Sad text faces communicate disappointment with more nuance than any single emoji. From a quiet (´•̥̥̥ ᎔ •̥̥̥`) to full despair, the characters themselves — welling eyes, downturned mouths, slumped postures — carry the feeling.
Tap any face to copy it. These work everywhere text does, including apps where the sad emoji renders inconsistently or not at all.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a sad face in text?
The simplest is 🙁 — but Unicode sad faces like (˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ ) are far more expressive. Copy one from this page and paste it into your message.
Why use a text face instead of the sad emoji?
Text faces show identically on every platform and read as more personal and deliberate than a stock emoji.
