man facepalming: light skin tone
Unicode: 1F926 1F3FB 200D 2642
Description
A man gesturing 'no' or 'not good', characterized by crossed arms. The 'man' variation is a combination of the Person Gesturing NO emoji, a light skin tone modifier, a zero width joiner, and the male sign.
Group:
People & Body > person-gesture
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents disapproval, 'no', 'not good', rejection, or signaling a negative response.
Backstory
The base emoji 'Person Gesturing NO' (1F926) was approved as part of Unicode 9.0 in 2016. The specific male version with a light skin tone (1F926 1F3FB 200D 2642) is formed by combining the base emoji with skin tone modifiers and the male sign using a zero width joiner (ZWJ) to create a distinct sequence for gender and skin tone.
Usage Examples
- Rejecting an idea: 'That's a no from me. 🙅♂️️'
- Indicating something is bad: 'This situation is not good. 🙅♂️️'
- Refusing an offer: 'Thanks, but no thanks. 🙅♂️️'
- Signaling disapproval: 'I don't approve of that. 🙅♂️️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely understood as 'no' or 'stop', similar to shaking one's head side-to-side.
East Asian culture:
Also commonly used for 'no' or 'disapproval', perhaps with slightly more emphasis on 'not good' or 'unacceptable'.