Man facepalming: medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A man with a medium-light skin tone pressing his palm firmly against his forehead. The expression conveys a sense of frustration, embarrassment, or disbelief at a situation.
Usage Context
Used to react to bad jokes, poor decisions, or overwhelming frustration during a conversation. It serves as a visual shorthand for the phrase 'I can't believe this,' and is frequently used alongside 🙄 to signal extreme annoyance or regret.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of Emoji 3.0, the facepalm icon became a global internet staple, building on the popularity of the 'Picard facepalm' meme that had dominated tech forums and image boards for years prior.
Details
Glyph
🤦🏼♂
Unicode
U+1F926 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f926_1f3fc_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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