About shrug kaomoji and emoticons
The shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ is the internet's way of saying "I don't know" or "oh well". The face ツ is a Japanese katakana character, and the arms are made from macrons, backslashes and underscores. There are many variations, including the lenny shrug ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯.
This page combines four kinds of shrug faces: Japanese kaomoji, lenny face variations, classic western text emoticons like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and matching emojis 🤷 🤷♀️ 🤷♂️. Related moods: Confused, Bored, Table Flip.
When to use shrug kaomoji
- Answering "I don't know" in a light way.
- Accepting something you cannot change: "oh well".
- Reacting to strange internet news.
- Ending a debate without arguing further.
Shrug text and kaomoji combos to copy
Ready-made messages that mix words, a shrug kaomoji and an emoji. Tap Copy and paste them anywhere:
- No idea ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- It is what it is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 🤷
- Whatever works ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌
Tip
In Discord, Reddit and Slack, type ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ so the arm and underscores are not eaten by text formatting.
Tips
- Tap several shrug faces to collect them in the picks box, then copy them all at once.
- Pair a shrug kaomoji with a stylish font from the fancy text generator for bios and captions.
- If a face looks broken in one app, paste a simpler one: short kaomoji work almost everywhere.
Related tools: Emoticons by Mood, Kaomoji, Lenny Face, Text Symbols.