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 Google
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
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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