What does the shushing face emoji mean?

A yellow face placing an index finger over pursed lips, as if issuing Shh! or Shush! for silence. Some platforms feature raised eyebrows. Apple’s design suggests the face is tilting back slightly. May convey silence, quiet, secrecy, and discreetness. May also create a sense of buzz and anticipation, e.g., an exclusive sneak peek or news scoop. May also be combined with one of the <%= link_to "deaf person", emoji_path("deaf-person") %> emojis to reference "mewing". See also <%= link_to "zipper-mouth face", emoji_path("zipper-mouth-face") %>. Joins <%= link_to "hugging face", emoji_path("hugging-face") %>, <%= link_to "thinking face", emoji_path("thinking-face") %>, and <%= link_to "face with hand over mouth", emoji_path("face-with-hand-over-mouth") %> as one of the few smileys featuring hands. Shushing Face was approved as part of <%= link_to "Unicode 10.0", emoji_path("unicode-10.0") %> in 2017 under the name "Face with Finger Covering Closed Lips" and added to <%= link_to "Emoji 5.0", emoji_path("emoji-5.0") %> in 2017.

How to use the shushing face emoji?

Copy and paste 🤫 into your messages, e.g., Please be quiet, everyone! 🤫. It works on most platforms.

What is the Unicode code for shushing face?

The Unicode code point for 🤫 is U+1F92B.

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🤫 "shushing face" emoji (copy and paste)

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shushing face

A yellow face placing an index finger over pursed lips, as if issuing Shh! or Shush! for silence.

Meaning of the shushing face Emoji

A yellow face placing an index finger over pursed lips, as if issuing Shh! or Shush! for silence. Some platforms feature raised eyebrows. Apple’s design suggests the face is tilting back slightly. May convey silence, quiet, secrecy, and discreetness. May also create a sense of buzz and anticipation, e.g., an exclusive sneak peek or news scoop. May also be combined with one of the deaf person emojis to reference "mewing". See also zipper-mouth face. Joins hugging face, thinking face, and face with hand over mouth as one of the few smileys featuring hands. Shushing Face was approved as part of Unicode 10.0 in 2017 under the name "Face with Finger Covering Closed Lips" and added to Emoji 5.0 in 2017.

Usage Examples

Please be quiet, everyone! 🤫
I have a secret to share, but shh! 🤫
The teacher put a finger to her lips and said, "🤫, the test is starting."
Wait for the big announcement, it’s going to be exciting! 🤫
Let’s keep this between us, okay? 🤫

Alternative Names

shushing face, face with finger covering closed lips

Related Word Associations

silence, quiet, secrecy, discreetness, buzz, anticipation, sneak peek, news scoop, mewing

Appearance in OpenMoji

Download the OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0) version of the 🤫 shushing face emoji for cross-platform use:

PNG format:

SVG format:

SVG (vector)

Unicode Data

Code Point(s):: U+1F92B
Version:: Emoji E5.0

Developer Codes

Shortcode (Discord)	`:shushing_face:`
Shortcode (GitHub)	`:shushing_face:`
Shortcode (Slack)	`:shushing_face:`
HTML Dec	`🤫`
HTML Hex	`🤫`
CSS	`\01F92B`
C, C++ & Python	`\U0001f92b`
Java, JavaScript & JSON	`\uD83E\uDD2B`
Perl	`\x{1F92B}`
PHP & Ruby	`\u{1F92B}`
Punycode
URL Escape Code	`%F0%9F%A4%AB`