What does π€¦ mean?
Face palm: disbelief at something silly or embarrassing.
Its official Unicode name is FACE PALM and its CLDR short name is "person facepalming" (in Hungarian: "kΓ©zbe temetett arc"). It belongs to the People & Body group and was added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- again
- bewilder
- disbelief
- exasperation
- facepalm
- no
- not
- oh
- omg
- person
In Hungarian: arc, elkeseredΓ©s, kΓ©z, nem hiszem el
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws π€¦ in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F926. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- FACE PALM
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- kΓ©zbe temetett arc
- English name (CLDR)
- person facepalming
- Emoji version
- Emoji 3.0 (2016)
- Group
- People & Body Β· person gesture
- Length
- 1 code point Β· 4 bytes in UTF-8 Β· 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :facepalm:
Related emojis
- Person gesturing NO
- Person gesturing OK
- Person tipping hand
- Person raising hand
- Person bowing
- Person shrugging
- Person frowning
- Man frowning
Frequently asked questions
What does the π€¦ emoji mean?
Face palm: disbelief at something silly or embarrassing.
How do I type the π€¦ emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "again".
When was the π€¦ emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 3.0 (2016), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Does π€¦ come in skin tones?
Yes, it comes in five skin tones: your device adds a Unicode skin tone modifier (U+1F3FBβU+1F3FF) after the emoji. You can copy all five variants above.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.