# 🤷‍♂️ Man shrugging emoji

🤷‍♂️ Man shrugging 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: doubt, dunno, guess, idk, ignorance and indifference.

- Emoji: 🤷‍♂️
- Unicode name: man shrugging
- Code points: U+1F937 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, Gestures
- Added: Emoji 4.0 (2016)
- GitHub shortcode: :man_shrugging:
- Keywords: doubt, dunno, guess, idk, ignorance, indifference, knows, man, maybe, shrug, shrugging, whatever, who
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-shrugging-emoji

## What it means

A man lifting his shoulders and spreading his hands in a shrug. Senders pick it to say "I have no idea," "could be" or "what can you do," and to show indifference or uncertainty.

## Skin tones

- 🤷🏻‍♂️ [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-shrugging-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F937 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🤷🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-shrugging-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F937 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🤷🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-shrugging-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F937 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🤷🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-shrugging-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F937 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🤷🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-shrugging-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F937 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 shrugging](https://emojichart.com/person-shrugging-emoji.md) (U+1F937)
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 shrugging”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man shrugging”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man shrugging”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man shrugging”.
- GitHub: Type :man_shrugging: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | hombre encogido de hombros | duda, encogerse, hombre encogido de hombros, hombros, indiferencia |
| Français (fr) | homme qui hausse les épaules | aucune idée, doute, haussement, haussement d’épaules, homme, homme qui hausse les épaules, ignorance, indifférence, pas moi, personne, rien vu, sais pas |
| Deutsch (de) | schulterzuckender Mann | egal, gleichgültig, keine Ahnung, Mann, Schultern zucken, schulterzuckend, weiß nicht, Zweifel |
| Italiano (it) | uomo che scrolla le spalle | alzare le spalle, boh, dubbio, dubitare, forse, gesto, indifferenza, mani, non saprei, non so, persona, uomo che scrolla le spalle |
| Português (pt) | homem dando de ombros | dar de ombros, dúvida, homem, homem dando de ombros, indiferença, menino, não sei, quem sabe, sei lá, tanto faz |
| Nederlands (nl) | man die schouders ophaalt | gebaar, geen idee, man, man die schouders ophaalt, man haalt schouders op, onverschillig, onverschilligheid, onwetendheid, persoon, schouderophalen, twijfel |
| Svenska (sv) | man som rycker på axlarna | axelryckning, likgiltighet, man, man som rycker på axlarna, okunskap, tvivel, vet inte |
| Polski (pl) | mężczyzna wzruszający ramionami | bezradność, mężczyzna, mężczyzna rozkładający ręce, mężczyzna wzruszający ramionami, nie wiem, obojętność, wątpliwość, wszystko jedno, wzruszenie ramion |
| Türkçe (tr) | omuz silken erkek | adam, belki, bilmem, erkek, her neyse, ilgisizlik, kişi, kuşku, omuz silken erkek, omuz silkme, sanırım, şüphe |
| Русский (ru) | мужчина пожимает плечами | все, может, мужчина, плечами, пожимает, равно, равнодушие, сомнение |
| Українська (uk) | чоловік, що знизує плечима | байдуже, без поняття, все одно, не знаю, розгубленість, хтозна, чоловік |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας σηκώνει τους ώμους | άγνοια, αγνοώ, αδιαφορία, αμφιβάλω, αμφιβολία, άντρας, άντρας σηκώνει τους ώμους, δεν ξέρω, δεν το έκανα εγώ, μπορεί, ό,τι πεις, ποιος ξέρει, ώμοι |
| العربية (ar) | رجل لا يبالي | أشخاص, أيًا كان, استهجان, ربما, رجل لا يبالي, لا أعرف, لا مبالاة, لا يهمني, ما بعرف, من يدري, هز الكتف |
| עברית (he) | גבר מושך בכתפיו | אולי, אין לי מושג, איש, גבר, לא אכפת לי, לא בטוח, לא יודע, מושך בכתפיים, נראה לי, ספק |
| فارسی (fa) | مرد شانه بالا می‌اندازد | احتمالا, به من چه, بی‌تفاوتی, حالا هر چی, شانه بالا انداختن, شاید, شک, کی میدونه, مرد, مرد شانه بالا می‌اندازد, مطمئن نبودن, ندانستن, نمی دونم, نمی‌دانم |
| हिन्दी (hi) | कंधा उचकाता पुरुष | अज्ञान, आदमी, उदासीनता, कंधा उचकाता आदमी, कंधा उचकाता पुरुष, कंधे उचकाने की क्रिया, क्या पता, पुरुष, मुझे नहीं पता, शायद, संदेह, हो सकता है |
| বাংলা (bn) | ছেলেদের কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো | অবিশ্বাস, আমি জানি না, উদাসীনতা, কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো, ছেলে, ছেলেদের কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো, জানি না, পুরুষ, সন্দেহ, সম্ভবত, সংশয় |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria mengangkat bahu | angkat, bahu, bisa jadi, entah, isyarat, laki-laki, lelaki, masa bodo, mungkin, pria, pria mengangkat bahu, terserah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông nhún vai | chắc vậy, có thể, không biết, nam, nghi ngờ, người đàn ông, người đàn ông nhún vai, nhún vai, sao cũng được, sự thờ ơ, vô minh |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายยักไหล่ | เฉยเมย, เดา, ผู้ชาย, ไม่ทราบ, ไม่สนใจ, ยักไหล่, รู้, สงสัย, อาจจะ |
| 日本語 (ja) | お手上げする男 | お手上げ, お手上げする男, さあね, ジェスチャー, わかりません, 多分ね, 男, 男性, 知らない, 肩をすくめる |
| 한국어 (ko) | 어깨를 으쓱하는 남자 | 글쎄, 남자, 누가 알겠어, 모르겠음, 몰라, 무관심, 무식, 무엇이든, 무지, 아마도, 어깨, 어깨를 으쓱하는 남자, 으쓱, 의심 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男生耸肩 | 不关心, 不知道, 天晓得, 怀疑, 我哪知, 我猜的, 无所谓, 无视, 男, 男子耸肩, 男生耸肩, 耸肩 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男生聳肩 | 不在乎, 不知道, 可能, 大概, 應該, 我猜, 男, 男生聳肩, 聳肩, 都好, 隨便 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): man skouerophaal
- Akan (ak): barima repagya ne mmati
- Albanian (sq): burrë që ngre supet
- Amharic (am): ወንድ አለማወቅ
- Armenian (hy): ուսերը թոթվող մարդ
- Assamese (as): সঠিক নজনা পুৰুষ
- Azerbaijani (az): çiynini çəkən kişi
- Bashkir (ba): ир яурынын һикертә
- Basque (eu): sorbaldak altxatzen ari den gizona
- Belarusian (be): мужчына паціскае плячыма
- Bosnian (bs): muškarac sliježe ramenima
- Breton (br): paotr o hejañ e zivskoaz
- Bulgarian (bg): мъж свива рамене
- Burmese (my): ပခုံးတွန့်နေသူ အမျိုးသား
- Cantonese (yue): 聳肩嘅男人
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 耸肩嘅男人
- Catalan (ca): home que arronsa les espatlles
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏗᎦᏅᏬ ᏚᏌᎳᏛ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 聳肩嘅男人
- Chuvash (cv): арҫын хулпуҫҫисене сиктерет
- Croatian (hr): muškarac sliježe ramenima
- Czech (cs): muž krčící rameny
- Danish (da): mand trækker på skuldrene
- Estonian (et): õlgu kehitav mees
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem a encolher os ombros
- Faroese (fo): maður um yppur øksl
- Filipino (fil): lalaking nagkikibit-balikat
- Finnish (fi): olkapäitään kohauttava mies
- Galician (gl): home facendo xesto de “nin idea”
- Georgian (ka): კაცი მხრებს იჩეჩავს
- Gujarati (gu): બેદરકારી પુરુષ
- Hausa (ha): mutum ɗagawa kafaɗa
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): shrug karta aadmi
- Hungarian (hu): vállrándító férfi
- Icelandic (is): maður yppir öxlum
- Igbo (ig): nwoke na-egosi nhatanha aka
- Irish (ga): fear ag croitheadh
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang angangkat pundhak
- Kalaallisut (kl): mand trækker på skuldrene
- Kannada (kn): ಭುಜ ಹಾರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಪುರುಷ
- Kazakh (kk): иығын көтеріп тұрған ер
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): يىعىن كوتەرىپ تۇرعان ەر
- Khmer (km): បុរសញាក់ស្មា
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umugabo utigisa intugu
- Konkani (kok): खांद उबारून आपूण न्हय वा आपूण नकळो असो हावभाव करपी दादलो
- Kyrgyz (ky): ийинин куушурган эркек
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi man q’alaj ta chi uwach
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້ຊາຍຫໍ່ໄຫລ່
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis rausta plecus
- Ligurian (lij): òmmo ch’o strenze e spalle
- Lithuanian (lt): abejojantis vyras
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): z ramjenjoma sukotajucy muski
- Luxembourgish (lb): Mann, deen d’Schëlleren hieft
- Macedonian (mk): маж и кревање раменици
- Malay (ms): lelaki mengangkat bahu
- Malayalam (ml): തോൾവെട്ടിക്കുന്നയാൾ
- Maltese (mt): raġel ixengel spallejh
- Marathi (mr): बेफिकीर पुरुष
- Mongolian (mn): мөрөө хавчиж буй эрэгтэй
- Māori (mi): tāne hiki-pakihiwi
- Nepali (ne): वेवास्ता जनाउने छोरामान्छे
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé De Shrọ́g Im Shólda
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna o emiša magetla
- Norwegian (no): mann som trekker på skuldrene
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mann som trekkjer på skuldrene
- Odia (or): ପୁରୁଷ କାନ୍ଧ ହଲାଉଛନ୍ତି
- Oromo (om): dhiira mataa raasu
- Pashto (ps): سړی اوږی ښوروي
- Punjabi (pa): ਮੋਢੇ ਉਚਕਾਉਂਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): مونڈھے اچکاندا بندہ
- Quechua (qu): tata rikrakunayuq hatarichiy
- Romanian (ro): bărbat care ridică din umeri
- Romansh (rm): um che auza las spatlas
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine a’ druiteadh
- Serbian (sr): мушкарац слеже раменима
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): мушкарац слијеже раменима
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): muškarac sleže ramenima
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): muškarac sliježe ramenima
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးယေႃႈႁူဝ်မႃႇ
- Sindhi (sd): مرد اچڪائيندي
- Sinhala (si): උරහිස් සොලවන මිනිසා
- Slovak (sk): muž krčiaci plecami
- Slovenian (sl): moški, ki skomiga z rameni
- Somali (so): nin garba-ruxaya
- Swahili (sw): mwanamume anayeashiria kutojali
- Tajik (tg): марде, ки китф афшонда истодааст
- Tamil (ta): தெரியாது என்று காட்டும் ஆண்
- Telugu (te): తెలియదని సైగ చేస్తున్న పురుషుడు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ እናነቕነቐ
- Tongan (to): tangata fakamahiki
- Tswana (tn): monna yo o tsholetsang magetla
- Turkmen (tk): egnini gysýan erkek
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): muž, kiž z ramjenjomaj suknje
- Urdu (ur): کندھے اچکاتا ہوا مرد
- Uyghur (ug): قىسىلغان ئەر
- Uzbek (uz): erkak yelka qismoqda
- Welsh (cy): dyn yn codi gwar
- Wolof (wo): góor aj mbagg
- Xhosa (xh): indoda enyikinya amagxa
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin tí ń gúnpá
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin tí ń gúnpá
- Zulu (zu): ukushukuza amahlombe kowesilisa

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F937 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🤷‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F937\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F937}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F937\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 B7 E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD37 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%B7%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does the 🤷‍♂️ man shrugging emoji mean?

A man lifting his shoulders and spreading his hands in a shrug. Senders pick it to say "I have no idea," "could be" or "what can you do," and to show indifference or uncertainty.

### How do I type the 🤷‍♂️ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “man shrugging”. 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_shrugging:.

### When was the 🤷‍♂️ emoji added?

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

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

U+1F937 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🤷‍♂️, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F937}\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-shrugging-emoji