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# Face Holding Back Tears Favicon

emoji favicon for any website. SVG, ICO, and PNG formats. Served from a global edge network in one HTTP request.

[ICO](https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears.ico)
[PNG 32](https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears?png&size=32)
[Apple Touch](https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/face-holding-back-tears?png&size=180)
[SVG](https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears?svg)

[✨ Customize (change shape, color, animation) →](/generator?emoji=%F0%9F%A5%B9)

## Install in your framework

Pick your stack, copy, paste. Works everywhere.

```
<!-- Paste into <head> -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/face-holding-back-tears" />
```

```
<!-- Auto-adapt favicon for system light/dark mode -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears?bg=ffffff&shape=rounded" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears?bg=0a0a0a&shape=rounded" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/face-holding-back-tears" />
```

```
<!-- index.html -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/face-holding-back-tears" />
```

```
// app/layout.tsx
export const metadata = {
	icons: {
 icon: 'https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears',
 apple: 'https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/face-holding-back-tears',
	},
};
```

```
<!-- index.html (Vite) or nuxt.config.ts -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/face-holding-back-tears">
```

```
<!-- src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/face-holding-back-tears" />
```

```
<!-- src/app.html -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/face-holding-back-tears" />
```

```
// Add to functions.php
add_action('wp_head', function () {
	echo '<link rel="icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears" type="image/svg+xml">';
	echo '<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/face-holding-back-tears">';
});
```

```
<!-- layout/theme.liquid -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/face-holding-back-tears">
```

## Variant previews

Tap any variant to copy its link, HTML tag, or CSS cursor. `?shape=circle&bg=1a1a1a`.

Default?shape=circle?shape=rounded?shape=hexagon?shape=diamond?shape=squircle?shape=shield?shape=badge

## What does the Face Holding Back Tears 🥹 emoji mean?

The Face Holding Back Tears emoji 🥹 depicts a face holding back tears, part of the Smileys & Emotion category. It appears in posts and messages where someone wants to mark the face holding back tears concept visually rather than spell it out. Works equally well for literal references and as a metaphor or mood marker.

**Read the full guide:** [What Does the 🥹 Emoji Mean? →](/guides/face-holding-back-tears-emoji-meaning)

### Common uses

- Captions referencing face holding back tears literally or as a theme
- Bios and profile anchors for face holding back tears interests
- Reaction and reply threads involving face holding back tears
- Niche-community content and category markers

### Keywords

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### Unicode

| Name | Face Holding Back Tears |
| --- | --- |
| Glyph | 🥹 |
| Codepoint | U+1F979 |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Shortcode | :face_holding_back_tears: |
| Slug | face-holding-back-tears |

## Face Holding Back Tears favicon by framework

Step-by-step install guides.

[WordPress](/face-holding-back-tears-favicon-for-wordpress)
[Next.js](/face-holding-back-tears-favicon-for-nextjs)
[React](/face-holding-back-tears-favicon-for-react)
[Shopify](/face-holding-back-tears-favicon-for-shopify)
[Vue](/face-holding-back-tears-favicon-for-vue)
[Astro](/face-holding-back-tears-favicon-for-astro)
[Svelte](/face-holding-back-tears-favicon-for-svelte)
[Angular](/face-holding-back-tears-favicon-for-angular)

## Related Smileys & Emotion favicons

[👾Alien Monster](/alien-monster-favicon)
[💢Anger Symbol](/anger-symbol-favicon)
[😠Angry Face](/angry-face-favicon)
[😧Anguished Face](/anguished-face-favicon)
[😲Astonished Face](/astonished-face-favicon)
[💓Beating Heart](/beating-heart-favicon)
[🖤Black Heart](/black-heart-favicon)
[💙Blue Heart](/blue-heart-favicon)
[💔Broken Heart](/broken-heart-favicon)
[🤎Brown Heart](/brown-heart-favicon)
[😹Cat Face with Tears of Joy](/cat-face-with-tears-of-joy-favicon)
[😼Cat Face with Wry Smile](/cat-face-with-wry-smile-favicon)

## Frequently asked questions

**How do I use 🥹 as a favicon?**

Add one line to your HTML `<head>`: `<link rel="icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/face-holding-back-tears">`. The Face Holding Back Tears favicon is served as an SVG from a global edge network and works in every modern browser.

**Does the Face Holding Back Tears favicon work on Safari and iOS?**

Yes. The SVG is served to Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and Brave. Safari receives an automatically converted PNG. For iOS home-screen icons, also add `<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/face-holding-back-tears">`.

**Can I customize the Face Holding Back Tears favicon (shape, background, size)?**

Yes. Append query parameters: `?shape=circle&bg=f59e0b&size=64`. Supported shapes include circle, rounded, hexagon, diamond, squircle, shield, and badge. Sizes 16–512 are supported.

**What is the Unicode codepoint of 🥹?**

The Face Holding Back Tears emoji 🥹 is encoded as U+1F979. You can reference it in HTML as `🥹` or in CSS as `content: "\1F979";`.

**Does the Face Holding Back Tears favicon adapt to dark mode?**

By default the SVG is transparent and works on any background. For dark-mode–specific variants, serve two `<link>` tags with `media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"` and different `?bg=` values.

**What does the Face Holding Back Tears emoji mean?**

The Face Holding Back Tears emoji 🥹 depicts a face holding back tears, part of the Smileys & Emotion category. It appears in posts and messages where someone wants to mark the face holding back tears concept visually rather than spell it out. Works equally well for literal references and as a metaphor or mood marker.

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*Source: [emojifavicons.com](https://emojifavicons.com)*
