Person Shrugging
A person shrugging with palms up — the classic 'I don't know' or 'whatever' gesture.
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About Person Shrugging 🤷
The Person Shrugging emoji (🤷) is a versatile Unicode character used across all major platforms and devices.
The 🤷 emoji may appear differently across platforms — Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, and other vendors each design their own version. Apple tends toward photorealistic renders, Google uses a rounded, friendly style, and Microsoft often opts for flat, minimalist designs. Despite visual differences, the underlying Unicode character (U+1F937) ensures the same emoji is sent and received regardless of device. When choosing this emoji for professional communication, be aware that the recipient may see a slightly different design than what you see on your screen.
Common shortcodes for this emoji include `:shrug:`, `:person_shrugging:`, which work on platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub. This emoji was assigned the Unicode code point U+1F937 and is part of the "People" group. Related search terms include shrug, idk, whatever, dunno, uncertain. To use this emoji in HTML, insert the entity 🤷, or in CSS use content: "\1F937". For maximum compatibility, always copy the emoji character directly rather than relying on shortcodes, as shortcode support varies by platform.
Technical Details
| Emoji | 🤷 |
| Name | Person Shrugging |
| Unicode | U+1F937 |
| Category | People |
| HTML Entity | 🤷 |
| CSS Code | \1F937 |
| Shortcodes | :shrug:, :person_shrugging: |