deadtears

Gray skull with large black eyes and blue tears streaming down to form a puddle.
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What does the deadtears emoji mean?

When you're dead from laughter but the pain is real.

A mashup of the skull emoji and the loud crying emoji, representing the 'I'm dead' slang for extreme laughter or absolute despair. It is commonly used in Gen Z internet culture to signal a state of being emotionally overwhelmed or finding something hilariously tragic.

When to use it

  • Reacting to a devastatingly funny joke
  • Expressing extreme emotional exhaustion in chat
  • Responding to a relatable but painful fail
  • Showing dramatic sadness over a minor inconvenience
  • Signaling a total mental breakdown from stress

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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 โ†’ Server Settings โ†’ Emoji โ†’ Upload Emoji.
  3. Give it a name and save. You need Manage Server (or Create Expressions) permission.
Add to Slack
  1. Download the deadtears 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 deadtears image.
  2. Open Server Settings โ†’ Emojis in Revolt or Stoat.
  3. Upload the file and name your new emoji.
Add to Guilded
  1. Download the deadtears image.
  2. Go to Server Settings โ†’ Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.