What does 🤭 Face with Hand over Mouth mean?
With a hand raised to cover its mouth, this face is stifling a giggle. It is the emoji for “oops” moments, a cheeky secret, a bit of gossip or saying something you probably should not have. The tone is playful and coy rather than shocked, like a quiet “teehee”. When the surprise is genuine and the eyes go wide, 🫢 is the better match.
🤭 Face with Hand over Mouth is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (faces with hands), added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017. People use it in messages about giggle, giggling, oops, realization, secret and shock.
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🤭 Face with Hand over Mouth on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Face with Hand over Mouth looks on each platform.
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Face with Hand over Mouth emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Face with Hand over Mouth emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🤭 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :face_with_hand_over_mouth:.
When was the Face with Hand over Mouth emoji added?
🤭 Face with Hand over Mouth was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🤭 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Face with Hand over Mouth. The underlying code (U+1F92D) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.