Upside-Down Face 🙃
🙃 (U+1F643) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Upside-Down Face is part of the Symbols family (block: Emoticons). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The Upside-Down Face (name_en) depicts a facial expression that signals uncertainty, irony, or playful reversal in communication. In messages, it can show doubt about a statement, tease someone in a friendly way, or indicate surprise with a twist. It also works to soften a blunt remark or to add a quirky, non-literal tone in casual chats. In UI text, it helps convey mood that isn’t conveyed by words alone, such as reacting to a plan that seems odd or to show a light-hearted disclaimer. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning, since color or style may vary by platform. If a platform lacks color emoji, a monochrome fallback or text-style version may appear, so keep language clear to support understanding across devices and assistive tools.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F643 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F643 - General Category:
So - Age:
8.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Emoticons - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 99 83 - UTF-16:
D83D DE43 - UTF-32:
0001F643 - HTML dec:
🙃 - HTML hex:
🙃 - JS escape:
\u{1F643} - Python \N{}:
\N{UPSIDE-DOWN FACE} - Python \U:
\U0001F643 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%99%83 - CSS escape:
\1F643
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F643 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🙃 (hex) or 🙃 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.