Woman facepalming Emoji
People
A woman with her hand covering her face, specifically pressed against her forehead. Her expression is hidden, but the gesture conveys intense frustration, embarrassment, or disbelief at a situation.
Usage Context
This is the go-to emoji for reacting to bad ideas, obvious mistakes, or moments of pure cringe. It is the visual equivalent of shaking your head and sighing. It is often used in digital conversations alongside 🤦 to express communal frustration or paired with 🙄 when dealing with someone who clearly isn't thinking straight.
History
The facepalm gesture has been a universal sign of exasperation for decades, but it didn't officially join the Unicode standard until 2016 as part of Emoji 3.0. It was heavily requested by internet users who wanted a more specific way to signal 'smh' (shaking my head) without typing out the acronym.
Details
Glyph
🤦♀
Unicode
U+1F926 U+200D U+2640
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f926_200d_2640:
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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