Trying Lenny Face
Doing my best here
About the Trying Lenny Face
Trying lenny faces combine strained arms with sweat drops or gritted expressions. They occupy the space between confident and defeated — you have not given up, but it is clearly taking effort.
This makes them useful for the honest middle ground. "Still working on it" is a common status, and a trying lenny communicates it with more personality and less resignation than a plain update.
What It Means
A trying lenny face means effort under strain. It reads as "I am doing my best" and works both sincerely and self-deprecatingly.
When to Use It
- Update on a task that is taking longer than expected.
- React to a challenge you have not beaten yet.
- Show you are pushing through something difficult.
- Pair with the strong variants once you actually succeed.
Trying Lenny Face Variations (18)
ᕙ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕗ
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)💦
(ง ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ง
ᕦ( ͡ᵕ ʖ̯ ͡ᵕ)ᕤ
( ͡ಠ ͜ʖ ͡ಠ)💪
( ͡°; ͜ʖ ͡°)
ᕕ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕗ💨
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)⏳
(っ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)っ💪
( ͡ᵕ ʖ̯ ͡ᵕ)💦
ᕙ( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ)ᕗ
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)🧗
( ͡x ͜ʖ ͡x)💦
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)🔨
ᕦ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕤ⚙️
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)📈
( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ)🤞
ᕙ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕗ🔥
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