It can be understood as laughing to the point of tears, bitter laughter to the point of tears, and being speechless to the point of crying. Of course, it can also be used as an artifact to resolve embarrassment and silence.

The face-covering emoticon is a popular emoticon package on the Internet. It was completed by three or four designers from Tencent’s WeChat emoticon team in nearly 5 months. The design originated from Stephen Chow’s actions and was first introduced by Tencent in the WeChat chat software in 2016. roll out.

There are many expressions similar to face-palming. All "face-palming" expressions have one thing in common, which are used to cover up true feelings: like "laughing and crying", "face-palming" both means " Crying and laughing." But unlike "laughing and crying", "face covering" focuses more on expressing emotions such as "helplessness" and "embarrassment", which is in line with contemporary young people's habit of teasing and self-deprecation.

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In September 2018, some netizens discovered that the "face covering" emoticon commonly used in WeChat chats had been registered as a trademark, which triggered heated discussions among netizens. Staff from the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce stated that the trademark registration application is still in the objection period, and anyone and any company can file an objection. Even if the emoticon is registered as a trademark, the use of the emoticon by netizens during chat does not constitute trademark infringement.

The prototype of the face-covering expression: Stephen Chow. In Stephen Chow's films, there are often some exaggerated and funny "face covering" movements, which are used to express "no eyesight". There is a post-80s designer from Guangdong in the WeChat emoticon production team. He likes Stephen Chow's exaggerated and funny "face covering" action very much. In addition, he himself is a person who particularly likes to do "face covering" action. Thus, the "face covering" expression, which he personally created, was born.

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