head shaking horizontally
About this emoji
The head shaking horizontally emoji is part of the Smileys & Emotion category (face-neutral-skeptical) since Unicode 15.1. It is associated with: head, shaking, horizontally, face.
The head shaking horizontally emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category, specifically the face-neutral-skeptical subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 15.1 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🙂↔️ head shaking horizontally emoji for expressing feelings, reactions, and emotions in messages and social media posts. It is often associated with head, shaking, horizontally, face.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🙂↔️ |
| Name | head shaking horizontally |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Subgroup | face-neutral-skeptical |
| Unicode version | 15.1 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F642, U+200D, U+2194, U+FE0F |
| Shortcode alias | :head_shaking_horizontally: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :head_shaking_horizontally: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “head shaking horizontally” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.