The man facepalming emoji is the universal reaction to “oh no… they really said that out loud.” It’s used for exasperation, secondhand embarrassment, and the kind of cringe that makes you want to unplug the internet—think SMH energy, big yikes, and “this ain’t it, chief.” It nods to the legendary Picard facepalm meme while thriving in modern group chats where autocorrect disasters, chaotic hot takes, and Monday meetings collide. Pair it with a skull emoji for maximum dramatic flair or with a clown to label a truly goofy moment.
On Apple devices, the man facepalming shows a short-haired guy in a blue shirt, head slightly tilted, eyes closed, and palm pressed across his forehead like he’s absorbing the pain of a bad idea. The default skin is classic emoji yellow, with clean gradients, a small frown, and a three-quarter view that sells the “I can’t even” vibe. The hand covers the brow and part of the eyes—exactly the pose you make when your friend confidently gets the trivia answer spectacularly wrong.
People drop this when they roast themselves after a typo, gently dunk on a friend’s chaotic plan, or react to news that’s so silly it loops back to iconic. It’s great for sarcastic replies (“brilliant move, king”), playful embarrassment after a cheesy pickup line, or as the period at the end of a rant you’re too tired to keep typing. Bonus trend: stacking it—facepalm + facepalm + weary emoji—to show escalating disbelief without saying a word.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 1050 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 |
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| Keywords |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 10 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🤦♂️ |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 4 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🤦♂️ |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🤦 ‍ ♂ ️ |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🤦 ‍ ♂ ️ |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f926, 200d, 2642, fe0f |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F926, U+200D, U+2642, U+FE0F |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 129318, 8205, 9794, 65039 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0xA4 0xA6, 0xE2 0x80 0x8D, 0xE2 0x99 0x82, 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F A4 A6, E2 80 8D, E2 99 82, EF B8 8F |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 244 246, 342 200 215, 342 231 202, 357 270 217 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83E 0xDD26, 0x200D, 0x2642, 0xFE0F |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83edd26, 200d, 2642, fe0f |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55358 56614, 8205, 9794, 65039 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F926 0x0000200D 0x00002642 0x0000FE0F |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F926, 200D, 2642, FE0F |
| UTF-32 Dec | 129318, 8205, 9794, 65039 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F926\u200D\u2642\uFE0F" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\xa4\xa6\xe2\x80\x8d\xe2\x99\x82\xef\xb8\x8f" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83E\uDD26\u200D\u2642\uFE0F" |
