Naturally, the internet turned it into a flirty wink, too—prime for “thirst trap” posts and those pairings with certain… produce emojis. You’ll catch it in memes as comic exaggeration, in DMs as a cheeky shorthand, and in comment sections when the timeline gets a bit too spicy. Used with a wink of irony, it can even signal spilled tea, messy drama, or the splash zone when a joke hits a little too hard.
For the straightforward stuff, it’s great for real sweat: gym selfies, heatwave gripes, spicy-ramen regrets, or the mad dash to make the train. It also doubles as quick water shorthand—showers, rainstorms, pool days, car-wash bragging, or those “hydrate or diedrate” nudges. In anxious or high-drama texts, it reads as I’m sweating bullets right now, whether it’s pop-quiz panic or hitting send on a risky email and instantly rethinking life choices.
Visually, think the web’s go-to splash sound effect: three glossy, aqua-blue drops streaking diagonally like a tiny comic-book splash. On Apple/iOS, it’s a snug cluster of curved teardrops with bright white highlights and a silky gradient, tilted up and to the right so it looks caught mid-splash. No face, no fuss—just kinetic motion, like a water balloon meeting its destiny. You can practically hear the sploosh.
Definition
Sweat flying through the air, often used on cartoons to show hard work. Referred to as "plewds" to cartoonists (people that draw cartoons). Moisture flying through the air, potentially spit. Sometimes used in a crude way.
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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)
233 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:sweat_drops:
Keywords
Previous Names:
Splashing Sweat Symbol
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Comic Style Symbols
Editorial Comment
Sweat. Call it what you want but whatever it is it is wet.
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Abstract Concepts
Unicode Subcategory
Comic Style Symbols
Names & Annotations
SPLASHING SWEAT SYMBOL Old name: SPLASHING SWEAT Temporary Notes: Sweat
