Sad Expression - Examples of Expressions of Sadness

The Sad Expression


A. The crying baby face shows elements of the sad expression: narrowed eyes and raised cheeks, eyebrows pulled together, lip corners pulled down, chin boss pushed up, but also includes lateral lip stretching and has no raising of the eyebows in the center of the forehead .	B. A suffering child shows a typical sad expression, with narrowed eyes and raised cheeks, eyebrows pulled together and raised in the center of forehead forming wrinkles in the glabella, and a slightly pushed up chin boss. The lips may be slightly pulled laterally and downwards.	C. This depiction of sadness shows the downturned lip corners and pushed up chin boss consistent with a sad expression. Also, the eyes are narrowed, but any actions in the brow area are obscured. Her posture, gaze direction, and head orientation help convey the overall sad expression.