Cracking face emoji
A face covered in cracks, as if it is starting to break apart. It is one of the newest emoji, and people use it for stress, exhaustion and holding it together under pressure, or for something falling to pieces.
- Unicode name
- cracking face
- Category
- Smileys & emotion, Smiling faces
- Added
- Emoji 18.0 in 2026
- Code points
- U+1FAEB
- Keywords
- breaking, crumbling, masking, resilience, reveal, tension, transformation
How it looks
How to type
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “cracking face”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “cracking face”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “cracking face”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “cracking face”.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | cara resquebrajándose | desmoronar, enmascarar, resiliencia, revelar, romper, tensión, transformación |
| Français | visage craquelé | craquer, effondrement, masquer, résilience, révéler, tension, transformation |
| Deutsch | Zerbrechendes Gesicht | Spannung, Verwandlung, widerstandsfähig, zerbrechend, zerfallend |
| Italiano | faccia screpolata | maschera, resilienza, rivelare, rottura, sgretolamento, tensione, trasformazione |
| Português | rosto rachando | decepção, quebrar, quebrar a cara, resiliência, revelação, tensão, transformação |
| Nederlands | barstend gezicht | afbrokkelend, brekend, maskeren, onthullen, spanning, transformatie, weerbarstig |
| Svenska | ansikte som spricker | avslöja, bryter, krackelerar, sönder, trasig |
| Polski | popękana twarz | maskowanie, napięcie, odporność, pokruszona, połamana, transformacja, ujawniać |
| Türkçe | çatlayan yüz | açığa çıkarma, dayanıklılık, dönüşüm, gerginlik, kırılma, maskeleme, parçalanma |
| Русский | трескается | ломается, маска, напряжение, раскрытие, стойкость, трансформация, трещины |
| Українська | тріснуте обличчя | викриття, маскування, напруга, розпад, руйнування, стійкість, трансформація |
| Ελληνικά | σπασμένο πρόσωπο | αντοχή, αποκάλυψη, ένταση, ετοιμόρροπο, μάσκα, μεταμόρφωση, σπάσιμο |
| العربية | وجه يتشقق | انكسار, تحول, تفتت, تقنّع, توتر, صمود, كشف |
| עברית | פרצוף שבור | חשיפה, מסכה, מתח, מתפורר, נחשף, שבור, שינוי |
| فارسی | صورت ترکخورده | آشکار شدن, پنهانسازی, تابآوری, تنش, دگرگونی, شکستن, فروپاشی |
| हिन्दी | दरकता चेहरा | उजागर होना, टूटना, टेंशन, बदलाव, भुरभुराना, मास्किंग, लचीलापन |
| বাংলা | ফাটল ধরা মুখ | অদম্যতা, উদ্বেগ, ক্ষয় হওয়া, ফাটল ধরা, রূপান্তর, লুকিয়ে রাখা, সামনে আসা |
| Bahasa Indonesia | wajah retak | ketahanan, ketegangan, mengungkapkan, menutupi, pecah, runtuh, transformasi |
| Tiếng Việt | mặt rạn nứt | sự căng thẳng, sự che giấu, sự chuyển hoá, sự hé lộ, sự kiên cường, sự sụp đổ, sự tan vỡ |
| ไทย | หน้าแตก | แตก, แตกสลาย, หน้า |
| 日本語 | ひび割れた顔 | ひび, マスク, 割れる, 壊れる, 変身, 正体, 緊張 |
| 한국어 | 금이 간 얼굴 | 갈라지는, 금이 간, 긴장하는, 깨진, 드러나는, 무너지는, 바뀌는, 부서지는, 허물어지는 |
| 中文(简体) | 裂开 | 打破, 掩饰, 瓦解, 紧张, 蜕变, 透露, 韧性 |
| 中文(繁體) | 裂開的臉 | 崩塌, 掩蓋, 揭開, 破碎, 緊張, 變形, 韌性 |
Names in 78 more languages
| Afrikaans | gekraakte gesig |
|---|---|
| Akan | muna |
| Albanian | fytyrë që çahet |
| Amharic | የተሰነጠቀ ፊት |
| Anii | gayɛ gapika |
| Armenian | ճաքող դեմք |
| Assamese | ফটা মুখ |
| Azerbaijani | Sınıq üz |
| Basque | aurpegi hautsia |
| Belarusian | трэскаецца |
| Bosnian | ispucalo lice |
| Bulgarian | напукващо се лице |
| Burmese | အက်ကွဲနေသည့် မျက်နှာ |
| Cantonese | 破碎嘅面 |
| Catalan | cara que s’esquerda |
| Cherokee | ᎬᏍᏆᎶᎠ ᎤᎧᏛ |
| Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) | 裂開嘅表情 |
| Chuvash | хуҫӑлнӑ пит |
| Croatian | ispucalo lice |
| Czech | praskající obličej |
| Danish | krakelerende ansigt |
| Estonian | pragunev nägu |
| European Portuguese | rosto a despedaçar-se |
| Filipino | nababasag na mukha |
| Finnish | halkeileva naama |
| Galician | cara facéndose cachiños |
| Georgian | გატეხილი სახე |
| Gujarati | તૂટતો ચહેરો |
| Hausa | fuska mai tsagewa |
| Hindi (Latin) | crack hota face |
| Hungarian | repedezett arc |
| Icelandic | andlit með sprungur |
| Igbo | ihu mgbawa |
| Irish | straoiseog ag scoilteadh |
| Javanese | rai pecah |
| Kannada | ಕ್ರ್ಯಾಕಿಂಗ್ ಫೇಸ್ |
| Kazakh | жарылып кеткен бет |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | سىنعان بەت |
| Khmer | មុខបែកបាក់ |
| Konkani | तोंड फाटींफुडें जावप |
| Kyrgyz | жарылган бет |
| Lao | ໜ້າແຕກ |
| Latvian | plaisājoša seja |
| Lithuanian | lūžtantis veidas |
| Lower Sorbian | zrozpukowane woblico |
| Macedonian | испукано лице |
| Malay | muka meretak |
| Malayalam | വിള്ളൽ വീണ മുഖം |
| Marathi | तडकणारा चेहरा |
| Mongolian | нүүр хуурайшиж хагарах |
| Nepali | तनावग्रस्त अनुहार |
| Nigerian Pidgin | krákin fés |
| Norwegian | krakelert fjes |
| Odia | ଭାଙ୍ଗି ଯାଉଥିବା ଚେହେରା |
| Pashto | چاودلی مخ |
| Punjabi | ਟੁੱਟਿਆ ਮੂੰਹ |
| Quechua | cracking face |
| Romanian | față care se crapă |
| Romansh | fatscha che va en tocs |
| Scottish Gaelic | aghaidh sgàinte |
| Serbian | разбијено лице |
| Serbian (Latin) | razbijeno lice |
| Sindhi | ٽٽندڙ چهرو |
| Sinhala | ඉරි තැළුණු මුහුණ |
| Slovak | praskajúca tvár |
| Slovenian | razpočen obraz |
| Somali | weji dilaacsan |
| Swahili | uso unaopasuka |
| Swiss High German | zersplitterndes Gesicht |
| Tamil | நொறுங்கிய முகம் |
| Telugu | ముక్కలైపోతున్న ముఖం |
| Turkmen | jaýrylýan ýüz |
| Upper Sorbian | rozkwěkane wobličo |
| Urdu | ٹوٹتا چہرہ |
| Uzbek | parchalangan yuz |
| Welsh | Wyneb yn cracio |
| Yoruba | ojú tó ń sán |
| Zulu | cracking face |
Codes
- Code points
U+1FAEB- HTML
🫫- CSS
\1FAEB- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1FAEB}- Python
\U0001FAEB- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F AB AB- UTF-16
D83E DEEB- URL encoded
%F0%9F%AB%AB
Questions
What does the cracking face emoji mean?
A face covered in cracks, as if it is starting to break apart. It is one of the newest emoji, and people use it for stress, exhaustion and holding it together under pressure, or for something falling to pieces.
How do I type the emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “cracking face”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page.
When was the emoji added?
was added in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026.
What is the Unicode code point for ?
U+1FAEB. In HTML you can write 🫫, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1FAEB}.
Why can't I see the emoji?
is new in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026. Phones and computers get new emoji through system updates, so until yours updates it may show a box. The pictures on this page show how it's meant to look.
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