Smileys & Emotion · Emoji 15.1
Head Shaking Vertically Emoji
Means nodding yes, agreeing, or confirming something without typing it out. Sent to say yep or show enthusiastic agreement with a plan.
It shows a smiling face nodding up and down, added in 2023 as the companion to the horizontal shake, mimicking a real nod for yes.
- Unicode
- U+1F642 U+200D U+2195 U+FE0F
- Released
- 2023
- Shortcode
- :head_
shaking_ vertically: - Skin tones
- No
Added in Emoji 15.1. On phones older than iOS 17 / Android 14 it arrives as an empty box — the character exists, the artwork does not.
01 — Meaning
What does the 🙂↕️ Head Shaking Vertically emoji mean?
One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 5 of them.
People also look for it as nod emoji, head nod emoji, shaking head vertically emoji.
02 — Platforms
Head Shaking Vertically emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X
The character is always U+1F642 — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your head shaking vertically looks like to the person on the other side.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Copy & codes
Head Shaking Vertically emoji copy and paste
Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :head_shaking_vertically:.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F642.
04 — How to type
How to type the 🙂↕️ Head Shaking Vertically emoji
No picker to hand? The head shaking vertically can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.
05 — Download
Head Shaking Vertically emoji PNG and SVG
Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 4. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.
Emoji PNG library →
Apple
Google
06 — Combinations
Head Shaking Vertically emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around head shaking vertically for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that with 🙂↕️, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.
07 — Emoji Kitchen
Head Shaking Vertically Emoji Kitchen stickers
Mixed with other emojis by Google's Kitchen — 616 stickers exist for the head shaking vertically, and 12 of them are below. Tap any to open it full size.
Mix it yourself →
08 — In conversation
What 🙂↕️ means from a girl or a guy
Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.
09 — Apps
What 🙂↕️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
Chat apps do not change U+1F642, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.
11 — Difference
🙂↕️ vs 🤯 — what is the difference?
Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.
Unicode name: Head Shaking Vertically
Code: U+1F642 U+200D U+2195 U+FE0F · added 2023
Shortcode: :head_shaking_vertically:
Means nodding yes, agreeing, or confirming something without typing it out.
Unicode name: Exploding Head
Code: U+1F92F · added 2017
Shortcode: :exploding_head:
Basically, it means something is so shocking or amazing that it feels like your mind is exploding.
12 — History
Where the 🙂↕️ Head Shaking Vertically emoji came from
Approved as part of Emoji 15.1, the head shaking vertically has been on phones for years now — counting from its release, 3.
Same character every time — U+1F642 U+200D U+2195 U+FE0F never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.
Head Shaking Vertically was approved as U+1F642 U+200D U+2195 U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 15.1 (2023). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.
Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🙂↕️ is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, OpenMoji. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.
13 — FAQ