically after strenuous activity or emotionally after a demanding situation.
  • (Less commonly) Sarcasm or passive aggression: In certain contexts, the yawning face emoji might be used sarcastically to imply that something is boring or a waste of time, though this meaning is less prevalent and relies heavily on surrounding text.

The specific meaning often depends on the context of the conversation. Consider the surrounding text and the relationship with the person using the emoji to understand its intended nuance.


Yawning Face Emoji Images

Here is how Yawning Face emoji looks like on iPhone, Android, Facebook, Messenger and X:

Face-Concerned Related Emoji

Here is a list of other emojis from the Smileys & Emotion category, Face-Concerned subcategory: