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🤦 Person Facepalming Emoji
A person with a hand over their face — frustration, embarrassment, “oh no”, “I can’t believe this”.
| Official name | Person Facepalming |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+1F926 |
| Shortcode | :facepalm: (GitHub, Slack, Discord) |
| HTML entity | 🤦 |
| Unicode version | Emoji 3 (2016) |
| Category | Random People Emoji › Gestures |
| Keywords | again, bewilder, disbelief, exasperation, facepalm, no, not, oh, omg, person |
| Also known as | Facepalm |
| Skin tones | 🤦🏻 🤦🏼 🤦🏽 🤦🏾 🤦🏿 |
What does 🤦 mean?
🤦 is the facepalm: for silly mistakes (your own or others’), obvious errors and exasperating situations. 🤦♀️ and 🤦♂️ are the gendered forms.
Added in 2016 (Emoji 3.0).
“Left my laptop at home 🤦♂️”“He asked if Wales was in England 🤦”
How to type 🤦 Person Facepalming
iPhone / iPadOpen the emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😀 key), search “facepalm”.
Android (Gboard / Samsung)Tap the emoji key, type “facepalm” in the search bar, or go to the Random People Emoji tab.
Windows 10 / 11Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji panel and search “facepalm”.
MacPress Ctrl + Cmd + Space and search, or copy it from this page.
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FAQ
Why does 🤦 show as a box or blank square?
Your device is older than Emoji 3 (2016), the release that added Person Facepalming. Update your operating system, or the person you send it to will see ☐ instead.