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U+1F979 · Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs

Face Holding Back Tears Emoji 🥹

Face Holding Back Tears Emoji is the Unicode character U+1F979 (official name “FACE HOLDING BACK TEARS”) from the Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s emoji collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+1F979
HTML🥹
🥹U+1F979

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+1F979
Decimal129401
HTML (hex)🥹
HTML (decimal)🥹
CSS\1F979
JavaScript\u{1F979} or "\uD83E\uDD79"
Python\U0001F979
UTF-8 bytesF0 9F A5 B9
UTF-16D83E DD79
URL-encoded%F0%9F%A5%B9

Character details

Official nameFACE HOLDING BACK TEARS
Unicode blockSupplemental Symbols and Pictographs
General categoryOther Symbol (So)
SymbolHero categoryEmoji
EmojiYes – has an emoji presentation

How to type 🥹

Windows

  • Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then type “face holding back tears”.
  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 1F979 then press Alt + X.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “face holding back tears”, and double-click the result.

iPhone & Android

  • Open the emoji keyboard on iPhone or Android and search “face holding back tears”.
  • Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

  • Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “face holding back tears” or enter U+1F979.
  • HTML: 🥹
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(129401)

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Questions

What is the Unicode for 🥹?

It is U+1F979 (FACE HOLDING BACK TEARS), decimal 129401.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 1F979 then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “face holding back tears”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the numeric reference 🥹 (or 🥹). There is no named entity.