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

&#xD83E;&#xDD14;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-hand

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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