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

&#xD83E;&#xDEE8;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-neutral-skeptical

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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