crying

Yellow smiley face with a distorted, wide-open mouth and large tears streaming down its cheeks.
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What does the crying emoji mean?

A hilariously dramatic display of pure, unadulterated despair.

This emoji features a classic, deep-fried style smiley face contorted in an exaggerated expression of weeping and wailing. It is a staple in internet culture for expressing performative sadness, over-the-top frustration, or mock-despair in response to bad news or funny failures in Discord chats.

When to use it

  • Expressing dramatic frustration over minor inconveniences
  • Reacting to a friend's hilariously bad take
  • Showing mock sorrow during a gaming loss
  • Highlighting extreme emotional overwhelm in chat

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Download PNG above to save the crying image.
  2. Open Discord and go to Server Settings → Emoji.
  3. Click Upload Emoji and choose the downloaded file.
  4. Give it a name and save. You need the Manage Emojis and Stickers permission.
Add to Slack
  1. Download the crying 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 crying 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 crying image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.