son

Yellow emoji face crying with blue tears while covering its mouth with a hand.
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What does the son emoji mean?

When you're trying to keep it together but the tears just won't stop.

This emoji, often referred to as 'son', features a crying face attempting to stifle its sobs with a hand. It is a staple in Discord servers for expressing overwhelming sadness, mock-dramatic grief, or a 'crying-but-trying-to-be-brave' reaction to bad news or funny failures.

When to use it

  • Expressing overwhelming sadness during a sad moment
  • Reacting to a hilariously tragic gaming failure
  • Showing mock-dramatic grief over a minor inconvenience
  • Communicating a sense of suppressed emotional distress

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Download PNG above to save the son 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 son 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 son 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 son image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.