man shrugging

Emoji 4

man shrugging

Also known as doubt, dunno, guess, idk, ignorance

A man with raised shoulders and palms facing up, indicating uncertainty or indifference.

Unicode U+1F937 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F Added in Emoji 4 Category people & body Subcategory gestures

Meaning

The man shrugging emoji depicts a male figure performing a shrug gesture, commonly used to express uncertainty, lack of knowledge, or indifference. People use it to convey that they do not know an answer, are unsure about something, or feel that a situation does not matter. It often appears in casual conversations to signal a non-committal response or to acknowledge a question without providing a definitive answer.

Unicode name

This emoji represents a man shrugging, symbolizing uncertainty, ignorance, or indifference.

Platform designs

🤷‍♂️
System
man shrugging · Noto
Noto
man shrugging · Twemoji
Twemoji
man shrugging · OpenMoji
OpenMoji
Apple

On Apple devices, the emoji shows a light-skinned man with short brown hair, wearing a blue shirt, raising both shoulders and palms upward in a shrug.

Google

In Google Noto design, the emoji features a light-skinned man with dark hair, dressed in a blue top, lifting his shoulders and turning his palms upward to express shrugging.

Twitter

Twitter's Twemoji displays a light-skinned man with black hair, wearing a blue shirt, performing a shrug with raised shoulders and open palms.

Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which category does 🤷‍♂️ man shrugging belong to?
🤷‍♂️ man shrugging belongs to the people & body category, which contains 390 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🤷‍♂️ man shrugging?
🤷‍♂️ man shrugging was added in Emoji 4. Its codepoint is U+1F937-200D-2642-FE0F, made up of 4 code points.
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