Meaning & Description
The 🥱 Yawning Face Emoji, represented by the Unicode character U+1F971, is an expressive emoji used in digital communication to convey a sense of tiredness, drowsiness, or boredom, often related to the act of yawning. It’s typically employed when someone wants to express that they are feeling sleepy, bored, or in need of rest. The 🥱 Yawning Face Emoji appeared in Unicode Version 12.0 in 2019 with the Unicode name “Yawning Face” and was officially included in Emoji Version 12.0 in 2019. Here’s some information about this emoji:
Appearance: The Yawning Face emoji features a yellow, round face with closed eyes, a wide-open mouth, and a hand covering the mouth, indicating a yawning motion. The overall expression suggests drowsiness or boredom.
Usage: This emoji is commonly used to express feelings of tiredness, drowsiness, or boredom. It’s a way to indicate that someone is feeling sleepy or bored, often in response to a dull or monotonous situation. The act of yawning is a common gesture of drowsiness.
Variations: The appearance of the Yawning Face emoji may vary slightly depending on the platform or device you’re using, but the central elements of closed eyes, a wide-open mouth, and a hand covering the mouth remain consistent.
Meaning: The primary meaning of the Yawning Face emoji is to convey a sense of tiredness, drowsiness, or boredom, often associated with the act of yawning. It’s used to express that someone is feeling sleepy, bored, or uninterested in their current situation.
Examples of Use:
- “I stayed up late studying, and now I’m so tired. 🥱”
- “This lecture is making me yawn like crazy. 🥱”
- “I find these meetings so boring that I can’t help but yawn. 🥱💤”
Related Emojis: The Yawning Face emoji can be used in combination with other emojis, such as 😴 Sleeping Face or 😪 Sleepy Face, to provide additional context related to sleepiness or drowsiness.
In summary, the 🥱 Yawning Face Emoji (U+1F971) is a widely used emoji that conveys a sense of tiredness, drowsiness, or boredom, often associated with the act of yawning, in digital communication. It’s a popular choice for expressing feelings of sleepiness, boredom, or a need for rest when faced with a dull or uninteresting situation.
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🥱 Yawning Face Emoji Information
Emoji CLDR Short Name | yawning face |
Shortcode | :yawning_face: |
Windows ALT Code | ALT 129393 |
Windows ALT X Code | 1F971 ALT X |
Other Keywords | bored | tired | yawn | yawning face |
Emoji Group | Smileys & Emotion |
Emoji Subgroup | face-concerned |
Introduced in Unicode Version (and Release Year) | 12.0 (2019) |
Introduced in Emoji Version (and Release Year) | 12.0 (2019) |
Unicode Character Name | Yawning Face |
Unicode Code Point(s) | U+1F971 |
Unicode Block | Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs |
Unicode Block Subheading | Faces |
Other Unicode Character Description Or Alias |
Emoji Appearance on Different Devices & Platforms








Emoji Codes for Developers
Hexadecimal Code | 1F971 |
Decimal Code | 129393 |
HTML Entity HEX | 🥱 |
HTML Entity DEC | 🥱 |
URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%A5%B1 |
Bytes (UTF-8) | \xF0\x9F\xA5\xB1 |
Punycode | xn--ks9h |
PHP, Ruby | \u{1F971} |
Java, JavaScript, JSON | \u1F971 |
C, C++, Python | \u1F971 |
Perl | \x{1F971} |
CSS | \01F971 |
🥱 Yawning Face Emoji Name in Other Languages
Arabic Short Name | وجه متثائب |
Arabic Keywords | تثاؤب | متعب | ملل | وجه متثائب | يتثاءب |
Bengali Short Name | হাই তোলা মুখ |
Bengali Keywords | উদাস | ক্লান্ত | হাই তোলা | হাই তোলা মুখ |
Bulgarian Short Name | прозяващо се лице |
Bulgarian Keywords | прозяващо се лице | прозявка | скука | умора |
Catalan Short Name | cara que badalla |
Catalan Keywords | avorriment | badall | cansament | cara que badalla |
Chinese Short Name | 打呵欠 |
Chinese Keywords | 呵欠 | 哈欠 | 困 | 打呵欠 | 无聊 | 累 |
Croatian Short Name | zijevajuće lice |
Croatian Keywords | dosadno | umor | zijevajuće lice | zijevanje |
Czech Short Name | zívající obličej |
Czech Keywords | unavený | výraz | zívající obličej | znuděný |
Danish Short Name | gabende ansigt |
Danish Keywords | gab | gabende ansigt | træt | uinteresseret |
Dutch Short Name | gapend gezicht |
Dutch Keywords | gaap | gapend gezicht | vermoeid | verveeld |
Estonian Short Name | haigutav nägu |
Estonian Keywords | haigutamine | haigutav nägu | haigutus | igav | väsinud |
Filipino Short Name | mukhang humihikab |
Filipino Keywords | humihikab | mukhang humihikab | nababagot | pagod |
Finnish Short Name | haukotteleva naama |
Finnish Keywords | haukotteleva naama | haukotus | kyllästynyt | väsynyt |
French Short Name | visage bâillant |
French Keywords | bâiller | ennui | fatigue | visage bâillant |
German Short Name | gähnendes Gesicht |
German Keywords | gähnen | gähnendes Gesicht | gelangweilt | müde |
Greek Short Name | πρόσωπο που χασμουριέται |
Greek Keywords | βαριέμαι | κουρασμένος | πρόσωπο που χασμουριέται | χασμουριέμαι |
Hebrew Short Name | פרצוף מפהק |
Hebrew Keywords | עייף | עייפות | פיהוק | פרצוף מפהק | שעמום |
Hindi Short Name | उबासी लेता चेहरा |
Hindi Keywords | उबासी | उबासी लेता चेहरा | ऊँघना | ऊबना | जम्हाई | थकान |
Hungarian Short Name | ásító arc |
Hungarian Keywords | arc | ásít | ásítás | ásító | fáradt |
Indonesian Short Name | wajah menguap |
Indonesian Keywords | bosan | lelah | menguap | wajah menguap |
Italian Short Name | faccina che sbadiglia |
Italian Keywords | annoiata | annoiate | annoiati | annoiato | faccina che sbadiglia | mi annoio | noia | sbadigliare | sbadiglio | sonno | stanca | stanche | stanchezza | stanchi | stanco |
Japanese Short Name | あくびした顔 |
Japanese Keywords | あくびした顔 | ふあ~ | 疲れ | 眠い | 退屈 | 顔 |
Korean Short Name | 하품하는 얼굴 |
Korean Keywords | 지루함 | 피곤함 | 하품 | 하품하는 얼굴 |
Latvian Short Name | seja žāvājas |
Latvian Keywords | garlaikots | nogurdināts | seja žāvājas | žāvas |
Lithuanian Short Name | žiovaujantis veidas |
Lithuanian Keywords | nuobodžiaujantis | pavargęs | žiovaujantis veidas | žiovauti |
Malay Short Name | muka menguap |
Malay Keywords | bosan | letih | menguap | muka menguap |
Marathi Short Name | जांभई देणारा चेहरा |
Marathi Keywords | कंटाळलेला | जांभई | जांभई देणारा चेहरा | थकलेला |
Norwegian Short Name | gjespende fjes |
Norwegian Keywords | gjesp | gjespende fjes | kjedelig | sliten |
Polish Short Name | ziewająca twarz |
Polish Keywords | nuda | ziewać | ziewająca twarz | zmęczenie | znudzony |
Portuguese Short Name | rosto bocejando |
Portuguese Keywords | bocejo | cansado | entediado | rosto bocejando |
Romanian Short Name | față care cască |
Romanian Keywords | căscat | față care cască | oboseală | plictis |
Russian Short Name | зевает |
Russian Keywords | зевает | зевота | сонный | спать | усталость | утомлен |
Serbian Cyrillic Short Name | лице зева |
Serbian Cyrillic Keywords | досадно | зев | лице зева | уморан |
Serbian Latin Short Name | lice zeva |
Serbian Latin Keywords | dosadno | lice zeva | umoran | zev |
Slovak Short Name | zívajúca tvár |
Slovak Keywords | unavený | unudený | zívajúca tvár | zívať | znudený |
Slovenian Short Name | zehajoč obraz |
Slovenian Keywords | dolgčas | utrujen | zehajoč obraz | zehanje |
Spanish Short Name | cara de bostezo |
Spanish Keywords | aburrido | bostezo | cansado | cara de bostezo | dormido | sueño |
Swedish Short Name | gäspande ansikte |
Swedish Keywords | gäspa | gäspande ansikte | trött | uttråkad |
Tamil Short Name | கொட்டாவி விடும் முகம் |
Tamil Keywords | களைப்பு | கொட்டாவி | கொட்டாவி விடும் முகம் | சலிப்பு |
Telugu Short Name | ఆవులిస్తున్న ముఖం |
Telugu Keywords | అలసట | ఆవులింత | ఆవులిస్తున్న ముఖం | విసుగు |
Thai Short Name | หน้ากำลังหาว |
Thai Keywords | เบื่อ | หน้ากำลังหาว | หาว | เหนื่อย |
Turkish Short Name | esneyen yüz |
Turkish Keywords | esneme | esneyen yüz | sıkılmış | yorgun |
Ukrainian Short Name | обличчя, що позіхає |
Ukrainian Keywords | знуджений | обличчя, що позіхає | позіхайло | позіхати | стомлений |
Urdu Short Name | جمائی لیتا چہرہ |
Urdu Keywords | بوریت کا شکار | تھکا ماندہ | جمائی | جمائی لیتا چہرہ |
Vietnamese Short Name | mặt đang ngáp |
Vietnamese Keywords | chán | mặt đang ngáp | mệt mỏi | ngáp |