🤦‍♂️

man facepalming (U+1F926-200D-2642-FE0F)

The emoji "🤦‍♂️" is known as "Facepalming Man" or "Man Facepalming." It depicts a man covering his face with his hand, often in a gesture of frustration, embarrassment, or disbelief. This emoji is commonly used in text messages, social media posts, and online conversations to express exasperation or disappointment with a situation or statement. It can also be used to indicate that the user finds something so ridiculous or absurd that they can't believe it's happening. Overall, "🤦‍♂️" is a relatable and humorous way to express a range of emotions related to disappointment or frustration.

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man facepalming emoji popularity

Overall usage trend: decreasing

man facepalming emoji ranks 136th among all 1950 emojis.

Ranks 15th within people & body (384 emojis).

Ranks 🥇 1st within person-gesture (30 emojis).

man facepalming emoji text examples

1. When you realize you've been reading the instructions wrong the whole time: 🤦‍♂️ "Well, this changes everything. I've been doing it all wrong. 🤦‍♂️"
2. After accidentally sending a sensitive email to the wrong person: 🤦‍♂️ "I can't believe I just did that. 🤦‍♂️ Why can't I stop hitting 'send'?!"
3. When you're trying to follow a recipe but forget an important ingredient: 🤦‍♂️ "Ugh, I can't believe I left out the sugar. 🤦‍♂️ Now I have to start all over again."
4. After making a terrible pun that no one finds funny: 🤦‍♂️ "I'm sorry, I'll stop trying to be clever. 🤦‍♂️ I know it's painful."
5. When you're trying to parallel park but keep getting it wrong: 🤦‍♂️ "Why is this so hard? 🤦‍♂️ I've done this a million times before."