🤷️ Person shrugging emoji

A person shrugging, representing uncertainty, indifference, or not knowing. Used to express that you do not know, do not care, or are unsure about something.

Often used when someone asks a question you cannot answer, when expressing indifference, or when something is unclear. The universal gesture of uncertainty.

Related to other uncertain gesture emojis like 🤷‍♂️ Man shrugging and 🤷‍♀️ Woman shrugging, as well as confusion emojis like 🤔 Thinking face.

Could also be called Person shrugging, shrug, do not know or uncertain emoji.

Other meanings

Uncertain, indifferent, do not know, unsure, whatever, confused, unclear

Example Usage

I do not know what happened 🤷

Related emoji

Expressions emojis

• 🙍️ Person frowning
• 🙍‍♂️ Man frowning
• 🙍‍♀️ Woman frowning
• 🙎️ Person pouting

Visual description

A person with both arms raised and palms up, shoulders lifted in the classic shrug gesture.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.