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🤷 Shrug Emoji

:person_shrugging:
Category
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Unicode
U+1F937

📖 What does person shrugging mean?

Both arms raised, palms turned out to the sides — I don't know, I don't care, or I'm not taking responsibility for this. One of the most honest emojis in existence. Used for genuine ignorance, supreme indifference, or the specific pleasure of having absolutely no opinion on something. When 😅 is "awkwardly laughing through a stressful moment," 🤷 is the complete absence of that stress — pure unbothered neutrality, delivered with perfect posture.

Similar:😅grinning face with sweat🙃upside-down face😬grimacing face🤔thinking face😒
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Person shrugging was approved as part of Unicode 9.0 in 2016 and added to Emoji 3.0 in 2016.

🔢 Technical Information

Emoji
🤷
Shortcode
:person_shrugging:
Unicode Version
9.0 (2016)
Emoji Version
3.0 (2016)
Code Point
U+1F937
Category
Funny

💻 Developer Codes

Code PointU+1F937
HTML Hex🤷
HTML Dec🤷
JavaScript\u{1F937}
CSS\1F937
URL Encoded%F0%9F%A4%B7

💬 How to Use 🤷

🤷Not my circus, not my monkeys 🤷
🤷I genuinely have no idea what's going on 🤷
🤷Could go either way, honestly 🤷
🤷Asked me what I want for dinner 🤷
🤷They did what they did 🤷

🤷 Shrug vs 🤔 Thinking Face — What's the difference?

Both suggest not knowing something, but the attitude differs entirely. 🤔 Thinking Face is engaged uncertainty — hand on chin, genuinely trying to work something out, treating the unknown as a problem worth solving. 🤷 Person Shrugging is detached uncertainty — arms out, palms up, the question acknowledged and released. The difference is investment: 🤔 is wrestling with the unknown; 🤷 has decided the unknown isn't worth wrestling with.

🤔See thinking face emoji →

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What does the 🤷 shrug emoji mean?
It means "I don't know," "I don't care," or "not my problem." The arms-out, palms-up posture is the universal gesture of detached uncertainty — acknowledging a question and releasing it at the same time.
What does 🤷 mean in texting?
In texts it signals genuine ignorance or deliberate indifference. Ending a message with 🤷 can mean you truly have no idea, or that you've moved past caring. Context makes the difference.
Is 🤷 passive-aggressive?
It can be. "They did what they did 🤷" reads differently from "I genuinely have no idea 🤷." The emoji itself is neutral — what carries the edge is the sentence it follows.
What's the difference between 🤷 and 🤔?
🤔 Thinking Face is actively trying to figure something out — engaged, curious, working on it. 🤷 has given up on the question or decided it isn't worth the energy. One invests; the other releases.
Are there gendered versions of 🤷?
Yes — 🤷‍♀️ (Woman Shrugging) and 🤷‍♂️ (Man Shrugging) are available. 🤷 is the gender-neutral default and displays as either based on platform.
How do I copy the 🤷 shrug emoji?
Click the Copy button at the top of this page. The emoji is instantly copied to your clipboard.