🤷 Person Shrugging Emoji Meaning
| Emoji | Name | Meaning | Category | Codepoint | Shortcodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🤷 | Person Shrugging | Represents uncertainty or indifference. | People & Body (Gesture) | U+1F937 | :person_shrugging: |
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Meaning
The 🤷 emoji depicts a person raising their shoulders with palms facing up, symbolizing a lack of knowledge, uncertainty, or indifference.
Common Uses
- Expressing ‘I don’t know’ or uncertainty
- Indicating indifference or lack of preference
- Responding to ambiguous or unclear situations
- Showing confusion or shrugging off responsibility
- Used in casual conversations to soften replies
Examples
"Will we be late? 🤷""Not sure what to do next 🤷""I don't mind the choice 🤷"
Related Emojis
- 🤦 Face Palm – expresses frustration or disbelief, unlike shrugging’s uncertainty.
- 🤔 Thinking Face – indicates contemplation rather than ignorance.
- 🙅 Person Gesturing No – shows refusal, while shrug conveys indifference.
- 🤷♀️ Woman Shrugging – gender-specific variant with the same meaning.
- 🤷♂️ Man Shrugging – another gender-specific version of the shrug.
Technical Notes
Codepoint: U+1F937. Added around Unicode 9.0 (~2016). Platforms render the emoji as a person shrugging shoulders. Skin tone modifiers are supported for personalization.
FAQ
What does the 🤷 emoji mean? It indicates uncertainty, indifference, or not knowing something.
How is the 🤷 emoji used? Often to express lack of an answer, indifference, or to soften responses in chat.
Does the meaning of the 🤷 emoji change by context? Yes, it can reflect confusion, indifference, or shrugged-off responsibility depending on conversation tone.
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