☹
Misc Symbol 58
- Unicode
- U+2639
- Category
- Zodiac
- HTML Entity
- ☹
- CSS
- \2639
The ☹ symbol, officially known as the White Frowning Face, is a classic typographic representation of sadness, disappointment, or displeasure. Introduced in Unicode 1.1 alongside the standard smiley face (☺), it predates modern colorful emojis and is often used in plain text environments for a minimalist aesthetic. Today, it remains popular in text-based messaging, nostalgic typography, and simple digital expressions of negative emotion.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9785 or Win+. then search 'frowning face'
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search 'frowning face'
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 2639 then Space
- HTML
- ☹ or ☹
In Programming
While not used in standard programming syntax, the ☹ symbol is occasionally included in string literals or error messages to humorously indicate a failure or exception in terminal outputs.
Tags
ASCII frown
Unicode sad face
emoticon
frown
minimalist sad face
plain text emoticon
retro sad face
sad face
smiley
text frown symbol
text sad
typographic frown
unhappy