Shushing Face

🤫 raises a finger to its lips. It means “shh” — keep it quiet, it's a secret, or please stop talking.

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Common uses

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Asking someone to keep a secret
Teasing that you know something others do not

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: FACE WITH FINGER COVERING CLOSED LIPS
CLDR short name: shushing face
Codepoint: U+1F92B
Hex: 1F92B
Emoji version: 5.0
Unicode version: 10.0
First released: 2017
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.

:shushing_face:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

face · quiet · shh · shush · shushing

How it looks

Shushing Face — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Shushing Face — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

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

Download as image

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🤫. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🤫 shushing face emoji mean?: 🤫 raises a finger to its lips. It means “shh” — keep it quiet, it's a secret, or please stop talking.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🤫?: U+1F92B, named FACE WITH FINGER COVERING CLOSED LIPS in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🤫 shushing face emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 5.0, published in 2017, alongside Unicode 10.0. 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 “shushing face”. 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 :shushing_face: 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.