What does ๐คท Person Shrugging mean?
Shoulders raised, palms turned up: the universal shrug. It means I donโt know, whatever, it is what it is, or I donโt care, and it works for uncertainty, indifference or accepting a situation you canโt change. It is the emoji counterpart of the popular text shrug and softens a vague answer with a touch of humor. It comes in five skin tones.
๐คท Person Shrugging is an emoji from the People & Body category (people gesturing), added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about doubt, dunno, guess, idk, ignorance and indifference.
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๐คท Person Shrugging on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person Shrugging looks on each platform.
Person Shrugging in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Person Shrugging emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐คท 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 :shrug:.
When was the Person Shrugging emoji added?
๐คท Person Shrugging was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Person Shrugging emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐คท, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐คท๐ป ๐คท๐ผ ๐คท๐ฝ ๐คท๐พ ๐คท๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐คท look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Person Shrugging. The underlying code (U+1F937) 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.