😷
Smileys & Emotion
face with medical mask emoji
Face wearing a surgical mask — originally used for illness and hygiene, it took on massive new meaning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now commonly used for sick days and public health contexts.
Unicode data
| Character | 😷 |
| Codepoint | U+1F637 |
| Unicode name | FACE WITH MEDICAL MASK |
| Added in | Unicode 0.6 |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Subcategory | face-unwell |
| HTML entity | 😷 |
| Shortcode | :mask: |
Platform support
Apple / iOS✓ Supported
Google / Android✓ Supported
Twitter / X (Twemoji)✓ Supported
Platform designs vary — the same codepoint renders differently on iOS, Android, and web. Twemoji is the open-source reference used on this site (CC BY 4.0).
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