Person shrugging emoji meaning

The person shrugging emoji shows a person lifting their shoulders, a common gesture used to express doubt, uncertainty, or not knowing the answer to something. It can also indicate indifference or a lack of concern about a situation. People often use this emoji in messages to show that they are unsure about something or do not have a strong opinion. It is a simple way to communicate feelings of confusion or that something is not a big deal. The gesture captured by this emoji is widely recognized and used across cultures as a nonverbal way of saying, "I do not know."

The person shrugging emoji is also known as \_()_/ Emoji, Shrug Emoji, Shruggie Emoji.

The person shrugging emoji was approved in Unicode 9.0 and added in Emoji 3.0, see related proposal L2/15054