smiley_holdingtears

Yellow smiley face with wide, teary eyes and a wobbly, sad mouth expression.
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What does the smiley_holdingtears emoji mean?

When you're trying to keep it together but the tears are winning.

This emoji captures the universal feeling of holding back tears while maintaining a strained, forced smile. It is a staple in Discord servers for reacting to tragic news, overwhelming situations, or moments of 'painful' laughter where you are laughing so hard you might cry.

When to use it

  • Expressing sadness while trying to stay positive
  • Reacting to overwhelming or stressful server situations
  • Showing forced composure during a difficult moment
  • Highlighting a bittersweet or ironic emotional reaction

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Download PNG above to save the smiley_holdingtears image.
  2. Open Discord and go to Server Settings โ†’ 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 smiley_holdingtears 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 smiley_holdingtears 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 smiley_holdingtears image.
  2. Go to Server Settings โ†’ Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.