Meaning
Picture a face trembling with intensity—eyes wide, expression frozen in a state of sheer overwhelm. The whole head quivers, suggesting vibration or physical shaking. Depending on the platform, you might see motion lines, goosebumps, or an exaggerated jittery quality that screams "I'm rattled."
This captures those moments when you're absolutely floored by something—shocking news, wild disbelief, or even cold-induced shivers. "Just found out they're making a sequel 🫨" or "The plot twist had me like 🫨" are prime uses. It also works for expressing nervous energy, panic, or being shook by drama. When someone drops a bombshell online, responses flood with this face because words sometimes aren't enough.
It's become the emoji equivalent of "I can't even right now," useful for both comedic shock and genuine overwhelm. Whether you're reacting to celebrity gossip, a jaw-dropping game moment, or an earthquake (literal or metaphorical), this face communicates full-body reaction. The beauty is it works for positive shocks too—"I just got the job 🫨"—because it's about intensity itself, not just negativity.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 15.0 in 2022, this newcomer quickly became essential for capturing those moments of absolute bewilderment that other faces just couldn't quite express.
Common Uses
- • Reacting to shocking or mind-blowing news
- • Expressing feeling overwhelmed or floored
- • Describing fear, panic, or nervous energy
- • Responding to a dramatic plot twist
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
This emoji was one of the most requested additions for years—people kept using the cold face or shocked face as workarounds, but nothing quite captured that full-body trembling reaction until the shaking face arrived.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:shaking_face: :shaking_face: :shaking_face: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🫨 |
| HTML (hex) | 🫨 |
| CSS | \1FAE8 |
| JavaScript | \uD83E\uDEE8 |
| Python | \U0001FAE8 |
| Java | \uD83E\uDEE8 |
| Perl | \x{1FAE8} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1FAE8} |
| Punycode | xn--2s4o |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%AB%A8 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0xAB 0xA8 |
🫨 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | কাঁপা মুখ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 颤抖 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 動搖的表情 |
| Danish | rystende ansigt |
| Dutch | schuddend gezicht |
| English | shaking face |
| English (UK) | shaking face |
| Estonian | värisev nägu |
| Finnish | tärisevä |
| French | visage secoué |
| German | zitterndes Doppelgesicht |
| Hindi | थरथराता चेहरा |
| Hungarian | rázkódó arc |
| Italian | faccina tremante |
| Japanese | 震えている顔 |
| Korean | 요동치는 얼굴 |
| Lithuanian | besikratantis veidukas |
| Malay | muka bergoyang |
| Norwegian | skjelvende fjes |
| Polish | wstrząśnięta twarz |
| Portuguese | rosto tremendo |
| Russian | трясущееся лицо |
| Spanish | cara temblorosa |
| Spanish (Mexico) | cara temblorosa |
| Swedish | skakande ansikte |
| Thai | ใบหน้าสั่น |
| Ukrainian | тремтливе обличчя |
| Vietnamese | mặt lắc |