🤦‍♀️ woman facepalming emoji meaning

Meaning

The 🤦‍♀️ emoji depicts a woman with her hand on her face, symbolizing feelings like frustration, embarrassment, or disbelief. It conveys reaction to mistakes or awkward moments.

Common Uses

• Expressing regret or self-criticism after an error.
• Reacting to frustrating or absurd situations.
• Showing disbelief at someone’s actions or statements.
• Communicating embarrassment in conversations.

Examples

That meeting was a mess 🤦‍♀️
I forgot my keys again 🤦‍♀️
He said what? 🤦‍♀️

Related Emojis

• 🤦‍♂️ man facepalming: Same gesture by a man instead of a woman.
• 🤷‍♀️ woman shrugging: Expresses uncertainty rather than embarrassment.
• 😖 confounded face: Shows stress or frustration without gesture.
• 🙄 face with rolling eyes: Indicates annoyance or disbelief without physical touch.

Technical Notes

This emoji combines U+1F926 (person facepalming) with the female sign U+2640 using a zero-width joiner. Added around 2016 in Unicode 9.0. Platforms may style the woman differently. Skin tone modifiers can be applied.

FAQ

What does the 🤦‍♀ emoji mean?
A woman expressing embarrassment, frustration, or disbelief with a facepalm gesture.

How is the 🤦‍♀ emoji used?
Used in messages to show regret, disbelief, or frustration about a situation or mistake.

Does the meaning of the 🤦‍♀ emoji change by context?
Its core meaning stays consistent, but it can represent mild annoyance, self-reproach, or reaction to awkwardness depending on the conversation.

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