Upside-down face emoji meaning

The upside-down face emoji shows a typical round, yellow smiley face turned upside down. It keeps its usual features, like two simple eyes and a small smile, but its flipped appearance gives it a playful twist. This emoji is often used to express humor, sarcasm, or a sense of irony in a fun and light-hearted way. People might use it to show they are joking, being silly, or that something is not meant to be taken seriously. It is a common choice when someone wants to add a quirky or cheerful tone to their message, even in situations that might seem a little unexpected or odd.

The upside-down face emoji is also known as Upside-Down Emoji.

The upside-down face emoji was approved in Unicode 8.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/14174