🤫️ Shushing face emoji

What is 🤫️ called?

🤫️ is called the Shushing face emoji.

What does 🤫️ mean?

The shushing face emoji asks for quiet, secrecy, discretion, or a lower voice. It can mean “shh,” “keep this between us,” or “do not spoil the surprise.”

The finger-to-lips gesture gives a direct instruction, unlike 🤐 Zipper mouth face, which promises or chooses silence. 🤭 Face with hand over mouth reacts with amusement or realization instead of requesting quiet.

It works for confidential news, quiet places, sleeping children, spoilers, and playful mystery, but can seem dismissive if used to silence a serious concern.

Other meanings

It may create suspense before an announcement, mark a secret plan, or indicate a library, theatre, recording, or other quiet setting. A playful use can mean “you did not hear that from me.”

Example Usage

The baby has finally fallen asleep 🤫

Keep Friday evening free, but do not tell Sam why 🤫

More details

Its Unicode code point is U+1F92B, and it was introduced in Emoji 5.0. The official name describes the act of shushing, while its visual gesture is widely understood as a request for quiet.

Related emoji

Hands emojis

• 🤗️ Smiling face with open hands
• 🤭️ Face with hand over mouth
• 🫢️ Face with open eyes and hand over mouth
• 🫣️ Face with peeking eye

Quiet emojis

• 🤐️ Zipper-mouth face
• 😶️ Face without mouth
• 🔇️ Muted speaker
• 🔕️ Bell with slash

Visual description

A round yellow face holds an index finger vertically in front of closed or slightly pursed lips. The eyes may look straight ahead or carry a knowing expression.

Platforms vary the eyebrow shape, finger position, and seriousness of the face, but the recognizable “shh” gesture remains central.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.