๐ฎ Face with Open Mouth: Surprise, Shock, Impression, Amazement
๐ฎ Associations
- The man who saw the trick.
- "I opened my mouth, but the words wouldn't come out."
- Birthday surprise.
- A sudden bolt from the blue.
- A "eureka!" moment (but with a touch of surprise).
๐ฎ Use in correspondence
- Reaction to the news: "You won the lottery? ๐ฎ" / "He said what ? ๐ฎ"
- Surprised by the fact: "It turns out octopuses are aliens ๐ฎ"
- Admiration without delight: "Wow, that turned out so clever ๐ฎ"
- Replacement for "wow": "Your new hairstyle... ๐ฎ" (neutral-positive).
- Clickbait style: "This trick will blow your mind ๐ฎ"
How it appeared
Approved in Unicode 6.0 (2010) and Emoji 1.0 (2015) . The design is based on the classic smiley face :-O(colon, minus, capital O), which was used to express surprise back in the days of IRC and SMS.
Interesting facts
Gradation of surprise: There are several degrees in the emoji line:
๐ฏ (Hushed Face) - a subdued, restrained expression of surprise (a quiet "ooh").
๐ฎ (Open Mouth) - a loud, obvious expression of surprise ("OOO!").
๐ฒ (Astonished Face) - shock to the point of tears or numbness ("HOLY SHIT!").
No negativity: Unlike ๐จ (fright) or ๐ฑ (scream of terror), ๐ฎ has no fear. Just pure amazement.
In fonts: On some platforms (old Samsung, LG) ๐ฎ looks almost like a yawning person, but it is not.
Meme potential: Has become a symbol of reaction to an unexpected tweet or post in the spirit of “Modern problems require modern solutions.”
Combining ๐ฎ with other emojis
๐ฎ๐จ A gasp of surprise / "wow, I exhaled"
๐ฎโจ Surprise at magic / unexpected beauty
๐ฎ๐ก A moment of sudden insight ("ah, I get it!")
๐ฎ๐ A reaction to an unexpected gift
๐ฎ๐ฐ "What's this news?!" (a shocking article)
๐ฎ๐ฟ A plot twist in a movie
๐ฎโ "Seriously? Are you serious?"
๐ฎ๐ค Surprised agreement ("Well, if that's the case... okay")
Website niches where ๐ฎ is appropriate for SEO content
- News portals (under the "Incredible" or "Breaking News" section) feature clickbait headlines like: "Scientists have found a living dinosaur ๐ฎ . "
- Educational platforms (YouTube channels "Wow-facts", "Encyclopedia of the Amazing") - "How does a pineapple eat you? ๐ฎ "
- Websites featuring tricks, magic, and stunts to get a reaction from viewers.
- Game forums (spoilers, walkthroughs) - "And here comes the boss! ๐ฎ "
- Travel blogs (unexpected finds) - "We stopped at an abandoned village, and there... ๐ฎ "
- Parenting forums (unexpected children's questions) - "My daughter asked where babies come from. I ๐ฎ . "
- Websites with tests and riddles (answers section) - "The correct answer will surprise you ๐ฎ "
A quick rule: ๐ฎ is pure, loud, but not frightened surprise . Use it when you want to say, "Wow!" or "What a twist!" but without the fear or hearts.
Check ๐ฎ Face with Open Mouth: Surprise, Shock, Impression, Amazement (๐ฎ) emoji codes for devs:
Codepoints
Unicode Name
Apple Name
Also Known As
Surprised
Shortcodes
(Emojipedia)
:open_mouth:
(GitHub, Slack, Discord)
How emoji ๐ฎ looks on Apple Iphone, Android and other platforms