Face With Symbols On Mouth on Reddit

What it signals here

upvote context

Comments containing this emoji in highly upvoted threads often reflect community-wide outrage at a post's subject — it rallies shared anger.

community use

Used across most subreddits to express frustration — especially in r/mildlyinfuriating, r/antiwork, and politically charged subreddits.

subreddit meaning

In communities like r/mildlyinfuriating or r/AmItheAsshole, this emoji appears when something crosses from annoying to genuinely enraging for the community.

karma context

High-karma comments in controversy threads often open with or include this emoji to signal righteous anger, which resonates well with Reddit's outrage-driven upvote culture.

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