Emoji dictionary
😲 Astonished Face emoji
[uh-ston-isht feys ih-moh-jee]
What does the 😲 Astonished Face emoji mean?
Oh no she didn’t! 😲 If you need to scream, faint, or go into shock and words just won’t cut it, the astonished face emoji is here for you.
This emoji is used to express surprise and amazement, often when awed by a performance or scandalized.
Related words:
- 😵 dizzy face emoji
- 🙃 upside down face emoji
- 😩 weary face emoji
Where does 😲 Astonished Face emoji come from?
Examples of 😲 Astonished Face emoji
Who uses 😲 Astonished Face emoji?
The astonished face emoji is most often used to convey mild shock or to allude to a gossipy scandal or big revelation of some kind.
Most shocking #BlindDate 💕 moment EVER! 😲 😲 😲 pic.twitter.com/yWXZRffNTY
— Channel 5 (@channel5_tv) June 23, 2018
The shock isn’t always exactly mild, though.
My family bought 2 fish, didn’t realise they were male and female, suddenly had 3 baby fish and now there’s only 1 left so we assume the other 2 were eaten, and if that doesn’t sum my dysfunctional family up I don’t know what does🤔😲
— Jessie (@jessiegalman) February 27, 2018
Especially in sporting situations, the astonished face emoji can also stand in for awe. If you’re not sure how that ambitious play got pulled off, you might slip a surprised but impressed astonished face emoji into your post.
H A N D S W A P ! 😲@timoboll Congratulations on being our table tennis @rogerfederer !
Age is just a number 😁 pic.twitter.com/O4vmm0JYR8— T2APAC (@t2apac) February 27, 2018
This use of the astonished face emoji as an impressed or awed face is prominent outside the sports arena, too, like in music or art.
A 5th grader shared some of her amazing sketchbook work with me today! 😲 #choosekindBGE pic.twitter.com/7Y98FyrCqM
— Taylor Boren (@Ms_Boren_Art) November 27, 2017
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