The thinking face is the internet’s universal “hmm…” button: a tiny chin-stroke that says I’m analyzing, side-eyeing, or about to uncover a plot hole. On Apple/iOS it’s a golden-yellow round face with a flat, tight little mouth, slightly raised brows, and eyes glancing upward while a right hand props the chin with an index finger and thumb—pure detective-at-the-whiteboard energy. It’s perfect for weighing pros and cons, politely poking holes in a hot take, or telegraphing gentle skepticism without typing a dissertation.
Online, it flips between sincere and sarcastic at light speed. One 🤔 can mean curious, three in a row means “that’s… interesting” in the eyebrow-arched way your teacher said when your excuse involved a runaway llama. It pairs well with 💡 for a lightbulb moment, 🧠 for big-brain vibes, and 🔍 for Sherlock mode; add a “sus?” and you’re basically wearing a tinfoil hat. People also drop it flirtatiously—“hmm… thinking about you”—or dramatically, like they’re plotting 4D chess when really they’re deciding between tacos and pizza.
Visually, it’s instantly recognizable for that right-hand-on-chin pose and the upward glance, channeling Rodin’s The Thinker with smartphone swagger. Expect to see it in threads dissecting plot twists, exposing contradictions, or mocking galaxy-brain takes. When you want to question, tease, or slow-walk someone into reconsidering their life choices, this tiny philosopher gets the job done.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 32 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| Google Android Picture |  |
| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
| ASCII Conversion | |
| "Short Code" Name | |
| Keywords |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 9 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🤔 |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 1 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🤔 |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🤔 |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🤔 |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f914 |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F914 |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 129300 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0xA4 0x94 |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F A4 94 |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 244 224 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83E 0xDD14 |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83edd14 |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55358 56596 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F914 |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F914 |
| UTF-32 Dec | 129300 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F914" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\xa4\x94" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83E\uDD14" |
