Sleepy face emoji meaning

The sleepy face emoji shows a face with closed, droopy eyes and a small bubble coming from the nose. The bubble is inspired by a common symbol in anime and manga, where it is used to represent someone who is sound asleep. This emoji is often used to show that someone feels tired, sleepy, or ready to go to bed. People might also use it to say good night or to describe how exhausted they feel after a long day. It is a simple and relatable way to express feelings of drowsiness or the need for rest.

The sleepy face emoji is also known as Sleepy Emoji.

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