thinking face
thinking face meaning
The thinking face 🤔 rests a hand on its chin with a raised brow, capturing the moment of pondering, doubting, or being skeptical. People use it to show they're mulling something over, to gently question a claim ('are you sure about that? '), or to hint at friendly sarcasm and 'hmm, interesting'.
Meaning
The thinking face 🤔 rests a hand on its chin with a raised brow, capturing the moment of pondering, doubting, or being skeptical. People use it to show they're mulling something over, to gently question a claim ('are you sure about that?'), or to hint at friendly sarcasm and 'hmm, interesting'. It can be sincerely contemplative or pointedly doubtful depending on context. Curious and a little suspicious, it's the classic emoji for 'let me think' and 'that doesn't quite add up'.
How to use it
- Not sure that story checks out 🤔
- Which one should I pick 🤔
- Interesting choice 🤔
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 99 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | gesig wat dink |
| አማርኛ | ሃሳቢ ፊት |
| العربية | وجه يفكر |
| অসমীয়া | চিন্তাশীল মুখ |
| azərbaycan | düşünən üz |
| башҡорт | уйланыусы йөҙ |
| беларуская | у роздуме |
| български | Замислено лице |
| বাংলা | চিন্তা করার মত মুখ |
| bosanski | razmišljanje |
| català | cara pensativa |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏓᎾᏖᏍᎩ ᎤᎧᏛ |
| čeština | zamyšlený obličej |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | шухӑшлать |
| Cymraeg | wyneb yn meddwl |
| Deutsch | nachdenkendes Gesicht |
| dolnoserbšćina | rozmyslowate woblico |
| Ελληνικά | σκέφτομαι |
| English | thinking face |
| español | cara pensativa |
| eesti | mõtlev nägu |
| euskara | pentsatzen ari den aurpegia |
| فارسی | درحال تفکر |
| suomi | mietteliäs |
| Filipino | nag-iisip |
| føroyskt | hugsandi andlit |
| français | visage en pleine réflexion |
| Gaeilge | straoiseog ag smaoineamh |
| Gàidhlig | aodann ri smaoineachadh |
| galego | cara pensativa |
| ગુજરાતી | વિચારશીલ ચહેરો |
| Hausa | fuska mai tunani |
| עברית | פרצוף חושב |
| हिन्दी | सोचता हुआ चेहरा |
| hrvatski | lice koje razmišlja |
| hornjoserbšćina | wobličo, kiž rozmysluje |
| magyar | gondolkodó arc |
| հայերեն | մտածող դեմք |
| Indonesia | wajah berpikir |
| íslenska | hugsandi andlit |
| italiano | faccina concentrata |
| 日本語 | 考える顔 |
| Jawa | rai mikir |
| ქართული | ჩაფიქრებული სახე |
| қазақ тілі | ойлану |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ويلانۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | មុខកំពុុងគិត |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಆಲೋಚನೆ ಮುಖ |
| 한국어 | 생각하는 얼굴 |
| कोंकणी | विचारी चेरो |
| кыргызча | ойго баткан бет |
| ລາວ | ໜ້າກຳລັງຄິດ |
| lietuvių | mąstantis veidas |
| latviešu | domīga seja |
| македонски | лице што размислува |
| മലയാളം | ആലോചനയിൽ മുഴുകിയ മുഖം |
| монгол | бодож байгаа царай |
| मराठी | विचार करणारा चेहरा |
| Melayu | muka sedang berfikir |
| မြန်မာ | စဥ်းစားနေပုံ မျက်နှာ |
| नेपाली | सोचमग्न अनुहार |
| Nederlands | nadenkend gezicht |
| norsk | tenkefjes |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଚିନ୍ତାଶୀଳ ମୁହଁ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਸੋਚ ਰਿਹਾ ਚਿਹਰਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Fes De Tink |
| polski | myśląca twarz |
| پښتو | فکرمند مخ |
| português | rosto pensativo |
| română | față gânditoare |
| русский | думает |
| سنڌي | سوچيندڙ چهرو |
| တႆး | ၼႃႈတိုၵ်ႉဝူၼ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | කල්පනා කරන මුහුණ |
| slovenčina | premýšľajúca tvár |
| slovenščina | razmišljujoči obraz |
| Soomaali | waji fakarsan |
| shqip | fytyrë që mendohet |
| српски | лице које размишља |
| srpski | lice koje razmišlja |
| svenska | ansikte som tänker |
| Kiswahili | uso unaotafakari |
| தமிழ் | சிந்திக்கும் முகம் |
| తెలుగు | ఆలోచిస్తున్న ముఖం |
| ไทย | หน้าครุ่นคิด |
| ትግርኛ | ብሓሳብ ዝተጸመደ ገጽ |
| türkmen dili | oýlanýan ýüz |
| lea fakatonga | mataʻi fakakaukau |
| Türkçe | düşünen yüz |
| українська | обличчя в роздумах |
| اردو | سوچتا چہرہ |
| o‘zbek | o‘ylayotgan yuz |
| Tiếng Việt | mặt suy nghĩ |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ojú tó Ronú |
| 粵語 | 諗野嘅臉 |
| 粤语 | 谂野嘅脸 |
| 中文 | 想一想 |
| 繁體中文 | 思考 |
| isiZulu | ubuso obucabangayo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F914
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :thinking: :thinking_face: :wtf:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the thinking face emoji (🤔) mean?
- The thinking face 🤔 rests a hand on its chin with a raised brow, capturing the moment of pondering, doubting, or being skeptical. People use it to show they're mulling something over, to gently question a claim ('are you sure about that? '), or to hint at friendly sarcasm and 'hmm, interesting'.
- How do you type the thinking face emoji?
- Copy the thinking face emoji 🤔 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the thinking face emoji in?
- The thinking face emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.
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