Across the internet, it doubles as a stink-shield (hello, packed elevator), a dusty-room heads-up, and a playful wink at ninja/incognito mode. You’ll see it in quarantine humor, paired with soap and sanitizer, and nodding to East Asian mask fashion that existed long before it went global. Used with sarcasm, it says “I can’t even with these germs/this air/that situation”; used gently, it’s a masked smile that still feels caring. Whether you’re signaling a quick doctor run, flu-season caution, or simply protecting your peace, this tiny square carries a lot of social weight.
As a catchall mood, it fits sick days, subway commutes, and the polite “I’m staying in, thanks.” It exploded in 2020 as the easiest way to say mask up, stay safe, or I’m under the weather—no full PSA required. People drop it for colds, allergies, hospital visits, or to dodge drama with a clean, germ-free vibe. It also reads as hush mode: you’re muffled, keeping quiet, or steering clear of the chaos.
On Apple/iOS, it’s a straight-on yellow face wearing a crisp white surgical mask, with soft gray pleats and tiny strap lines hugging the cheeks. The eyes are gentle and slightly curved, giving calm, maybe-smiling energy instead of doom—classic Apple “everything’s fine” styling. The bright yellow skin against the bright white mask makes it instantly recognizable, and subtle shading suggests a snug, real-world fit over the nose and mouth.
Definition
A face with closed eyes and mask over mouth. This emoji is sick and contagious a very courteous emoji by not spreading disease. That, or this emoji is taking a safety precaution so as to avoid getting sick by others.
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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)
188 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:mask:
Keywords
Sick, Virus, Flu, Medical, Mask
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Emoticons
Unicode Range
1F600–1F64F
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Editorial Comment
iEmoji old name: Won't say a word. Mouth is covered. They won't talk.
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Faces and Smiley's
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Names & Annotations
FACE WITH MEDICAL MASK Old name: FACE WITH MASK Temporary Notes: Under the weather (wearing a breathing mask)
Symbol Information
U+1F637 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-32E
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[風邪ひき]
KDDI
#448 風邪ひき 「風邪hiki」 U+EAC7 SJIS-F39B JIS-797B
Softbank
#31 #old359 表情(マスク) 「表情(masuku)」 U+E40C SJIS-FB4C
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
😷
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
😷
Decimal HTML Entity
😷
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
😷
Hex Code Point(s)
1f637
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F637
Decimal Code Point(s)
128567
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x98 0xB7
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 98 B7
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 230 267
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDE37
UTF-16 Hex
d83dde37
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56887
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F637
UTF-32 Hex
01F637
UTF-32 Dec
128567
Python Src
u"\U0001F637"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x98\xb7"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDE37"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
