emoji 😷 face with medical mask svg

😷” meaning: face with medical mask, sick Emoji

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  • 2.2+

    iOS 😷Minimum display requirements

  • 4.3+

    Android 😷Minimum display requirements

  • 8.0+

    Windows 😷Minimum display requirements

😷Meaning and Description

This emoji depicts a round yellow face donning a white surgical mask. Most platforms originally depicted it with downcast eyes and a slight frown, suggesting that the emoji is feeling sad or unwell. However, in November 2020, with the release of iOS 14.2, Apple📱 made a surprising change to the expression behind the mask, replacing it with the same expression found on the emoji, giving the 😷 emoji a more optimistic feel. This change was made to reflect the widespread use of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic and to convey a more positive attitude. Following this, other platforms such as Google and Microsoft also altered their designs in the same way.

Before the global COVID-19 pandemic🦠, this emoji was usually associated with sickness, illness, medical professionals or those living in areas with high levels of air pollution. However, the ongoing pandemic catapulted this emoji into daily usage worldwide, emphasizing the importance of health precautions and social responsibility. In recent years, it has been often used when discussing COVID-19 safety measures, vaccine drives💉, or simply encouraging others to mask up.

Additionally, in a more metaphorical context, it might be used to suggest someone is keeping silent or withholding their thoughts, similar to how a mask can cover one's mouth🫢.
💡Extended reading and popular science

The meaning of emoji symbol 😷 is face with medical mask, it is related to cold, doctor, face, mask, sick, it can be found in emoji category: "😂 Smileys & Emotion" - "🤧 Unwell Face".

😷Examples and Usage

🔸 Cannot stand the smell of smoke😷.
🔸 Be very careful what you say, as disaster emanates from careless talk😷.

😷Basic Information

Emoji: 😷
Shortname: face with medical mask
Apple Name: face with medical mask
Known as: Sick | Bird Flu | Mask Face | SARS | Surgical Mask
Codepoint: U+1F637 Copy
Shortcode: :mask: Copy
Decimal: ALT+128567
Unicode Version: 6.0 (2010-10-11)
Emoji Version: 1.0 (2015-06-09)
Categories: 😂 Smileys & Emotion
Sub Categories: 🤧 Unwell Face
Keywords: cold | doctor | face | face with medical mask | mask | sick
Proposal: L2/07‑257, L2/09‑026

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😷Trend Chart

😷Popularity rating over time

😷 Trend Chart (U+1F637) - emojiall.com 100 75 50 25 0 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 😷 www.emojiall.comemojiall.com
Date Range: 2019-03-17 - 2024-03-03
Update Time: 2024-03-13 17:13:40 UTC
😷and in the last five years, the popularity of this emoji has undergone several large changes.In 2020-03,2020-04 And 2020-07, its popularity showed the biggest increase.In 2018 and 2019, the trend of its popularity converge.
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