Anxious face with sweat emoji meaning

The anxious face with sweat emoji represents a face with a worried look, furrowed eyebrows, and a single drop of sweat on one side. This drop of sweat is often used to show feelings of nervousness or stress. Sometimes, the upper part of the face is shaded blue to highlight the cold sweat that often comes with anxiety. People use this emoji to express emotions like fear, unease, or concern about a situation. It can also be used in moments where someone feels relieved after a close call or a stressful experience has passed. This emoji captures how people might feel in high-pressure moments or when they are deeply worried about something.

The anxious face with sweat emoji is also known as Cold Sweat Emoji.

The anxious face with sweat emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026