People & Body · Emoji 4.0

🤷‍♀️Woman Shrugging Emoji

Generally, it means "I don't know" or "no opinion." People use it to show they're not invested in a conversation or topic.

The 🤷‍♀️ emoji is a woman with her hands in a shrug position.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1F937 U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F
Released
2016
Shortcode
:woman-shrugging:
Skin tones
Yes
U+1F937 +3Your device
🤷‍♀️

01 — Meaning

What does the 🤷‍♀️ Woman Shrugging emoji mean?

In plain english
Generally, it means "I don't know" or "no opinion." People use it to show they're not invested in a conversation or topic. It's a lighthearted way to express uncertainty. 🤷‍♀️ sits in hand emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in purple emojis.
Where it comes from
The 🤷‍♀️ emoji is a woman with her hands in a shrug position. It basically means "I don’t know," “whatever,” or “it is what it is.” People use it when they genuinely don't have an answer, or when they’re trying to sound nonchalant. It’s perfect for situations where someone is avoiding a commitment, or just doesn’t care about the details. You'll see it used in responses to questions, or when someone's just feeling indifferent.
Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 13.

doubt emojidunno emojiguess emojiidk emojiignorance emojiindifference emojiknows emojimaybe emojishrug emojishrugging emojiwhatever emojiwho emojiwoman emoji

People also look for it as guess emoji, shrug emoji, maybe emoji, idk emoji, woman shrug emoji, shrugging emoji, who emoji.

02 — Platforms

Woman Shrugging emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character you send is always U+1F937. The picture is not: it is redrawn by each system, and the designs below number 5.

Woman Shrugging emoji on Apple
AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS
Woman Shrugging emoji on Google
GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome
Woman Shrugging emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps
Woman Shrugging emoji on Facebook
FacebookFacebook, Messenger
Woman Shrugging emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Skin tones

Woman Shrugging emoji skin tones

🤷‍♀️ supports all five Fitzpatrick skin tone modifiers. Each one is a separate character sequence — tap any to copy it.

04 — Copy & codes

Woman Shrugging emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :woman-shrugging:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the woman shrugging, code point U+1F937.

05 — How to type

How to type the 🤷‍♀️ Woman Shrugging emoji

No picker to hand? The woman shrugging can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “woman shrugging”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.
Android
On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.
Windows & Mac
Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “woman shrugging”.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :woman-shrugging: and it converts to 🤷‍♀️ as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🤷‍♀️, in CSS \1F937\200D\2640\FE0F, in JavaScript \u{1F937}\u{200D}\u{2640}\u{FE0F}.
No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

06 — Download

Woman Shrugging emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 5. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library →
Download Woman Shrugging emoji, Apple style Apple PNG · 160px Download Woman Shrugging emoji, Google style Google PNG · 160px Download Woman Shrugging emoji, Twitter / X style Twitter / X SVG vector Download Woman Shrugging emoji, Facebook style Facebook PNG · 64px Download Woman Shrugging emoji, OpenMoji style OpenMoji SVG vector

07 — Combinations

Woman Shrugging emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around woman shrugging for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

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Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

08 — In conversation

What 🤷‍♀️ means from a girl or a guy

Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.

From a girl
When a girl sends you 🤷‍♀️, she’s often just being playful and not taking things too seriously. She might be genuinely confused, or she could be subtly rejecting something without being confrontational. It’s often a friendly, casual response.
From a guy
Similar to a girl, a guy sending 🤷‍♀️ usually means he doesn’t have an answer or isn’t particularly interested in the question. He might be avoiding a difficult topic, or simply not wanting to engage further. It’s a common way to politely disengage.
How to reply
If someone sends you 🤷‍♀️, you could reply with: “Same 🤷‍♀️”, “Facts 🤷‍♀️”, “Tell me more 🤷‍♀️”, or “You do you 🤷‍♀️”.
Used in a sentence

09 — Around the world

What 🤷‍♀️ means in other countries

Reads everywhere as “I don’t know” or “not my problem” — one of the more universally understood gestures.

Reads the same almost everywhere
Everyday chat

Standard stand-in for uncertainty or indifference, same meaning worldwide.

Work chat

Can read as slightly dismissive if it’s about something you were responsible for.

Before you send it: Safe for genuine uncertainty; skip it when you’re actually expected to have an answer ready.

10 — Apps

What 🤷‍♀️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram
Generally, it means "I don't know" or "no opinion." People use it to show they're not invested in a conversation or topic. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws 🤷‍♀️ with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides, and holding it lets you pick a skin tone. A message with only 🤷‍♀️ in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :woman-shrugging:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🤷‍♀️ looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🤷‍♀️ from the copy button above.

12 — Difference

🤷‍♀️ vs 👩 — what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

🤷‍♀️ Woman Shrugging

Unicode name: Woman Shrugging

Code: U+1F937 U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F · added 2016

Shortcode: :woman-shrugging:

Generally, it means "I don't know" or "no opinion."

👩 Woman

Unicode name: Woman

Code: U+1F469 · added 2010

Shortcode: :woman:

Generally, it just means “woman.”

Open 👩 Woman →

13 — History

Where the 🤷‍♀️ Woman Shrugging emoji came from

Approved as part of Emoji 4.0, the woman shrugging has been on phones for years now — counting from its release, 10.

Twitter / XTwemoji
Woman Shrugging emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 14
Twemoji 14
Woman Shrugging emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Woman Shrugging emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Woman Shrugging emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F937 U+200D U+2640 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.

2016
Added to the standard

Woman Shrugging was approved as U+1F937 U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 4.0 (2016). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today
Drawn 5 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🤷‍♀️ is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

14 — FAQ

Woman Shrugging emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🤷‍♀️ Woman Shrugging emoji mean?
Generally, it means "I don't know" or "no opinion." People use it to show they're not invested in a conversation or topic. It's a lighthearted way to express uncertainty.
What does 🤷‍♀️ mean from a girl?
When a girl sends you 🤷‍♀️, she’s often just being playful and not taking things too seriously. She might be genuinely confused, or she could be subtly rejecting something without being confrontational. It’s often a friendly, casual response.
What does 🤷‍♀️ mean from a guy?
Similar to a girl, a guy sending 🤷‍♀️ usually means he doesn’t have an answer or isn’t particularly interested in the question. He might be avoiding a difficult topic, or simply not wanting to engage further. It’s a common way to politely disengage.
How do you reply to the 🤷‍♀️ emoji?
If someone sends you 🤷‍♀️, you could reply with: “Same 🤷‍♀️”, “Facts 🤷‍♀️”, “Tell me more 🤷‍♀️”, or “You do you 🤷‍♀️”.
What else is the 🤷‍♀️ emoji called?
Woman Shrugging is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “doubt emoji”, “dunno emoji”, “guess emoji”, “idk emoji”, “ignorance emoji”, “indifference emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F937 U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F.
What is the Unicode code for 🤷‍♀️?
The Woman Shrugging emoji is U+1F937 U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 4.0 (2016). In HTML you can write it as 🤷‍♀️, and in CSS as \1F937\200D\2640\FE0F.
How do I copy and paste the 🤷‍♀️ emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🤷‍♀️ goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :woman-shrugging: for Slack and Discord.
Does 🤷‍♀️ look the same on every phone?
No. Woman Shrugging is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F937. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.