What is 🤦♂️ called?

🤦♂️ is called "Man Facepalming". Its official Unicode name is man facepalming.

How do I copy 🤦♂️?

On SmileyZone just click the 🤦♂️ emoji – it goes straight to your clipboard, ready to paste into WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok or any other app.

Man Facepalming

People reach for Man Facepalming when the topic is again, bewilder and disbelief.

👋 Gestures & Hands since 2016 · Unicode 9.0

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Unicode does not define this combination – the closest one is shown.

💡 Meaning

Unicode lists 🤦‍♂️ Man Facepalming among the gesturing people in the People & Body group. It usually appears in messages about again, bewilder, disbelief and exasperation. The keyword list continues with facepalm, man, no and not.

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📱 Typical Usage

You can drop 🤦‍♂️ into chats, social posts, headlines or a bio. On SmileyZone it is filed under Gestures and Hands. Added in 2016 with Emoji 4.0, it displays correctly on every up-to-date system. Its code point is U+1F926 U+200D U+2642. The emoji also comes in 5 skin tone variants, listed in the sidebar.

✍️ Usage Examples

A single 🤦‍♂️ is often enough to set the tone.
Fits messages about again, bewilder, disbelief and exasperation.
Often seen near 🤦🏻‍♂️ Man Facepalming: Light Skin Tone, 🤦🏻 Person Facepalming: Light Skin Tone and 🤦 Person Facepalming.

📈 Trends & Pop Culture

In messages around again, bewilder, disbelief, exasperation and not, 🤦‍♂️ is a common shorthand. In the wiki it sits in the Gestures & Hands category.

🔗 Popular Combinations

🤦‍♂️🤷 – Man Facepalming and Person Shrugging
🤦‍♂️🙇‍♂️ – Man Facepalming with Man Bowing
🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️ – Man Facepalming plus Man Shrugging
🤦‍♂️🙇‍♀️ – Man Facepalming and Woman Bowing

⚠️ Confusion Risk

Easy to mix up with 🤦🏻‍♂️ Man Facepalming: Light Skin Tone, 🤦🏻 Person Facepalming: Light Skin Tone or 🤦 Person Facepalming. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.