The Yawning Face Emoji (?) represents tiredness, boredom, or sleepiness. It shows a yellow face with closed, sleepy eyes and a hand covering its open mouth, mimicking a real-life yawn. This emoji is commonly used to express fatigue, exhaustion, drowsiness, or even lack of interest in a conversation or activity. It can also be used humorously to suggest that something is boring or uninteresting. People often pair it with sleep-related emojis or signs of exhaustion to emphasize how drained or uninterested they feel. It’s widely used in texting when discussing late nights, long work hours, or feeling sleepy.
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These emojis share similar meanings of sleepiness, exhaustion, or boredom: