crossed fingers: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F91E 1F3FF
Description
An emoji depicting a face with a hand placed over its mouth, suggesting surprise, shock, or secrecy. The skin tone is dark.
Group:
People & Body > hand-fingers-partial
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Frequently conveys surprise, shock, disbelief, or the act of keeping a secret. It can also imply being speechless or gasping.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 8.0 (2015) as part of the new set of emojis and aims to represent a common human reaction of surprise or shock. The addition of various skin tone modifiers in Emoji 2.0 (2015) allowed for greater representation.
Usage Examples
- Expressing surprise: 'I can't believe he did that! 🤭ดำ'
- Sharing a secret playfully: 'I'm not supposed to tell you, but... 🤫ดำ'
- Reacting to shocking news: 'Did you hear what happened? 🤭ดำ'
- Embarrassed admission: 'Oops, I might have spilled the beans! 🤭ดำ'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to express 'OMG' moments, being flabbergasted, or playfully suggesting 'oops, did I say that out loud?'.
East Asian culture:
Can represent surprise, but sometimes also shyness or embarrassment 'hiding' one's mouth.
Global General:
Widely understood to express a significant emotional reaction to something unexpected.