Frowning Face With Open Mouth

Widely used in the US, Canada, and Western Europe by Gen Z to express relatable disappointment with dry, self-aware humor — often the 'bruh moment' emoji.

Used in personal and group chats to express genuine shock or sadness at bad news; less ironic usage, more direct emotional expression especially in family or friend group contexts.

Expresses dismay at unexpected bad news or shocking situations; used sincerely in Arabic-language chats to convey the feeling of being stunned by something upsetting.

Universally understood as a face showing unhappy shock or disappointment — one of the cleaner cross-cultural emoji with relatively consistent interpretation worldwide.

Used in personal messaging to convey sadness or distress about a situation, often more literal in meaning without heavy ironic layering.

Appears in WhatsApp and Facebook chats to express genuine upset or surprise at bad news, commonly used among younger users in casual digital communication.

Less commonly used compared to local emoji platforms like WeChat stickers; when used, it signals speechless disappointment, similar to its global meaning.

Used to express dismay or shocked sadness — sits alongside Japanese-origin expressions of apology or regret in emotional digital communication.

Appears in KakaoTalk and social media to express stunned disappointment; younger Koreans may use it alongside K-drama reaction culture to express emotional shock.

Used similarly to mainland East Asian usage — conveys genuine disbelief or sadness at unexpected bad outcomes in personal messaging.

Appears in Cantonese-language digital communication to signal shock or disappointment, often used alongside local slang for added emphasis.

Widely used in Filipino group chats and Facebook comments to react to bad news or surprising disappointments with genuine or mildly humorous dismay.

Common in WhatsApp and Twitter/X usage to express shock at bad news; Indonesian users often pair it with words like 'astaga' (oh my God) for amplified effect.

Used in LINE and Facebook messaging to express sad surprise; Thai digital communication culture embraces emoji-heavy expression, so this fits naturally into disappointment contexts.

Appears in Zalo and Facebook chats to signal being caught off guard by bad news, used more sincerely than ironically among Vietnamese users.

Common in Malaysian WhatsApp chats to express genuine shock or disappointment; used across Malay, Chinese-Malaysian, and Tamil-Malaysian communities in digital spaces.

Used in Arabic-language tweets and WhatsApp messages to express dismay or speechless shock, often appearing in reaction to social or personal news.

In the cosmopolitan UAE digital space, used both in English and Arabic contexts to express surprise-tinged disappointment, particularly among younger users.

Appears in Egyptian Arabic social media and messaging to react to disappointing or shocking news, often paired with colloquial expressions of disbelief.

Used on Twitter/X and WhatsApp in Turkey to express stunned disappointment; Turkish users often layer it with humor in meme-heavy contexts.

Used in Persian-language messaging apps and Instagram to express speechless sadness or shock — one of the more universally understood emoji in Iranian digital culture.

Common in Nigerian Twitter (now X) and WhatsApp to express dismay at relatable frustrations — often used humorously in commentary about daily struggles.

Used across South African social media platforms to express shocked disappointment, particularly in reactions to sports outcomes or social news.

Employed with British and Irish dry humor — often used to understate genuine distress or to react to typically British disappointing outcomes like bad weather or queue chaos.

Used in French digital communication to express a subdued form of shocked disappointment — pairs naturally with French expressions of exasperated dismay.

Tends to be used more literally in German digital communication — expresses genuine shock or sadness without heavy ironic subtext, favored for direct emotional expression.

Used expressively in Spanish and Italian social media to convey dramatic but good-natured disappointment — fits well within the emotive digital communication styles of both cultures.

Widely used in Brazilian Portuguese WhatsApp and Twitter contexts; Brazilians often pair it with humor when reacting to relatable everyday misfortunes.

Used in Mexican digital culture to express shocked disappointment, often humorously in meme contexts that play on the gap between expectations and reality.

Across Latin America, this emoji is a go-to for expressing the feeling of plans or hopes falling apart — used genuinely and with comedic self-awareness.

Used with the classic Aussie and Kiwi self-deprecating humor — appears when things go unexpectedly wrong, delivered with an understated 'welp, that happened' energy.