๐โโ๏ธHead Shaking Horizontally Emoji
What does ๐โโ๏ธ Head Shaking Horizontally mean?
Combining ๐ with a left-right arrow, this sequence shows a head shaking from side to side, a familiar gesture for โnoโ. It expresses disagreement, refusal, disbelief or quiet disapproval without needing words. Because it only arrived in 2023, some older devices show a slightly smiling face followed by an arrow instead. It makes a softer way to decline than a blunt typed no.
๐โโ๏ธ Head Shaking Horizontally is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (neutral & skeptical faces), added in Emoji 15.1 in 2023. People use it in messages about no and shake.
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๐โโ๏ธ Head Shaking Horizontally on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Head Shaking Horizontally looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Head Shaking Horizontally emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐โโ๏ธ 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 :head_shaking_horizontally:.
When was the Head Shaking Horizontally emoji added?
๐โโ๏ธ Head Shaking Horizontally was added in Emoji 15.1, released in 2023. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐โโ๏ธ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Head Shaking Horizontally. The underlying code (U+1F642 U+200D U+2194 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.