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🤕🤕 Face with Head-Bandage Emoji EmojiUnicode: 1F915

An emoji of a sick or injured face.

Released in First introduced in Unicode 9.0 in 2016, and added to Emoji 3.0.

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Meaning and Interpretation

"The 🤕 Face with Head-Bandage emoji shows a face with an expression of pain or unease and a strip of bandage wrapped around its head. This emoji represents physical injury, pain, sickness, or recovering from an accident. It's commonly used to illustrate situations involving minor or major injuries, headaches, surgery recovery, or general feelings of being unwell."

Symbolism

Physical injury: The bandage represents a head injury or wound.
Pain or discomfort: The frown and closed eyes suggest suffering or discomfort.
Healing and recovery: The bandage can also symbolize that someone is in the process of healing or receiving treatment.

Common Usage Scenarios

When you are recovering from an injury or surgery and want to share it with others.
If you are feeling physically unwell or in pain, such as when you have a headache or migraine.
To describe an accident (minor or major), to seek sympathy or express discomfort.

Usage Examples in Conversation

I fell off my bike today 🤕, nothing too serious though.

This migraine is killing me 🤕!

Just came back from my surgery, feeling a bit rough 🤕.

Ouch, twisted my ankle while jogging 🤕.

Can’t come in today, feeling really sick 🤕.

Usage Guidelines and Etiquette

Use this emoji to indicate physical pain or injury, but be sensitive to the feelings of others when discussing more serious accidents.
It’s commonly used to indicate minor injuries—avoid using it to make light of someone’s severe or life-threatening condition.
Make sure to clarify the extent of injury when using this emoji, as people might become genuinely concerned.