sleepy face Emoji
😪 · U+1F62A · Emoji 0.6
What does the sleepy face emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
A facial expression indicating drowsiness or exhaustion, the 😪 emoji is used to convey sleepiness, tiredness, or a strong desire to sleep. Figuratively, it can also represent boredom or a lack of interest in a conversation or activity. In slang, the 😪 emoji may be used to express that someone is overwhelmed or fed up with a situation. It is often used to add a touch of humor or lightheartedness to a message.
How the sleepy face emoji is used
The tone of the 😪 emoji can vary depending on the context in which it is used, ranging from playful and joking to genuinely exhausted. On platforms like TikTok and Instagram, the 😪 emoji is often used in captions and comments to add a relatable or humorous touch. In texting, the emoji is frequently used to quickly convey a sense of tiredness or boredom, and its meaning can be nuanced depending on the relationship between the sender and recipient. Younger generations tend to use the 😪 emoji more frequently and in a wider range of contexts.
sleepy face emoji examples
- I'm so tired after work I'm going to bed at 8pm tonight 😪
- This meeting is so boring 😪 can we just get to the point already
How to copy the sleepy face emoji
To use the sleepy face emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F62A), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
More about sleepy face
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sleepy face emoji on different platforms
How the sleepy face emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
sleepy face Emoji Details
| Emoji | 😪 |
| Name | sleepy face |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Codepoints | U+1F62A |
| Shortcode | :sleepy_face: |
| Emoji version | 0.6 |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
sleepy face Emoji FAQ
A facial expression indicating drowsiness or exhaustion, the 😪 emoji is used to convey sleepiness, tiredness, or a strong desire to sleep. Figuratively, it can also represent boredom or a lack of interest in a conversation or activity.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 😪 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F62A, introduced in Emoji version 0.6 (Unicode 0.6). Its shortcode is :sleepy_face:.
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