cry

Face with eyes wide and tears streaming down in a gritty, high-contrast style.
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What does the cry emoji mean?

A hauntingly distorted, high-contrast close-up of a face weeping in despair.

This emoji features a deeply unsettling, low-resolution, and high-contrast edit of a crying face. It is frequently used in meme culture to express extreme, hyperbolic sadness or to mockingly overreact to minor inconveniences in Discord chats. Its gritty, dark aesthetic makes it a staple for ironic humor and dramatic flair.

When to use it

  • Expressing extreme hyperbolic sadness over minor issues
  • Mocking someone for being overly dramatic today
  • Reacting to tragic news with ironic humor
  • Showing deep despair after losing a game

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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 cry 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 cry 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 cry image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.