The flushed face emoji is the universal “oh no, they saw that” button—wide eyes, rosy cheeks, and the emotional range of getting caught in 4K. It covers everything from shy-crush energy to secondhand embarrassment, from flirty uwu vibes to the panic of accidentally hitting Reply All. People drop it after a bold compliment, a spicy thirst-trap comment, or when their mom likes an old Instagram post from 2016. It’s also prime material for ironic use: slap it after a savage roast to pretend you’re delicately scandalized, or pair it with “I—” when words fail you.
Definition
A face with wide open eyes and pupils, blushing cheeks, small closed mouth and eyebrows. This Emoji is embarrassment.
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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)
36 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
:flushed:
Keywords
Flush, Blush, Red, Pink, Cheeks
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Emoticons
Unicode Range
1F600–1F64F
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Editorial Comment
Apparently this Emoji is supposed to mean Embarrassment. Could also mean: Bug-eyed straight face, Can't believe what just happened. iEmoji old name: WHAT???
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Faces and Smiley's
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Names & Annotations
FLUSHED FACE Temporary Notes: red tinge around eyes