# 🤦🏽 Person facepalming emoji: medium skin tone

🤦🏽 is the person facepalming emoji (🤦) with medium skin tone. It's 🤦 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016.

- Emoji: 🤦🏽
- Unicode name: person facepalming: medium skin tone
- Code points: U+1F926 U+1F3FD
- Category: People & body, Gestures
- Added: Emoji 3.0 (2016)
- Base emoji: [🤦 Person facepalming](https://emojichart.com/person-facepalming-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/person-facepalming-medium-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A person pressing a palm to their forehead or face. Often paired with "smh" or "I can't believe this," it shows disbelief, exasperation, embarrassment or secondhand cringe, usually as a reaction to something silly or frustrating.

## Other skin tones

- 🤦 [Person facepalming](https://emojichart.com/person-facepalming-emoji.md)
- 🤦🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-facepalming-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F926 U+1F3FB
- 🤦🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-facepalming-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F926 U+1F3FC
- 🤦🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-facepalming-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F926 U+1F3FE
- 🤦🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-facepalming-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F926 U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🤦🏽 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🤦 [Person facepalming](https://emojichart.com/person-facepalming-emoji.md) (U+1F926)
2. 🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FD)

## How to type 🤦🏽

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “person facepalming”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “person facepalming”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “person facepalming”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “person facepalming”, then pick medium skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | persona con la mano en la frente: tono de piel medio | facepalm, frente, incredulidad, mano, persona con la mano en la frente, tono de piel medio |
| Français (fr) | personne avec la paume sur le visage : peau légèrement mate | drame, exaspération, femme avec paume sur visage, geste, incrédulité, incroyable, j’en peux plus, main, pas possible, paume de main, peau légèrement mate, personne, personne avec la paume sur le visage, visage |
| Deutsch (de) | sich an den Kopf fassende Person: mittlere Hautfarbe | fassen, frustriert, genervt, Gesicht, Kopf, mittlere Hautfarbe, oh nein, OMG, Person, unfassbar, unglaublich, verzweifelt |
| Italiano (it) | persona esasperata: carnagione olivastra | carnagione olivastra, disperazione, esasperazione, facepalm, incredulità, mano in fronte, oddio, oh no, persona, persona esasperata |
| Português (pt) | pessoa decepcionada: pele morena | como assim, decepção, decepcionada, decepcionado, desapontamento, descrença, inacreditável, meu deus, não acredito, não é possível, pele morena, pessoa, pessoa dececionada |
| Nederlands (nl) | persoon die het gezicht met de hand bedekt: getinte huidskleur | ergernis, gebaar, getinte huidskleur, gezicht, hand voor gezicht, niet opnieuw, ongeloof, ongelooflijk, palm, persoon, persoon die het gezicht met de hand bedekt, schaamte, zucht |
| Svenska (sv) | person som slår sig för pannan: mellanfärgad hy | ansikte, frustration, handflata, irritation, mellanfärgad hy, person som slår sig för pannan, slå sig för pannan |
| Polski (pl) | osoba trzymająca się za czoło: karnacja średnia | facepalm, fejspalm, karnacja średnia, niedowierzanie, osoba trzymająca się za czoło, osoba zakrywająca twarz dłonią, tylko nie to, załamanie, załamka |
| Türkçe (tr) | yüzünü eliyle kapama: orta cilt tonu | aman tanrım, çileden çıkma, inanamıyorum, inanmama, inanmıyorum, kızgınlık, öfke, olamaz, orta cilt tonu, şok, yüzünü eliyle kapama |
| Русский (ru) | человек потерял дар речи: средний тон кожи | надоело, нет, омг, позор, раздражение, слов, средний тон кожи, фейспалм, хватит |
| Українська (uk) | людина з долонею до обличчя: помірний тон шкіри | боже, обличчя, помірний тон шкіри, роздратування, розчарування, рука, рукалице, скільки можна, сором, фейспалм |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άτομο αγανακτά: μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος | αγανάκτηση, άτομο αγανακτά, δυσπιστία, μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος, παλάμη, πρόσωπο |
| العربية (ar) | شخص محبط: بشرة بلون معتدل | أشخاص, إحباط, بشرة بلون معتدل, راحة يد, سخط, شخص محبط, صدمة, لا, لا أعتقد ذلك, ليس مجددًا, يا إلهي |
| עברית (he) | אישה עם יד על הפנים: גוון עור בינוני | אוי לא, אישה, גוון עור בינוני, הלם, זועמת, זעזוע, כועסת, לא יכול להיות, לא מאמינה |
| فارسی (fa) | با کف دست به پیشانی زدن: پوست طلایی | با کف دست به پیشانی زدن, پوست طلایی, تعجب, رنجش, زن, شوک, صورت, عصبانیت, کف دست, گذاشتن دست ها روی صورت, ناامیدی, ناباوری, وای نه |
| हिन्दी (hi) | माथे पर हाथ: गेहुँआ त्वचा | अविश्वास, ओह माय गॉड, गेहुँआ त्वचा, चेहरा, झुंझलाहट, पछतावा, फिर से नहीं, माथे पर हाथ, यकीन न करना, शॉक, हथेली |
| বাংলা (bn) | মাথায় হাত: মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ | অবিশ্বাস, বিরক্তি, বিস্মিত হওয়া, মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ, মাথায়, হতবাক, হাত, হায় আল্লাহ্‌, হায় ঈশ্বর, হায় ভগবান |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | orang tepuk jidat: warna kulit sedang | astaga, cape deh, capedeh, capek deh, cewek tepuk jidat, frustrasi, gusar, kesal, oh tidak, orang tepuk jidat, tepuk dahi, tepuk jidat, tidak percaya, wanita tepuk jidat, warna kulit sedang, yah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người lấy tay che mặt: màu da trung bình | hoài nghi, không tin nổi, lại nữa rồi, lòng bàn tay, mặt, màu da trung bình, người dùng tay che mặt, người lấy tay che mặt, tay che mặt, tức giận |
| ไทย (th) | หมดกัน: โทนผิวสีเหลือง | คน, งง, ช็อค, ตกใจ, โทนผิวสีเหลือง, โธ่, ผิดหวัง, ไม่นะ, เสียใจ, หมดกัน, เหลือเชื่อ |
| 日本語 (ja) | ひたいに手をあてる人: 中間の肌色 | 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人, またか, 中間の肌色, 人, 信じられない |
| 한국어 (ko) | 골치 아파하는 사람: 갈색 피부 | 갈색 피부, 골치 아파하는 사람, 당황, 맙소사, 분노, 불신, 세상에, 손바닥, 얼굴, 얼굴에 손바닥을 갖다 댐, 이럴 수가, 짜증 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 捂脸: 中等肤色 | 中等肤色, 人, 尴尬, 恼怒, 我的天哪, 扶额, 捂脸, 无语, 难以置信, 震惊 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 哦不：淺褐皮膚 | 不敢相信, 哦不, 喔不, 噢不, 天啊, 怎麼會, 捂臉, 淺褐皮膚, 無言, 難以置信, 震驚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): hand teen voorkop slaan: medium velkleur
- Akan (ak): onipa de ne nsam ato n’anim: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
- Albanian (sq): fytyrë me pëllëmbë në ballë: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
- Amharic (am): ማዘን: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
- Armenian (hy): դեմքն ափով ծածկած անձ․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): মূৰত হাত দিয়া ব্যক্তি: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): inanmaq olmur: orta dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): йөҙөн ҡул менән ҡаплаусы кеше: уртаса тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): esku-azpia aurpegian: bitarteko azal-tonua
- Belarusian (be): далонь на твары: сярэдні тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): osoba s rukom na čelu: umjerena boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): ръка върху лице: средна на цвят кожа
- Burmese (my): မျက်နှာလက်ဝါးဖြင့်အုပ်ထားသောရုပ် − အသားလတ်ရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): personne avec la paume sur le visage : peau légèrement mate
- Cantonese (yue): 用手遮臉嘅人: 中膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 用手遮脸嘅人: 中肤色
- Catalan (ca): persona amb la mà a la cara: pell morena
- Cherokee (chr): ᏴᏫ ᎤᎧᏛᎢ ᎠᏓᏏᏔᏗᏍᎬᎢ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 遮住塊面：中等皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): ҫын сӑмах пултарулӑхне ҫухатнӑ: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): lupanje dlanom o čelo: maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): osoba chytající se za hlavu: střední odstín pleti
- Danish (da): slå sig for panden: medium teint
- Estonian (et): meeleheide: keskmine nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): pessoa de palma na face: tipo de pele 4
- Faroese (fo): vónbrotin persónur: miðal húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): naka-facepalm: katamtamang kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): peittää kasvot kädellä: tummanvaalea iho
- Galician (gl): incredulidade: ton de pel medio
- Georgian (ka): სახეზე ხელის აფარება: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): માથા ઉપર હાથ દેવો: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): mutum nunawa kunya: madaidaicin launin fata
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): face par palm rakhe hua vyakti: medium skin
- Hungarian (hu): kézbe temetett arc: közepes bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): hönd fyrir andlit: millihúðlitur
- Igbo (ig): onye na-ezo ihu ya èzo: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): duine lena aghaidh ina bhos: ton cnis meánach
- Javanese (jv): wong anutup raine mawa dlamakan: kulit kuning
- Kannada (kn): ಮುಖಮಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): бетін қолмен жапқан адам: 4-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): بەتىن قولمەن جاپقان ادام: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ខ្ទប់មុខ: សម្បុរស្រអែម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umuntu wifash mu maso: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe
- Konkani (kok): कपलाचेर हात मारपी व्यक्ती: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): сөз жок ишараты: орточо
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Winaq k’o uq’ab’ chi upalaj: retal ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ມືກ່າຍໜ້າ: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): cilvēks ar saķertu galvu: vidējs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): persoña esasperâ: carnaxon cô d’öiva
- Lithuanian (lt): o varge: rusvos odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): se za głowu pśimjeca wósoba: wósrědna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Persoun, déi sech d’Hand widder de Kapp schléit: mëttel Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): неверување: тип на кожа 4
- Malay (ms): tepuk dahi: ton kulit sederhana
- Malayalam (ml): തലയിൽ കൈവയ്ക്കൽ: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
- Maltese (mt): persuna tagħmel facepalm: ton medju tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): कपाळाला हात: मध्यम त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): нүүр лүү алгадах: дунд зэргийн
- Māori (mi): tangata ringakanohi: kiri āhua waenga
- Nepali (ne): चिन्तित: छालाको प्रकार-४
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Pẹ́sin Wé Ték Wọ́n Hand Kọ́vá Im Fes: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): motho yo a emišago ka seatla: mmala wa letlalo wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): slår hånden mot pannen: hudtype 4
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): slår handa mot panna: hudtype 4
- Odia (or): ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ମୁହଁରେ ପାପୁଲି ମାରୁଛନ୍ତି: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): nama barruun fuula qabate: toonii godaa gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): شخص تندي ته ټک ورکوی: غنم رنګه
- Punjabi (pa): ਉਫ ਹੋ: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): ہتھ منہ اوتے رکھدا بندہ: درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): runa makian uyapi: tunpa qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): persoană care își acoperă fața cu o palmă: ton mediu al pielii
- Romansh (rm): persuna cun la palma-maun sin la fatscha: pel media
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): neach le aodann na làmhan: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): шака о чело: ни светла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): шака о чело: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): šaka o čelo: ni svetla ni tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): šaka o čelo: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ၵူၼ်းတူမ်းၼႃႈ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): شخص جو نراڙ تي هٿ ڏيڻ: پڪو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): මුහුණේ අල්ල ගසා සිටීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
- Slovak (sk): človek chytajúci sa za hlavu: stredný tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): oseba z dlanjo na obrazu: srednji ten kože
- Somali (so): qof calaacal waji saaranaya: jidh nooc dhexe
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya kutoamini: ngozi ya kahawia
- Tajik (tg): шахсе, ки рӯяшро бо дастонаш пӯшида истодааст: ранги миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): விரக்தி: வகை 4
- Telugu (te): తల కొట్టుకుంటున్న వ్యక్తి: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብ ኢዱ አብ ገጹ ምግባር፦ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): tokotaha nima ʻihe mata: kili melomelo
- Tswana (tn): motho ka legofi mo sefatlhegong: letlalo la mmala o o mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): elini maňlaýyna urýan adam: orta deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): wosoba, kiž so za hłowu přimnje: srěnja barba kože
- Urdu (ur): پیشانی پر ہاتھ: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): يۈزىنى تۇتقان كىشى: ئارا تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): boshqa gapim yo‘q: 4-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): cledr i’r wyneb: arlliw croen canolog
- Wolof (wo): nit ku taf loxo ci kanamam: xeesaayu der bu yam
- Xhosa (xh): umntu ogqume ubuso ngezandla: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Ẹni Fọwọ Boju: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ɛni Fɔwɔ Boju: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): ukuzifihla: uhlobo-4

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F926 U+1F3FD` |
| HTML | `🤦🏽` |
| CSS | `\1F926\1F3FD` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F926}\u{1F3FD}` |
| Python | `\U0001F926\U0001F3FD` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 A6 F0 9F 8F BD` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD26 D83C DFFD` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%A6%F0%9F%8F%BD` |

## Questions

### What does 🤦🏽 mean?

A person pressing a palm to their forehead or face. Often paired with "smh" or "I can't believe this," it shows disbelief, exasperation, embarrassment or secondhand cringe, usually as a reaction to something silly or frustrating. 🤦🏽 shows it with medium skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🤦🏽 and 🤦?

🤦🏽 is the 🤦 person facepalming emoji with medium skin tone. It's 🤦 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F926 U+1F3FD.

### How do I type 🤦🏽?

Find 🤦 in your emoji keyboard by searching “person facepalming”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for 🤦🏽?

U+1F926 U+1F3FD. In HTML you can write 🤦🏽

### When was 🤦🏽 added?

It was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016.

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