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🤦 Face Palm Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Meet the person slapping their palm against their forehead in exasperation, disbelief, or secondhand embarrassment. The facepalm gesture existed as an internet meme (often using a Star Trek screenshot of Captain Picard) long before Unicode 9.0 gave it official emoji status in 2016. It supports skin tone and gender modifiers, making it one of the more customizable emoji. The gesture itself is found across cultures as a natural response to witnessing something spectacularly stupid.
When to Use
Use when someone does something dumb, when you are embarrassed, or in disbelief at a situation. A visual equivalent of sighing deeply.
Example Usage
- “I cant believe I did that 🤦”
- “Are you serious right now 🤦”
- “When you realize your mistake 🤦”
Popular Combinations
🤦🤦
Double facepalm, extra cringe
🤦😂
So dumb it is funny
🤦💀
Facepalm of death
How Face Palm looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🤦 mean in a text message?▼
Meet the person slapping their palm against their forehead in exasperation, disbelief, or secondhand embarrassment. The facepalm gesture existed as an internet meme (often using a Star Trek screenshot of Captain Picard) long before Unicode 9.0 gave it official emoji status in 2016. It supports skin tone and gender modifiers, making it one of the more customizable emoji. The gesture itself is found across cultures as a natural response to witnessing something spectacularly stupid. Use when someone does something dumb, when you are embarrassed, or in disbelief at a situation. A visual equivalent of sighing deeply. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
Where can I use 🤦?▼
You can use the Face Palm emoji in any app or platform that supports Unicode emoji — including iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and email. It also works in documents, spreadsheets, and most modern software.
How is 🤦 encoded in Unicode?▼
The Face Palm emoji is encoded as U+1f926 in the Unicode Standard. In HTML, you can use 🤦 and in CSS content: "\1f926". This standardized encoding ensures it works consistently across the web.
What is the shortcode for 🤦?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:face_palm:` to insert the Face Palm emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+1f926
Category
Smileys & People
Added
Unicode 3.0
Shortcodes
:face_palm:Keywords
personfacepalmingdisappointed
When to Use 🤦 Face Palm
Use when someone does something dumb, when you are embarrassed, or in disbelief at a situation. A visual equivalent of sighing deeply.
- •Send 🤦 when you want to express or reference "face palm" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🤦 in conversations about person or facepalming to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🤦 Face Palm on social media posts, stories, or comments related to face palm
- •Combine 🤦 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about person, facepalming, disappointed
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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