Can’t sleep? Looking for an emoji that captures the frustration that comes with having insomnia or simply the occasional sleepless night?
As unpleasant as this experience may be, the good news is that there are many emojis you can use to help express this experience visually.
Consider using one or more of the emojis below.
😫 Tired Face Emoji
Also known as the exhausted or fed-up face, this emoji conveys a sense of tiredness and fatigue. The exasperated element in its expression makes it ideal to use for insomnia to show the frustration of not being able to get to sleep.
Learn more about the tired face emoji on Emojipedia here.
😩 Weary Face Emoji
Visually very similar to the tired face emoji, the weary face emoji also conveys a sense of tiredness. But instead of exasperation, it has a more distraught and defeated vibe.
This makes the emoji one of the best choices to show the seemingly ceaseless battle with insomnia.
Learn more about the weary face emoji on Emojipedia here.
🚫💤 No Sleep Emojis
A combination of two emojis: prohibited (🚫) and ZZZ (💤), when used together like this it very literally means that there’s no sleep happening.
You could add another emoji before these two to really drive home the point that you cannot get any sleep. Like with 👩🏻🚫💤
Taking it a step further, you could then add some emotion with either the tired or weary face emojis. Like with 👩🏻🚫💤😫
😵💫 Face with Spiral Eyes Emoji
Want to instead convey how insomnia or sleeplessness can wreak havoc with your brain and mind? That if you’re not going to get some sleep soon, your mind just might melt?
The face with spiral eyes emoji is a good choice for this.
Below are a couple more emojis that also convey this feeling well.
😳 Flushed Face Emoji
More commonly used to depict embarrassment, surprise and disbelief, the eyes in this emoji can show just how awake and ‘wide-eyed’ you are. That even though it’s the middle of the night, you’re still wide awake and can’t sleep.
🫠 Melting Face Emoji
Also more commonly used to show a different emotion (sarcasm), you can also use this emoji to show how sleeplessness is slowly overwhelming you and melting your mind.
The smile can also convey a sense of helplessness that can also be associated with insomnia and not being able to get to sleep.
🤯 Exploding Head Emoji
Lastly, you can use the exploding head emoji to show that, if you don’t get some sleep soon, your head is going to explode.