Woman facepalming: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A woman with a medium skin tone holding her hand to her forehead in a gesture of frustration or embarrassment. Her eyes are closed and her face is tilted downward, clearly capturing a moment of deep regret or annoyance.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to response for reacting to bad ideas, obvious mistakes, or absurd statements in group chats. It is frequently sent alongside 🤦 or 🙄 to highlight that the sender is completely finished dealing with a situation.

History

Added in 2016 as part of Unicode 9.0, this emoji became a cultural staple almost overnight. It reflects the growing popularity of internet memes centered on exasperation and the real-world frustration of navigating complex digital interactions.

Details

Glyph

🤦🏽‍♀

Unicode

U+1F926 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2640

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f926_1f3fd_200d_2640:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD26;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍♀

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-gesture

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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