eyebleach

A yellow smiley face with a thin grin and bright red blood streaming from its eyes.
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What does the eyebleach emoji mean?

A classic smiley face masking deep, bloody despair.

This emoji features a standard yellow smiley face with a forced, thin grin, juxtaposed with streams of bright red liquid pouring from its eyes. It is a quintessential internet meme used to express 'smiling through the pain' or reacting to something so absurdly tragic or cursed that you can only laugh.

When to use it

  • Expressing internal suffering while acting perfectly fine
  • Reacting to a hilariously cursed or dark situation
  • Showing forced positivity during a stressful moment
  • Highlighting the absurdity of a bad situation

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Add to my server above and pick a Discord server you manage (CommunityOne must be installed).
  2. Or download the file: open Discord → Server Settings → Emoji → Upload Emoji.
  3. Give it a name and save. You need Manage Server (or Create Expressions) permission.
Add to Slack
  1. Download the eyebleach image.
  2. Open the Slack emoji picker and click Add Emoji.
  3. Upload the file, name it, and save.
Add to Revolt/Stoat
  1. Download the eyebleach image.
  2. Open Server Settings → Emojis in Revolt or Stoat.
  3. Upload the file and name your new emoji.
Add to Guilded
  1. Download the eyebleach image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.