Person Facepalming
:person_facepalming:
Official Meaning & Overview
Expresses disbelief, frustration, embarrassment, or regret. Reaction to a foolish or hopeless situation.
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Common Contexts
- •Disbelief
- •Frustration
- •Mistake
Official Names in 9 Languages
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All Skin Tone Variants (Fitzpatrick Scale)
Base emoji and 5 Fitzpatrick skin tone modifier sequences (U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF)
| Emoji | Official Name | Unicode Sequence | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🤦 | Person Facepalming | U+1F926 | |
| 🤦🏻 | Person Facepalming: Light Skin Tone | U+1F926 U+1F3FB | |
| 🤦🏼 | Person Facepalming: Medium-Light Skin Tone | U+1F926 U+1F3FC | |
| 🤦🏽 | Person Facepalming: Medium Skin Tone | U+1F926 U+1F3FD | |
| 🤦🏾 | Facepalming: Medium-Dark Skin Tone | U+1F926 U+1F3FE | |
| 🤦🏿 | Person Facepalming: Dark Skin Tone | U+1F926 U+1F3FF |
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U+1F9261F926:person_facepalming:Developer Codes
:person_facepalming:🤦🤦\1F926\u{1F926}\uD83E\uDD26%F0%9F%A4%A6Quick Reference FAQ
What does the 🤦 Person Facepalming emoji mean?
Expresses disbelief, frustration, embarrassment, or regret. Reaction to a foolish or hopeless situation.
What is the Unicode and HTML entity for 🤦 Person Facepalming?
The Unicode codepoint for 🤦 is U+1F926, its HTML hex entity is 🤦, and its shortcode is :person_facepalming:. It is part of Emoji 15.0.
How do you say the 🤦 Person Facepalming emoji in other languages?
Official localized names include: 한국어 "얼굴 감싸기", 日本語 "顔を覆う人", 简体中文 "捂脸", 繁體中文 "人捂臉", Español "Persona tapándose la cara con la mano".