Shaking face Emoji
Smileys
A yellow circular face with wide, expressive eyes and a thin, open mouth, surrounded by faint motion lines that give it a vibrating or blurred appearance.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to choice for conveying intense shock, disbelief, or the literal feeling of being shaken by unexpected news. It’s frequently used to represent an adrenaline rush, a physical tremor from excitement, or the feeling of being overwhelmed. It pairs naturally with 🤯 when your mind is blown or 😨 when you are genuinely rattled.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2022, the shaking face was designed to fill a gap in digital communication for physical reactions to sudden events. It draws inspiration from long-standing internet shorthand and reaction GIFs that rely on motion blur to convey high-intensity emotional states.
Details
Glyph
🫨
Unicode
U+1FAE8
Shortcode
:emoji_u1fae8:
HTML Entity
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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.
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