stare

Anime character with wide, blank eyes wearing a military helmet, tinted in green.
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What does the stare emoji mean?

A shell-shocked anime character stares blankly into the abyss of war.

This emoji features an anime-style character wearing a military helmet, rendered in a monochromatic green tint reminiscent of night-vision or vintage war photography. It is commonly used in Discord servers to convey a sense of overwhelming trauma, existential dread, or the 'thousand-yard stare' reaction to chaotic or disturbing chat messages.

When to use it

  • Expressing deep shock at chaotic chat messages
  • Reacting to overwhelming or stressful server news
  • Showing existential dread during intense gaming sessions
  • Highlighting a moment of pure mental exhaustion

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