U+1FAE2 · emoji since 2021
This face claps a hand over its mouth with eyes wide open. It means a gasp, shock, and oh my, did that just happen.
It tags surprise, secrets, and stifled giggles, the look of catching some juicy news.
In texting, 🫢 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 🫢 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Face with Open Eyes and Hand Over Mouth emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the face with open eyes and hand over mouth emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 🫢 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
Or make your own cipher in the translator.