🤷‍♂️ Man Shrugging Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Man Shrugging

Short Name

:man-shrugging:

Unicode

U+1F937U+200DU+2642U+FE0F

Unicode Version

4.0

Release Year

2016

Category

People & Body

Subcategory

Person Gesture

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

Yes

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

MAN SHRUGGING emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1F937-200D-2642-FE0F

Apple Style

MAN SHRUGGING emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1F937-200D-2642-FE0F

Google Style

MAN SHRUGGING emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 1F937-200D-2642-FE0F

Twitter Style

MAN SHRUGGING emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 1F937-200D-2642-FE0F

Facebook Style

Keywords

doubtdunnoguessidkignoranceindifferenceknowsmanmaybeshrugshruggingwhateverwho

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >🤷‍♂️</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A man shrugging, depicted as a cartoon-style figure with raised shoulders, open hands, and a neutral facial expression. The gesture conveys uncertainty, indifference, or a lack of knowledge. This emoji is part of the People & Body category, specifically within the person-gesture subcategory, and is differentiated by gender (🤷‍♂️ for man, 🤷 for person, 🤷‍♀️ for woman).

Common Uses

  • Expressing uncertainty or lack of knowledge: 'I have no idea what happened 🤷‍♂️'
  • Indicating indifference or not caring: 'I don't really mind where we eat 🤷‍♂️'
  • Responding to a situation with a casual attitude: 'He didn't show up again 🤷‍♂️'

Example Sentences

  • The meeting was canceled, but no one told me 🤷‍♂️
  • I tried to fix it, but it's beyond my expertise 🤷‍♂️
  • He asked if I wanted to go out, and I just shrugged 🤷‍♂️

Frequently Asked Questions