🫸
rightwards pushing hand
Unicode: 1FAF8
Description
A yellow circular face with a hand over its mouth, often with an expression of laughter or embarrassment.
Group:
People & Body > hand-fingers-open
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents laughter, embarrassment, shyness, or surprise.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 14.0 (2021). It is part of a series of hand-over-mouth emojis that convey various gestures related to speaking, listening, or reacting.
Usage Examples
- Laughing at a joke: 'That's hilarious! 🤭'
- Expressing embarrassment: 'I can't believe I said that 🤭'
- Sharing a secret: 'Don't tell anyone... 🤭'
- Reacting to an awkward situation: 'Well, that escalated quickly 🤭'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often used for giggling, chuckling, or reacting to something awkward or funny. Can also convey a playful 'oops' moment.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, but might also be used to convey politeness or modesty when smiling or laughing, especially in situations where showing outright joy might be seen as impolite.