flushed face
Unicode: 1F633
Description
A yellow circular face with wide, shocked eyes, raised eyebrows, and a small, open mouth, often expressing embarrassment, surprise, or awkwardness.
Group:
Smileys & Emotion > face-concerned
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents embarrassment, blushing, shyness, awkwardness, or a mild state of shock/disbelief. Can also convey a sense of being flustered or taken aback.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Its design evokes a classic anime or manga style of showing embarrassment or a 'blush' state, with wide eyes and a small mouth. It quickly became a popular way to visually represent feeling flustered or shy in digital communication.
Usage Examples
- Feeling embarrassed: 'I can't believe I just said that! 😳'
- Blushing: 'Oh, stop it, you're making me blush! 😳'
- Awkward situation: 'That was super awkward... 😳'
- Mild surprise/disbelief: 'Wait, really? I had no idea 😳'
- Being flustered: 'I completely messed up my lines 😳'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to express personal embarrassment, cringing at a situation, or being caught off guard.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often conveying a sense of shyness, awkwardness, or being speechless in a cute or endearing way. Can sometimes be used humorously when someone is 'lost for words'.