person shrugging: medium-light skin tone
A person shrugging, with a light skin tone. This emoji depicts a human figure with raised shoulders and open palms, indicating uncertainty, indifference, or lack of knowledge.
There are different emoji meanings for person shrugging: medium-light skin tone in different cultures:
- Western culture
- Commonly used to express 'I don't know', 'what can you do?', or 'it is what it is'. Often accompanied by textual phrases like '¯\_(ツ)_/¯'.
- East Asian culture
- Similar usage to Western culture, conveying uncertainty or a passive acceptance of a situation. Less formally used than in some Western contexts.