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🤔 Thinking Face Emoji
A face with a hand on its chin, one eyebrow raised — thinking, pondering, or doubting.
| Official name | Thinking Face |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+1F914 |
| Shortcode | :thinking: (GitHub, Slack, Discord) |
| HTML entity | 🤔 |
| Unicode version | Emoji 1 (2015) |
| Category | Random Smiley Emoji › With Hands |
| Keywords | chin, consider, face, hmm, ponder, pondering, thinking, wondering |
| Also known as | Hmm, Chin Hand |
What does 🤔 mean?
🤔 means “hmm”. It can be genuine (“let me think about it 🤔”), sceptical (“is that really true 🤔”), or a polite way to question something. It became a huge meme in 2016 and still appears in discussion threads everywhere.
Often used alone as a reply to invite the other person to reconsider.
“Pizza or sushi tonight 🤔”“That story doesn’t quite add up 🤔”
How to type 🤔 Thinking Face
iPhone / iPadOpen the emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😀 key), search “thinking”.
Android (Gboard / Samsung)Tap the emoji key, type “thinking” in the search bar, or go to the Random Smiley Emoji tab.
Windows 10 / 11Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji panel and search “thinking”.
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 1 (2015), the release that added Thinking Face. Update your operating system, or the person you send it to will see ☐ instead.