🤷 Shrug Emoji Meaning: I Don't Know, Whatever, It Is What It Is

🤷 Person Shrugging is the emoji for "I don't know", "whatever" and "it is what it is". With raised shoulders and open palms, it shows doubt, indifference or acceptance.

What does 🤷 mean?

The 🤷 emoji shows a person shrugging their shoulders with palms facing up. Its official name is Person Shrugging (U+1F937). There are also versions for women (🤷‍♀️) and men (🤷‍♂️).

It means uncertainty, not caring much, or calmly accepting a situation you can't change. It's the emoji version of the text shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

When to use 🤷

• Not knowing the answer: "Where's the remote? 🤷"
• Being indifferent: "Either restaurant is fine 🤷"
• Accepting something: "Missed the bus, oh well 🤷"
• Playfully avoiding blame.
• Answering "what do you want to do?"

🤷 in real conversations

What does 🤷 mean from a girl or a guy?

From a girl or a guy, 🤷 usually means they don't know or don't mind. If you ask a serious question and get only 🤷, they may be unsure or avoiding the topic. It's casual, not rude by default.

🤷 vs similar emojis

• 🤔 Thinking Face: actively thinking about it.
• 🤦 Person Facepalming: disbelief or frustration.
• 😐 Neutral Face: no reaction.
• 🙃 Upside-Down Face: ironic acceptance.

Tap any emoji below to copy it:

🤷 🤷‍♀️ 🤷‍♂️ 🤔 🤦 😐

Popular 🤷 combos to copy

• 🤷😂 = no idea, but funny
• 🤷🙃 = oh well
• 🤷‍♀️✨ = whatever, I'm fine
• 🤷🤔 = not sure at all

🤷😂 🤷🙃 🤷‍♀️✨ 🤷🤔

When did 🤷 come out?

🤷 Shrug is a newer emoji: it was approved in Unicode 9.0 in 2016 and arrived on iPhone with iOS 10.2 in December 2016. It supports five skin tones. It came out in the same update as 🤦 Facepalm. There are also woman and man versions: 🤷‍♀️ and 🤷‍♂️.

How 🤷 is used on social media

On TikTok, 🤷 tags "it is what it is" captions, unbothered reactions and "don't ask me" moments. On Instagram, it appears in captions about weird outfits, spontaneous trips and decisions no one can explain.

Is 🤷 easy to misread?

🤷 in reply to a serious question can feel dismissive. If you really don't know, soften it: "not sure 🤷".

How 🤷 looks on different devices

🤷 is a standard Unicode emoji with gender and skin tone variants. On iPhone it appears in Apple's style; Android, Samsung and Windows show their own designs.

FAQ

Is 🤷 rude?

Not usually, but it can feel dismissive in serious conversations.

What is the text version of 🤷?

The famous text shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

How do I copy 🤷?

Press the Copy Emoji button at the top of this page, then paste it anywhere.