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'THINKING FACE'

CODEPOINTS: U+1F914
UNICODE NAME: Thinking face
APPLE NAME: Thinking face
ALSO KNOWN AS: Chin tumb, Throwing Shade, Thinker
SHORTCODES: {:thinking_face:} {:thinking:}

How people use it:

- The predominant use of the thinking emoji 🤔 is related to contemplation, pondering, or questioning. It's often employed when someone is deep in thought, considering various possibilities, or trying to solve a complex problem.
It is also used to express skepticism, confusion, or curiosity. Context matters, as it can represent thoughtful consideration or questioning the logic of a statement.


-Individuals in this age group associate the emoji with a range of cognitive processes, including critical thinking, analyzing situations, or expressing uncertainty. It can be used both literally, expressing genuine curiosity or confusion, and figuratively, representing a playful or sarcastic form of questioning.


Older individuals tend to associate the emoji more directly with traditional thinking or contemplation. Some mention using it to convey a sense of being inquisitive or engaged in intellectual pursuits.

Maybe you need to change it then? 🤔

I am coughing a lot 🤔

How does it go up and down? 🤔

What do you mean? 🤔

Das lastig 🤔

Oh was the meeting today? 🤔

Misschien wel krap om heen en weer naar huis te rennen he? 🤔

Hmm let me think 🤔

We don't have to take anything right? 🤔

Very suspicious 🤔

20 or younger:

21-30

41-60

A yellow face with furrowed eyebrows looking upwards with thumb and index finger resting on its chin. Intended to show a person pondering or deep in thought. Often used to question or scorn something or someone, as if saying Hmm, I don't know about that. Tone varies, including earnest, playful, puzzled, skeptical, and mocking.

May be paired with 💭 Thought Balloon or 💡 Light Bulb to represent thinking, (having) ideas, and learning.

Joins 🤗 Hugging Face, 🤫 Shushing Face, and 🤭 Face With Hand Over Mouth as one of the few smileys featuring a hand.
Thinking Face was approved as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.