Thinking face Emoji
Smileys
A yellow face with furrowed eyebrows, an open, unsmiling mouth, and a hand resting on its chin with the thumb and index finger extended. It looks like someone deep in contemplation, weighing a decision or questioning the truth of a statement.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to for expressing skepticism, confusion, or the act of pondering a difficult question. It is frequently used in online debates to signal that someone is doubting the logic of a post, or simply to show that you are taking a moment to process information. It is often used alongside 🤨 or 🧐 to lean into the inquisitive vibe.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2015, this emoji gained massive popularity as internet culture shifted toward meme-based communication. It draws heavy inspiration from Auguste Rodin’s famous sculpture, 'The Thinker,' and quickly became a staple in social media comments sections for calling out suspicious claims.
Details
Glyph
🤔
Unicode
U+1F914
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f914:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-hand
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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