🙂‍↔️ Head Shaking Horizontally Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Head Shaking Horizontally

Short Name

:head_shaking_horizontally:

Unicode

U+1F642U+200DU+2194U+FE0F

Unicode Version

15.1

Release Year

2023

Category

Smileys & Emotion

Subcategory

Face Neutral Skeptical

Platform Support

Apple Google

Has Skin Tones

No

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

HEAD SHAKING HORIZONTALLY emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1F642-200D-2194-FE0F

Apple Style

HEAD SHAKING HORIZONTALLY emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1F642-200D-2194-FE0F

Google Style

Keywords

headhorizontallynoshakeshaking

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >🙂‍↔️</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A smiling face with a neutral expression, indicated by slightly raised cheeks and a closed mouth, combined with a horizontal arrow pointing left and right. This combination suggests a back-and-forth motion, typically representing a head shaking from side to side, indicating disagreement, uncertainty, or a negative response. This emoji is part of the Smileys & Emotion category, specifically within the face-neutral-skeptical subcategory.

Common Uses

  • Expressing disagreement or disapproval: 'I don't think that's a good idea 🙂‍↔️'
  • Indicating uncertainty or doubt: 'Are you sure about that? 🙂‍↔️'
  • Responding negatively to a suggestion: 'Let's go to the beach today 🙂‍↔️ I'd rather stay home.'

Example Sentences

  • The proposal was met with a lot of 🙂‍↔️ from the board members.
  • I asked if they wanted to join, but they just sent a 🙂‍↔️ in response.
  • When I suggested the new project, my boss gave me a 🙂‍↔️ and said we need more data.

Frequently Asked Questions