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🫤 face with diagonal mouth Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste
Quick info
- Unicode
- U+1FAE4
- Shortcode
:face-with-diagonal-mouth:- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
- Subcategory
- concerned
- Added in
- Unicode 14.0
- Also known as
- meh emoji, ambivalent emoji, uncertain face emoji, mixed feelings emoji, undecided emoji
What Does the face with diagonal mouth Emoji 🫤 Mean?
Mouth pulled diagonally across the face — neither up nor down, literally caught in the middle. 🫤 is the emoji of ambivalence, uncertainty, and the "ehhhh" feeling that resists being filed neatly into positive or negative.
Released in Unicode 14.0 in 2021, 🫤 filled a real gap. Before it, expressing genuine ambivalence required multiple emojis or a paragraph of qualifications. With 🫤, the diagonal mouth says it all: I'm not sure. This could go either way. I'm leaning slightly somewhere but I can't commit.
In texting, 🫤 shows up when asked for an opinion you don't fully have. "Did you like the movie?" "🫤 honestly kind of both?" "Is this a good idea?" "🫤 maybe?" It's the emoji response of the truly undecided, or of someone who's seen enough of both sides to resist a clean verdict.
There's also a skeptical version: 🫤 as "I'm not sure about this" when you're presented with an idea that doesn't quite sit right but you can't name why. Not quite 🙄 (that's dismissal), not quite 🤔 (that's active thinking) — 🫤 is the unresolved in-between.
Gen Z loves 🫤 for the "I have mixed feelings and I'm not going to iron them out" energy. Committing fully to an opinion is work. 🫤 honors the genuine complexity of having partial feelings about something.
On social media, 🫤 appears in review contexts, polarizing content reactions, and situations where the verdict is legitimately split. "The reboot 🫤" under a divisive sequel. "The update 🫤" under a product change with real tradeoffs.
Unicode 14.0, 2021. The diagonal mouth is the entire visual concept and it renders clearly across all platforms. Apple makes it particularly expressive with a visible asymmetry.
As a 2021 addition, this emoji may not render correctly on older devices or unupdated systems - users on older iPhones or Android versions might see a broken character. On supported platforms, Apple's rendering is clear: the diagonal mouth is visually distinct and the ambivalence is legible immediately. The emoji has found particular traction in situations where someone is being asked to weigh in on something they have complicated feelings about. "What do you think of the new design?" followed by this is a complete answer that somehow says a lot while committing to nothing. In political and cultural commentary contexts it appears when someone wants to signal that the situation is more complicated than a simple good or bad verdict allows.
How to Use 🫤 face with diagonal mouth Emoji
“Was the concert good? 🫤 the sound quality was rough but the setlist was amazing”
“Tried the new place — 🫤 wouldn't go back but wouldn't warn people away either”
“Does this work? 🫤 kind of?”
Technical Details
| Unicode | U+1FAE4 |
| HTML Entity | 🫤 |
| CSS Code | \1FAE4 |
| Shortcode | :face-with-diagonal-mouth: |
| Keywords | confused, confusion, diagonal, disappointed, doubt, doubtful, face, frustrated, frustration, meh, mouth, skeptical, unsure, whatever, wtv, with |
| Unicode Version | 14.0 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🫤 mean in texting?
🫤 means genuine ambivalence or uncertainty — the diagonal mouth signals a feeling that won't sort cleanly into positive or negative. It's the 'I have mixed feelings and they're both real' emoji.
When should I use 🫤 instead of 🤔?
Use 🤔 when you're actively thinking something through. Use 🫤 when you've arrived at a verdict and the verdict is 'genuinely mixed.' 🤔 is mid-process; 🫤 is the conclusion that both sides have merit.
How is 🫤 used on social media?
On Twitter/X and TikTok, 🫤 appears under polarizing content — divisive sequels, controversial decisions, updates with real tradeoffs. It's the honest review emoji for things where 'it's complicated' is the accurate answer.
