“🤒” meaning: face with thermometer, ill Emoji

With a beaded brow, flushed cheeks, and a vividly colored thermometer🌡 sticking out of its mouth, the 🤒 emoji presents the common practice of using a thermometer to measure body temperature when someone is ill. It is a universal symbol for feeling under the weather and it effectively encapsulates the essence of being unwell, the weariness and discomfort one feels when ill.

It can express that someone is feeling unwell, has an infection, or is suffering from a chronic condition. Many people use it to refer to physical sickness, like having the flu or a fever, or even a metaphorical sickness, like feeling emotionally drained or stressed out. It can also show that someone is sympathetic or concerned❤ for someone who is sick. Additionally, it can indicate that someone is exaggerating or faking their illness for attention or an excuse.