woman facepalming
About this emoji
The woman facepalming emoji is part of the People & Body category (person-gesture) since Unicode 4.0. It is associated with: woman, facepalming, person, gesture.
The woman facepalming emoji belongs to the People & Body category, specifically the person-gesture subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 4.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🤦♀️ woman facepalming emoji for representing people, gestures, and human actions in everyday communication. It is often associated with woman, facepalming, person, gesture.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🤦♀️ |
| Name | woman facepalming |
| Category | People & Body |
| Subgroup | person-gesture |
| Unicode version | 4.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F926, U+200D, U+2640, U+FE0F |
| Shortcode alias | :woman_facepalming: |
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 :woman_facepalming: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “woman facepalming” 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.