🤦 Person Facepalming is the universal reaction to something silly. With a hand over the face, it means "I can't believe this", "how embarrassing" or "SMH" (shaking my head).
What does 🤦 mean?
The 🤦 emoji shows a person slapping a palm over their face. Its official name is Person Facepalming (U+1F926), with female (🤦♀️) and male (🤦♂️) versions.
It means disbelief, frustration or embarrassment, whether at someone else's mistake or your own.
When to use 🤦
- Reacting to a silly mistake.
- Laughing at yourself.
- Frustration with obvious things.
- Cringe moments.
- "SMH" reactions to the news or social media.
🤦 in real conversations
I locked my keys inside the car again
🤦♂️ not again
I sent the meme to my boss instead of you
🤦♀️😂 good luck
Is the sun a planet?
🤦 it's a star
What does 🤦 mean from a girl or a guy?
From a girl or a guy, 🤦 means they can't believe what happened, often in a funny way. If it's about your message, they're teasing you. It's rarely mean.
🤦 vs similar emojis
- 🤷 Shrugging: I don't know, whatever.
- 🙄 Rolling Eyes: annoyed disbelief.
- 🙈 See-No-Evil: embarrassed, can't look.
- 🤡 Clown: feeling foolish.
Tap any emoji below to copy it:
🤦 🤦♀️ 🤦♂️ 🤷 🙄 🙈
Popular 🤦 combos to copy
- 🤦😂 = embarrassing but funny
- 🤦🤡 = I'm such a fool
- 🤦🙄 = can't believe this
- 🤦😭 = epic fail
🤦😂 🤦🤡 🤦🙄 🤦😭
How old is the 🤦 emoji?
🤦 Facepalm 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. The gesture became an internet favorite in the 2000s through "facepalm" image memes, long before it had its own emoji.
🤦 in captions, comments and DMs
On TikTok, 🤦 fills the comments under fail compilations and "why did I do this" storytimes. On Instagram it is a quick reply to a friend's silly mistake, or your own.
Good to know before you send 🤦
There are three versions: 🤦 (person), 🤦♀️ (woman) and 🤦♂️ (man). Many people pick the one that looks like them; sending the "wrong" one is not rude, but it can look like you are describing someone else.
How 🤦 looks on different devices
🤦 is a standard Unicode emoji with gender and skin tone versions. On iPhone it appears in Apple's style; Android, Samsung and Windows show their own designs.
FAQ
What does SMH mean?
"Shaking my head", the same feeling as 🤦.
Is 🤦 rude?
Not usually, but sent at someone's opinion, it can feel dismissive.
How do I copy 🤦?
Press the Copy Emoji button at the top of this page, then paste it anywhere.
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