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Expressing disbelief or frustration
He said what?! 🤦♂️ I can't believe it!
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🚀 Emoji Details
🤦♂️
Man facepalming
The 🤦♂️ Man Facepalming emoji depicts a man with his palm flat against his forehead. It is the male version of the facepalm gesture, universally recognized as an expression of disbelief, frustration...
Meaning & Usage
The 🤦♂️ Man Facepalming emoji depicts a man with his palm flat against his forehead. It is the male version of the facepalm gesture, universally recognized as an expression of disbelief, frustration, embarrassment, or exasperation. The emoji is used to convey a sense of disappointment in oneself or others, or to react to a foolish or absurd situation. It's a digital representation of the physical gesture of a facepalm. The emoji was introduced in Unicode 9.0 in 2016.
Usage Contexts
🤦♂️
Reacting to someone's stupidity
Did you seriously just ask that? 🤦♂️
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Showing embarrassment for oneself or others
I completely forgot our anniversary. 🤦♂️ I'm the worst!
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Responding to an absurd or ridiculous situation
The meeting went on for three hours and accomplished nothing. 🤦♂️
Platform Appearances
ℹ️ All images shown are from open-licensed sources (Apache 2.0, MIT, CC-BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0) and are free to use.
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🇹🇷
Eliyle yüzünü kapatan erkek
Türkçe
🇩🇪
Sich an den Kopf fassender Mann
Deutsch
🇫🇷
Homme avec la paume sur le visage
Français
🇮🇳
माथे पर हाथ रखा हुआ पुरुष
हिन्दी
🇸🇦
رجل يشعر بإحباط
العربية
🇷🇺
Мужчина потерял дар речи
Русский
🇵🇰
شرمندگی ظاہر کرتا ہوا مرد
اردو
🇮🇩
Pria tepuk jidat
Bahasa Indonesia
🇻🇳
Người đàn ông lấy tay che mặt
Tiếng Việt
🇹🇭
ผู้ชายเอามือก่ายหน้าผาก
ไทย
🇮🇷
مرد با کف دست به پیشانی میزند
فارسی
🇳🇬
Namiji Mai Jin Kunya
Hausa
🇪🇹
ወንድ ፊት መቅላት
አማርኛ
🇹🇿
Mwanaume Anayepiga Kishindo cha Kukata Tamaa
Kiswahili
🇧🇩
ছেলেদের কপালে হাত
বাংলা
🇲🇲
မျက်နှာကို လက်ဝါးဖြင့်အုပ်ထားသူ အမျိုးသား
မြန်မာ
🇺🇿
Yuzini Qo'llari Bilan Berkitgan Erkak
Oʻzbek
🇮🇳
कपाळाला हात लावलेला पुरुष
मराठी
🇮🇳
తల కొట్టుకుంటున్న పురుషుడు
తెలుగు
🇮🇩
Wong Lanang Nuthupi Rai
Jawa
🇮🇶
Mêr rû digire
Kurdî
🇵🇭
Lalaking Nakasapo sa Noo
Filipino
Usage Tips
Use sparingly
Overusing the facepalm emoji can make you seem overly negative or critical.
Consider your audience
Make sure your audience understands the context and won't be offended by your use of the emoji.
Combine with other emojis
Combine with other emojis like 😂 or 😭 to add nuance to your message.
Developer Codes
U+1F926-200D-2642-FE0F
🤦-200D-2642-FE0F;
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