Head shaking vertically Emoji
Smileys
A yellow face showing a gentle smile while the head is tilted in a downward-and-upward motion. This animation clearly captures the physical act of nodding.
Usage Context
Used to express agreement, affirmation, or acknowledgment without typing a full sentence. It effectively conveys a positive response in messaging threads, often serving as a friendly alternative to a simple 'yes' or a thumbs up 👍.
History
Part of the Emoji 15.1 update released in 2023, this design was introduced to address the long-standing limitation of static faces failing to convey non-verbal body language like nodding, which is essential for natural digital conversation.
Details
Glyph
🙂↕
Unicode
U+1F642 U+200D U+2195
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f642_200d_2195:
HTML Entity
��‍↕
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-neutral-skeptical
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
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.
Related Smileys Emojis
