The relieved face is the universal “phew” button—perfect for when the chaos passes and your shoulders finally drop. It reads as calm, grateful, and low-key smug in the best way, like you just dodged a bullet, found your keys, or the Wi‑Fi magically came back mid-Zoom. People use it for relief after drama (“crisis averted”), quiet gratitude (“thank goodness”), or even a subtle flex that everything’s under control. It can also land ironically, like after sending a risky text and getting a chill reply—big exhale energy.
On Apple/iOS, it’s a mellow yellow, front-facing face with eyes gently closed in soft crescent curves, a small content smile, and relaxed brows—no sweat drop, no tear, just serenity. If you see a drip, that’s the wrong one (you’re thinking of the smiling face with sweat), and if it looks moody, that’s pensive face. Aesthetic-wise, it gives spa-day, post-yoga exhale, “we’re good now” vibes—often paired with words like “finally,” “all set,” or “done and dusted” on social captions. Sometimes it’s used flirtatiously to signal safety and comfort (“I’m relaxed with you”), or humorously as a meme-y period at the end of a chaotic story arc.
Definition
A face with arched eyebrows, closed peaceful eyes and small relaxed smile. Something good just happened to this emoji, potentially a bit of good news or the conclusions of a significant project. Regardless of the reason, everything about this emoji portrays relieved contentment.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
30 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:relieved:
Keywords
Relieved, Satisfied, Phew, Relief
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Emoticons
Unicode Range
1F600–1F64F
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Editorial Comment
Took a deep breath. Normal face with closed eyes and happy. Not blushing. iEmoji old name: Satisfied
