face with spiral eyes
Unicode: 1F635 200D 1F4AB
Description
A yellow circular face with crossed-out eyes and an open mouth, sometimes featuring circular lines around its head. It conveys dizziness, intoxication, or being stunned.
Group:
Smileys & Emotion > face-unwell
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents dizziness, stupor, disorientation, or being 'knocked out.' Can also convey being extremely tired, drunk, or overwhelmed.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010) as 'Dizzy Face', inspired by classic cartoon depictions of characters after a struggle or when feeling extremely unwell, with crossed eyes signifying disorientation. The later addition of '200D 1F4AB' (Dashing Away) gives it the effect lines, further emphasizing its dizzy or 'knocked out' state.
Usage Examples
- Feeling unwell: 'I stood up too fast and now I'm 😵💫.'
- Being overwhelmed: 'My brain is completely fried after that exam 😵💫.'
- Reacting to something shocking: 'Did you see that? I'm absolutely 😵💫.'
- Expressing extreme fatigue: 'I'm so sleepy, I'm practically 😵💫.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to express feeling dizzy, lightheaded, unwell, very tired, or drunk.
East Asian culture:
Can be used to imply being unconscious, 'dead from laughter,' or extremely surprised and bewildered, showing a state of total confusion or shock.