Holding Back Tears
U+1F979Unicode 13.0 · Supplemental Symbols and PictographsTrying not to cry — touched, proud, or emotional. Wholesome.
Codes & encoding
Every identifier, code, and encoding form for Holding Back Tears (🥹). Click any row to copy.
| Identifier | Value |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+1F979 |
| Decimal | 129401 |
| Hex | 0x1F979 |
| HTML entity | 🥹 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 🥹 |
| UTF-8 | \xF0\x9F\xA5\xB9 |
| UTF-16 | \uD83E\uDD79 |
| Unicode version | Unicode 13.0 |
| Unicode block | Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs |
| CLDR short name | Holding Back Tears |
Shortcodes by platform
:holding_back_tears::holding_back_tears::holding_back_tears:GitHub, Slack, and Discord all use the same :name: shortcode syntax for emoji. Apple, Google, and Microsoft use internal CLDR translation keys (e.g. face_with_tears_of_joy) and don’t expose user-facing shortcodes.
Outside TikTok the bracket code does not convert — these apps show the closest Unicode fallback instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does 🥹 mean?
Trying not to cry — touched, proud, or emotional. Wholesome.
How do I type Holding Back Tears?
Copy 🥹 directly, or paste the shortcode `:holding_back_tears:` into a chat that supports Slack/Discord-style emoji.
What is the Unicode codepoint for Holding Back Tears?
The official codepoint is U+1F979, part of Unicode 14.0+ (post-2017) emoji block.
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