Person Shrugging
:person_shrugging:
Official Meaning & Overview
Expresses ignorance, indifference, or helplessness. Used to show a lack of knowledge or powerlessness in a situation.
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Common Contexts
- •Don't know
- •Indifferent
- •Helpless
Official Names in 9 Languages
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Base emoji and 5 Fitzpatrick skin tone modifier sequences (U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF)
| Emoji | Official Name | Unicode Sequence | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🤷 | Person Shrugging | U+1F937 | |
| 🤷🏻 | Person Shrugging: Light Skin Tone | U+1F937 U+1F3FB | |
| 🤷🏼 | Person Shrugging: Medium-Light Skin Tone | U+1F937 U+1F3FC | |
| 🤷🏽 | Person Shrugging: Medium Skin Tone | U+1F937 U+1F3FD | |
| 🤷🏾 | Person Shrugging: Medium-Dark Skin Tone | U+1F937 U+1F3FE | |
| 🤷🏿 | Person Shrugging: Dark Skin Tone | U+1F937 U+1F3FF |
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U+1F9371F937:person_shrugging:Developer Codes
:person_shrugging:🤷🤷\1F937\u{1F937}\uD83E\uDD37%F0%9F%A4%B7Quick Reference FAQ
What does the 🤷 Person Shrugging emoji mean?
Expresses ignorance, indifference, or helplessness. Used to show a lack of knowledge or powerlessness in a situation.
What is the Unicode and HTML entity for 🤷 Person Shrugging?
The Unicode codepoint for 🤷 is U+1F937, its HTML hex entity is 🤷, and its shortcode is :person_shrugging:. It is part of Emoji 15.0.
How do you say the 🤷 Person Shrugging emoji in other languages?
Official localized names include: 한국어 "어깨 으쓱하는 사람", 日本語 "肩をすくめる人", 简体中文 "耸肩", 繁體中文 "人聳肩", Español "Persona encogiéndose de hombros".