Face with Open Eyes and Hand over Mouth

🫢 covers its mouth with its eyes wide open. It shows shock, awe or embarrassment — a gasp in emoji form.

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Tone

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: FACE WITH OPEN EYES AND HAND OVER MOUTH
CLDR short name: face with open eyes and hand over mouth
Codepoint: U+1FAE2
Hex: 1FAE2
Emoji version: 14.0
Unicode version: 14.0
First released: 2021
Unicode group: Smileys & Emotion
Unicode subgroup: face-hand
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:face_with_open_eyes_and_hand_over_mouth:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

amazement · awe · disbelief · embarrass · eyes · face · gasp · hand · mouth · omg · open · over · quiet · scared · shock · surprise

How it looks

Face with Open Eyes and Hand over Mouth — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Face with Open Eyes and Hand over Mouth — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Face with Open Eyes and Hand over Mouth — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

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Questions people ask

What does the 🫢 face with open eyes and hand over mouth emoji mean?: 🫢 covers its mouth with its eyes wide open. It shows shock, awe or embarrassment — a gasp in emoji form.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🫢?: U+1FAE2, named FACE WITH OPEN EYES AND HAND OVER MOUTH in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🫢 face with open eyes and hand over mouth emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 14.0, published in 2021, alongside Unicode 14.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🫢 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “face with open eyes and hand over mouth”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🫢 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🫢?: On GitHub, type :face_with_open_eyes_and_hand_over_mouth: and it turns into 🫢 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.