The astonished face is your digital jaw-drop: big saucer eyes, tiny O-shaped mouth, and the vibe of a surprise plot twist you absolutely did not see coming. It’s the reaction when a friend casually says “btw I’m moving to Tokyo,” a celeb drops a surprise album, or your delivery fee costs more than the food. Think Surprised Pikachu energy—but make it default yellow and universally stunned.
On Apple/iOS, it’s a round yellow face viewed straight-on with arched brows, huge white eyes, and that perfect little “o” of disbelief; soft shading and a subtle glossy highlight keep it clean, no sweat drops or scream lines in sight. It’s not blue-tinted panic (that’s face screaming in fear) and not blushy-awkward (that’s flushed face)—this one is pure, frozen gasp.
Online, people use it for OMG moments, spicy plot twists, and “the math ain’t mathing” reveals; it pairs well with “I—”, “shook,” and “big yikes.” It can be ironic (“I ate a grape and now I’m full 😲”), dramatically extra in all caps, or flirty-shocked at a thirst-trap selfie. You’ll see it replying to jump-scare trailers, unbelievable receipts, twisty tweets, or as a polite gasp when words fail—basically a drama GIF in one tidy bubble.
Definition
A face with exed-out eyes, round open mouth, teeth showing, and high-set eyebrows. What in the world did I just see? This emoji can hardly believe what just happened. Incapacitated from astonishment. Sheer disbelief. Anime Comical knockout, dizzy.
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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)
199 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:astonished:
Keywords
Shocked, Surprise, Astonished
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Emoticons
Unicode Range
1F600–1F64F
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Editorial Comment
Incapacitated from astonishment. Sheer disbelief. Anime Comical knockout, dizzy. iEmoji old name: Comically surprised beyond belief.
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Faces and Smiley's
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Names & Annotations
ASTONISHED FACE Temporary Notes: Surprise, astonishment