Your friend just told you something so surprising that your head is actually spinning as a result; this is the kind of emotion this emoji faithfully tries to recreate. Therefore, it’s perfect for reacting to pieces of news that leave you extremely confused or surprised. You can also use this face if you are asked to give your thoughts on something and you need a confusing emoji to sum it up. For example, your BFF asks you what you thought of that new sci fi film at the cinema - which you thought was the cinematic equivalent of sticking your head in a black hole. You simply respond with the Dizzy Face alone, instantly letting them know that it was a generally confusing ride.

Dizzy Face was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 and later added to Emoji 1.0 several years later.