What does ๐คทโโ๏ธ Man Shrugging mean?
This manโs shrug is the male version of ๐คท. Men use it to say โI donโt knowโ, โwhateverโ or โnot my problemโ, and to brush off a minor disaster with good humor.
๐คทโโ๏ธ Man Shrugging is an emoji from the People & Body category (people gesturing), added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about doubt, dunno, guess, idk, ignorance and indifference.
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๐คทโโ๏ธ Man Shrugging on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Man Shrugging looks on each platform.
Man Shrugging in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Man Shrugging emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐คทโโ๏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 :man-shrugging:.
When was the Man Shrugging emoji added?
๐คทโโ๏ธ Man Shrugging was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Man Shrugging emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐คทโโ๏ธ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐คท๐พโโ๏ธ ๐คท๐ฟโโ๏ธ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐คทโโ๏ธ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Man Shrugging. The underlying code (U+1F937 U+200D U+2642 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.