Official Meaning & Overview
Expresses disbelief, disagreement, or uncertainty. Used to show no or not sure with gentle refusal.
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Official Names in 9 Languages
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Unicode Codepoint Breakdown
Composite emoji sequence formed by multiple Unicode codepoints (ZWJ / Variation Selector / Regional Indicators)
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⚙️Technical Info
U+1F642 U+200D U+2194 U+FE0F1F642-200D-2194-FE0F:head_shaking_horizontally:Developer Codes
:head_shaking_horizontally:🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️\1F642\200D\2194\FE0F\u{1F642}\u{200D}\u{2194}\u{FE0F}\uD83D\uDE42\u200D\u2194\uFE0F%F0%9F%99%82%E2%80%8D%E2%86%94%EF%B8%8FQuick Reference FAQ
What does the 🙂↔️ Shaking Head emoji mean?
Expresses disbelief, disagreement, or uncertainty. Used to show no or not sure with gentle refusal.
What is the Unicode and HTML entity for 🙂↔️ Shaking Head?
The Unicode codepoint for 🙂↔️ is U+1F642 U+200D U+2194 U+FE0F, its HTML hex entity is 🙂‍↔️, and its shortcode is :head_shaking_horizontally:. It is part of Emoji 15.0.
How do you say the 🙂↔️ Shaking Head emoji in other languages?
Official localized names include: 한국어 "고개 가로젓기", 日本語 "首を横に振る人", 简体中文 "摇头", 繁體中文 "搖頭", Español "Cabeza Negando".