Tears Falling Down Filter: Make Your Selfie Cry with AI
The tears falling down filter from TikTok, without placing stickers by hand. Pick a clip, upload one selfie, and glassy teardrops well up on your lashes and trickle down your cheeks while you pout at the camera, with the sound of the original post.
- One selfie
- No stickers to place
- Cartoon or real tears
- Original sound
Sexually explicit (NSFW) content is strictly prohibited.
Pick a sample
Rendering takes about 7 min. Finished clips land in History.
Tears Falling Down Filter Examples
Eleven tears falling down filter clips from TikTok: pouty selfies with shiny teardrops running down both cheeks, close-ups of a single eye, night and car selfies, and the realistic crying filter. Pick one, and the AI makes it with your face.
The pout with two streams of tears
@hiitsefrata on TikTokCar selfie, finger on the cheek
@nayye.m0 on TikTokLashes from below
@_6098711 on TikTokThe realistic crying filter
@itsvaniabludau on TikTokOne eye, one tear
@qkszn8 on TikTokEyes to the ceiling
@_oushiimorelikeoustfubih on TikTokA single tear in the dark
@zaza2sec_ on TikTokHoodie at night
@rubyspam0000 on TikTokLeopard makeup
@_bellaskyee on TikTokPink strands, sunny window
@2muchfortheseho on TikTokTwo takes, hand over the mouth
@jovielaney3 on TikTokWhat Is the Tears Falling Down Filter?
The tears falling down filter is a TikTok trend where a selfie starts to cry. You pout or stare at the camera, and thin, shiny teardrops well up on your lashes and trickle down your cheeks while a slow song plays, usually Steve Lacy’s "Nothing". It took off on 24 October 2026 under #teardroptrend and #tearsfallingdownfilter, and people also call it the cry gif, the teardrop sticker and the crying filter trend.
Despite the name, it is not one filter you can tap. Most posts are a photo turned into a video in TikTok’s editor, with the animated "tear" sticker placed by hand on each eye and resized to fit, or a CapCut template that does the same. That is why the search box fills up with "tears falling down filter tutorial" and "how to do the tears falling down filter": the tears have to line up with your eyes, or the effect looks pasted on.
The tears falling down filter here skips the stickers. Pick a sample, upload one selfie, and the AI copies the clip with your face in it, tears running from your own eyes and following your cheeks. You can keep the glassy, cartoon-like teardrops of the trend, or pick the realistic crying filter sample for red eyes and real tears.
How to Do the Tears Falling Down Filter with AI
- 1
Pick a sample
Choose a pouty selfie with two streams of tears, a single tear on one eye, a night or car selfie, or the realistic crying filter. The tears, the framing and the sound all come from that clip.
- 2
Upload one selfie
A close, sharp photo with your whole face in the frame. The tears falling down filter AI takes your face, makeup and expression from it, so the tears run down your cheeks, not a stranger’s.
- 3
Create and post
The prompt is already written. You get the clip at the sample’s length with its original sound, ready to post with #teardroptrend or #tearsfallingdownfilter.
Tips for Tears That Look Right
Get close to the camera
The trend lives on close-ups: a face that fills the frame gives the tears room to run. In a half-body photo the eyes are small, and the tears falling down filter has less cheek to work with.
Pout, stare or look away
The best posts pair the tears with a deadpan face, a pout or eyes turned to the ceiling. Use a selfie with that look; a big smile fights the tears.
Keep both eyes visible
Hair across the face, sunglasses or a hand over the eyes leave the AI guessing where the tears start. Show at least one eye clearly, or pick the eye close-up sample.
Pick cartoon or real tears
The glassy silver drops are the teardrop trend; the realistic crying filter sample gives red eyes and real tears. Choose the tears falling down filter sample that matches the post you want.
Pricing
Each tears falling down filter video is one use (700 credits), whether you pick any length from 5 to 10 seconds. The price is on the button before you start, and nothing else is added.
A single use is $9.90; packs of 4 and 8 uses, or a monthly plan that posts trend videos to your accounts for you, cost less per video. A render that fails is refunded automatically.
Autopilot plans
Every month we turn the newest trends into meme videos and post them to your accounts. Each post is one of the plan’s videos, and any you make yourself come out of the same count. Cancel any time.
One-time video packs
Pay once and use them on any trend template, at any length. The credits never expire, and the other video tools can spend them too.
Use it responsibly
- Only upload photos of yourself, of people who said yes, or of your own pets.
- Do not use it to make someone look like they did something they did not.
- Label the result as AI when you post it; TikTok and Instagram both have an AI-generated tag.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the tears falling down filter?
It is a TikTok trend where a selfie is turned into a short video with shiny teardrops trickling from the eyes down the cheeks, usually to Steve Lacy’s "Nothing". It goes round as #teardroptrend and #tearsfallingdownfilter, and people also call it the cry gif or the teardrop sticker.
How do I do the tears falling down filter on TikTok?
The manual way: open your photo in TikTok’s editor, tap Stickers, search "tear", put an animated teardrop on each eye and resize it, then add the song. With AI it is one step: pick a sample here, upload a selfie, and the tears are placed on your eyes and run down your face for you.
Is it a filter or a sticker?
On TikTok it is mostly a sticker. There is no single "tears falling down" effect to tap; people search "tear" in the stickers, or use a CapCut template. The AI version on this page makes the whole clip from your photo, with nothing to place by hand.
What song is the tears falling down filter?
Most posts use Steve Lacy’s "Nothing", which is why they are tagged #nothing and #stevelacy. The samples here keep their original sound, so your video comes back with the same song.
Can I make the tears look real?
Yes. Pick the realistic crying filter sample, from TikTok’s older crying filter: red eyes, a trembling lip and real tears instead of the glassy cartoon drops. The "Realistic crying" prompt above does the same in any image-to-video model.
Does it work from just one photo?
Yes. One close selfie is all the tears falling down filter needs. The AI keeps your face, makeup and expression from it and adds the tears and the slight movement of the clip you picked.
Is this the "tears falling down at the party" trend?
No. "Tears falling down at the party" is a line from Jack Stauber’s "Oh Klahoma", used for Halloween ghost costume posts. The tears falling down filter is the teardrop trend: a selfie with tears running down the cheeks.
Can I do it on my boyfriend or a friend?
Yes, with their photo and their permission. Putting the crying filter on a partner is a classic TikTok prank, and any of the samples works with their face instead of yours.
Is there a prompt for the tears falling down filter?
Yes, five of them are in the prompts section: the teardrop sticker look, the eye close-up, realistic crying, a hand over the mouth and a night-time selfie. Each one describes how the tears form and where they run, which is what makes a crying prompt work.
What is the Tears Falling Down Filter AI prompt?
The teardrop sticker look prompt is in the AI Prompts section below. It starts: "Image 1 is the Person." Paste the rest into any AI video tool that accepts your photos.
Let the Tears Fall
One selfie, and the tears falling down filter makes it cry with the teardrop trend’s own sound.
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Tears Falling Down Filter AI Prompts
The prompts behind the teardrop sticker look, the eye close-up, the realistic crying filter, the hand-over-the-mouth shot and the night-time selfie, for any image-to-video model that takes a reference photo.
Teardrop sticker look
Image 1 is the Person. A close selfie of the Person from Image 1 in a car or bedroom, lips pushed into a pout, eyes looking just past the lens. Thin, glassy, cartoon-like teardrops well up on the lower lashes and trickle slowly down both cheeks in shiny silver lines, one drop after another, catching the light. The Person barely moves; only the tears do. The person from Image 1 is the one on screen: keep their face, skin tone, makeup, hair and expression exactly as in Image 1. Vertical front-camera selfie video, the face filling the frame, almost no camera movement, no text, no logos. Audio: a slow, soft R&B song.
Other versions: Eye close-up · Realistic crying · Hand over the mouth · Night-time selfie