# 🤦‍♂️ Man facepalming emoji

🤦‍♂️ Man facepalming is an emoji in the gestures set of People & body. It was added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016 and comes in five skin tones. Related words: again, bewilder, disbelief, exasperation, facepalm and no.

- Emoji: 🤦‍♂️
- Unicode name: man facepalming
- Code points: U+1F926 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, Gestures
- Added: Emoji 4.0 (2016)
- GitHub shortcode: :man_facepalming:
- Keywords: again, bewilder, disbelief, exasperation, facepalm, man, no, not, oh, omg, shock, smh
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-facepalming-emoji

## What it means

Depicts a man with his hand over his face in disbelief. It appears in reactions to a mistake, a foolish move or bad news, saying "that was embarrassing" or "here we go again" without a word.

## Skin tones

- 🤦🏻‍♂️ [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-facepalming-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F926 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🤦🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-facepalming-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F926 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🤦🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-facepalming-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F926 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🤦🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-facepalming-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F926 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🤦🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-facepalming-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F926 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

🤦‍♂️ is 4 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🤦 [Person facepalming](https://emojichart.com/person-facepalming-emoji.md) (U+1F926)
2. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emoji (U+200D)
3. ♂️ [Male sign](https://emojichart.com/male-sign-emoji.md) (U+2642 U+FE0F)
4. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji style (U+FE0F)

## How to type 🤦‍♂️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “man facepalming”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man facepalming”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man facepalming”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man facepalming”.
- GitHub: Type :man_facepalming: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | hombre con la mano en la frente | facepalm, frente, hombre con la mano en la frente, incredulidad, mano |
| Français (fr) | homme avec la paume sur le visage | encore, exaspération, homme, homme avec la paume sur le visage, incrédulité, incroyable, main sur le visage, oh non, oubli, paume, personne |
| Deutsch (de) | sich an den Kopf fassender Mann | fassen, frustriert, genervt, Gesicht, Kopf, Mann, oh nein, OMG, unfassbar, unglaublich, verzweifelt |
| Italiano (it) | uomo esasperato | esasperato, esasperazione, facepalm, figuraccia, gesto, imbarazzo, incredulo, non ci credo, oddio, persona, uomo |
| Português (pt) | homem decepcionado | como assim, decepção, decepcionado, desapontamento, homem, inacreditável, meu deus, não acredito, não é possível |
| Nederlands (nl) | man die het gezicht met de hand bedekt | ergernis, facepalm, gebaar, gezicht bedekken, man, man die het gezicht met de hand bedekt, omg, ongeloof, ongelooflijk, persoon, schaamte |
| Svenska (sv) | man som slår sig för pannan | facepalm, frustration, irritation, man, man som slår sig för pannan |
| Polski (pl) | mężczyzna trzymający się za czoło | brak słów, facepalm, irytacja, mężczyzna, mężczyzna trzymający się za czoło, nie, niedowierzanie, osoba, szok, załamka |
| Türkçe (tr) | eliyle yüzünü kapatan erkek | adam, aman tanrım, çileden çıkma, eliyle yüzünü kapatan erkek, erkek, inanamıyorum, inanmama, öfke, olamaz, sinir, utancından eliyle yüzünü kapatma, utanma |
| Русский (ru) | мужчина потерял дар речи | мужчина, надоело, нет, омг, позор, раздражение, слов, фейспалм, хватит |
| Українська (uk) | чоловік із долонею до обличчя | не може бути, о боже, рука, рукалице, скільки можна, сором, фейспалм, чоловік, чоловік із долонею до обличчя, що підносить долоню до обличчя |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας αγανακτά | αγανάκτηση, άντρας, άντρας αγανακτά, δυσπιστία, έλεος, Θέε μου, όχι πάλι, παλάμη στο πρόσωπο, πρόσωπο, χειρονομία, ωχ |
| العربية (ar) | رجل يشعر بإحباط | أشخاص, إحباط, السخط, رجل, رجل يشعر بإحباط, صدمة, عدم تصديق, لا, لا أصدق, ليس مجددًا, وضع اليد على الوجه, يا إلهي |
| עברית (he) | גבר מתוסכל | אדם, אוי לא, אין מצב, איש, גבר, לא מאמין, לא עוד פעם, נו באמת, תסכול |
| فارسی (fa) | مرد با کف دست به پیشانی می‌زند | افتضاح, ای وای, با کف دست به پیشانی زدن, خجالت, دست, شوک, صورت, کف دست, گذاشتن دست‌ها روی صورت, مرد, مستأصل, ناامید, ناباور |
| हिन्दी (hi) | माथे पर हाथ रखा हुआ पुरुष | अविश्वास, आदमी, ओह माय गॉड, क्रोध, परेशान आदमी, पुरुष, माथे पर हाथ, माथे पर हाथ रखा हुआ पुरुष, माथे पे हाथ, शॉक |
| বাংলা (bn) | ছেলেদের কপালে হাত | অবিশ্বাস, ওহ না, কপালে হাত, কষ্ট পাওয়া, ক্রোধ, ছেলে, ছেলেদের কপালে হাত, পুরুষ, মাথায় হাত, হতবাক, হায় আল্লাহ্‌, হায় ঈশ্বর, হায় ভগবান |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria tepuk jidat | cape deh, gusar, isyarat, jidat, kesal, laki-laki, letih, oh tidak, pria, pria tepuk jidat, sangsi, tangan, tepuk jidat, tidak percaya |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông lấy tay che mặt | hoài nghi, không tin nổi, lắc đầu, lại nữa rồi, nam, người đàn ông lấy tay che mặt, người lấy tay che mặt, tay che mặt, thở dài thườn thượt, tức giận |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายเอามือก่ายหน้าผาก | กุมขมับ, งง, ช็อค, ตกใจ, โธ่, ผิดหวัง, ผู้ชาย, ไม่นะ, เสียใจ, เหลือเชื่อ |
| 日本語 (ja) | ひたいに手をあてる男 | あちゃー, うそでしょ, ジェスチャー, ショック, ひたいに手, ひたいに手をあてる男, またか, 信じられない, 男, 男性 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 골치 아파하는 남자 | 골치 아파하는 남자, 남자, 당황, 맙소사, 분노, 세상에, 손바닥, 얼굴에 손바닥을 갖다 댐, 이럴 수가, 이마에 손, 짜증 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男生捂脸 | 尴尬, 恼怒, 我的天哪, 扶额, 捂脸, 无奈, 无语, 男, 男子捂脸, 男生捂脸, 难以置信, 震惊 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男生遮臉 | 不敢相信, 喔不, 噢不, 天啊, 完了, 拜託不要, 捂臉, 無言, 男生遮臉, 難以置信 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): man slaan hand teen voorkop
- Akan (ak): barima de ne nsam ato n’anim
- Albanian (sq): burrë që vë dorën në kokë
- Amharic (am): ወንድ ፊት መቅላት
- Armenian (hy): տղամարդը կորցրել է խոսելու ունակությունը
- Assamese (as): মূৰত হাত দিয়া পুৰুষ
- Azerbaijani (az): üzünü tutan kişi
- Bashkir (ba): йөҙөн ҡул менән ҡаплаусы ир-ат
- Basque (eu): esku-azpia aurpegian duen gizona
- Belarusian (be): мужчына з далонню на твары
- Bosnian (bs): muškarac s rukom na čelu
- Breton (br): paotr gant an dorn war e zremm
- Bulgarian (bg): мъж с ръка върху лицето
- Burmese (my): မျက်နှာကို လက်ဝါးဖြင့်အုပ်ထားသူ အမျိုးသား
- Cantonese (yue): 用手遮臉嘅男人
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 用手遮脸嘅男人
- Catalan (ca): home amb la mà a la cara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎧᏛᎢ ᎠᏓᏏᏔᏗᏍᎬᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 遮住面嘅男人
- Chuvash (cv): арҫын сӑмах пултарулӑхне ҫухатрӗ
- Croatian (hr): muškarac lupa dlanom o čelo
- Czech (cs): muž chytající se za hlavu
- Danish (da): mand slår sig for panden
- Estonian (et): käega vastu pead lööv mees
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem de palma na face
- Faroese (fo): vónbrotin maður
- Filipino (fil): lalaking naka-facepalm
- Finnish (fi): kasvonsa kädellä peittävä mies
- Galician (gl): home facendo xesto de incredulidade
- Georgian (ka): სახეზე ხელაფარებული კაცი
- Gujarati (gu): માથા ઉપર હાથ દેતો પુરુષ
- Hausa (ha): namiji nunawa kunya
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): face par palm rakhe hua aadmi
- Hungarian (hu): arcát a kezébe temető férfi
- Icelandic (is): maður með hönd fyrir andlit
- Igbo (ig): nwoke na-ezo ihu ya èzo
- Irish (ga): fear lena aghaidh ina bhos
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang anutup raine mawa dlamakan
- Kalaallisut (kl): mand slår sig for panden
- Kannada (kn): ಮುಖಮುಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿರುವ ಪುರುಷ
- Kazakh (kk): айтуға сөз таппай тұрған ер
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ايتۋعا ءسوز تاپپاي تۇرعان ەر
- Khmer (km): បុរសខ្ទប់មុខ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umugabo ushyize ikiganza mu maso
- Konkani (kok): कपलाचेर हात मारपी दादलो
- Kyrgyz (ky): бетин кармаган эркек
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi ktajin kuya’ uq’ab’ chi upalaj
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້ຊາຍເອົາມືກ່າຍປິດໜ້າ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis ar saķertu galvu
- Ligurian (lij): òmmo esasperou
- Lithuanian (lt): susierzinęs vyras
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): se za głowu pśimjecy muski
- Luxembourgish (lb): Mann, deen sech d’Hand widder de Kapp schléit
- Macedonian (mk): маж и неверување
- Malay (ms): lelaki menepuk muka
- Malayalam (ml): തലയിൽ കൈവയ്ക്കുന്നയാൾ
- Maltese (mt): raġel jagħmel facepalming
- Marathi (mr): कपाळाला हात लावलेला पुरुष
- Mongolian (mn): урам хугарч буй эрэгтэй
- Māori (mi): tāne ringakanohi
- Nepali (ne): चिन्तित छोरामान्छे
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé Ték Wọ́n Hand Kọ́vá Im Fes
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna o beile seatla sefahlegong
- Norwegian (no): mann som slår hånden mot pannen
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mann som slår handa mot panna
- Odia (or): ପୁରୁଷ ମୁହଁରେ ପାପୁଲି ମାରୁଛନ୍ତି
- Oromo (om): dhiira barruun fuula qabate
- Pashto (ps): سړی تندي ته ټک ورکوی
- Punjabi (pa): ਮੱਥੇ ’ਤੇ ਹੱਥ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): منہ اوتے ہتھ رکھدا بندہ
- Quechua (qu): tata makiwan uyapi
- Romanian (ro): bărbat care își acoperă fața cu o palmă
- Romansh (rm): um cun la palma-maun sin la fatscha
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine le aodann na làmhan
- Serbian (sr): мушкарац с руком на челу
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): muškarac s rukom na čelu
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးတူမ်းၼႃႈ
- Sindhi (sd): ماڻهو جو نراڙ تي هٿ ڏيڻ
- Sinhala (si): මුහුණේ අල්ල ගසා සිටින මිනිසා
- Slovak (sk): muž chytajúci sa za hlavu
- Slovenian (sl): moški, ki obraz prekriva z dlanjo
- Somali (so): nin calaacal waji saaranaya
- Swahili (sw): mwanamume anayeashiria kutoamini
- Tajik (tg): марде, ки рӯяшро бо дастонаш пӯшида истодааст
- Tamil (ta): விரக்தியடைந்த ஆண்
- Telugu (te): తల కొట్టుకుంటున్న పురుషుడు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብአይ ገጹ ሒዙ
- Tongan (to): tangata nima ʻihe mata
- Tswana (tn): monna ka legofi mo sefatlhegong
- Turkmen (tk): elini maňlaýyna urýan erkek
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): muž, kiž so za hłowu přimnje
- Urdu (ur): شرمندگی ظاہر کرتا ہوا مرد
- Uyghur (ug): يۈزىنى تۇتقان ئەر
- Uzbek (uz): erkak yuzini berkitmoqda
- Welsh (cy): dyn yn codi cledr i’w wyneb
- Wolof (wo): góor gu taf loxo ci kanamam
- Xhosa (xh): indoda egqume ubuso ngezandla
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin tín fọwọ́bojú
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin tín fɔwɔ́bojú
- Zulu (zu): ukuzifihla kowesilisa

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F926 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🤦‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F926\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F926}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F926\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 A6 E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD26 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%A6%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does the 🤦‍♂️ man facepalming emoji mean?

Depicts a man with his hand over his face in disbelief. It appears in reactions to a mistake, a foolish move or bad news, saying "that was embarrassing" or "here we go again" without a word.

### How do I type the 🤦‍♂️ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “man facepalming”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :man_facepalming:.

### When was the 🤦‍♂️ emoji added?

🤦‍♂️ was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🤦‍♂️?

U+1F926 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🤦‍♂️, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F926}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}.

### Does 🤦‍♂️ come in different skin tones?

Yes. It comes in five skin tones: 🤦🏻‍♂️ light, 🤦🏼‍♂️ medium-light, 🤦🏽‍♂️ medium, 🤦🏾‍♂️ medium-dark and 🤦🏿‍♂️ dark.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/man-facepalming-emoji