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Someone just sent you the 🤭 (hand over mouth) or 🫢 (face with open eyes and hand over mouth) emoji, but now you’re not sure what they’re trying to say with either one. Both 🫢 and 🤭 convey things like shock and surprise, but they have additional meanings (and uses) too. That’s why we’re here to explain each of them in depth! Read our comprehensive guide, and soon you’ll know exactly how to use these cheeky emojis.
Things You Should Know
- The 🤭 (face with hand over mouth) emoji is used to mean someone is laughing, embarrassed, or shocked about something.
- The 🫢 (face with open eyes and hand over mouth) emoji is used to express shock or secrecy.
- The 🤫 (shushing face) and 🤐 (zipper-mouth face) emojis can also be used when you’re trying to be secretive, and the 😲 (astonished face) also conveys surprise.
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- ↑ https://whatemoji.org/face-with-hand-over-mouth/
- ↑ https://whatemoji.org/face-with-hand-over-mouth/
- ↑ https://emojigraph.org/face-with-hand-over-mouth/
- ↑ https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2019/19304-face-hands-over-mouth.pdf
- ↑ https://emojigraph.org/speak-no-evil-monkey/
- ↑ https://whatemoji.org/shushing-face/
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