Shaking Face

A yellow face with wide eyes and an open mouth, surrounded by visual motion lines that suggest it's shaking or vibrating intensely.

The Shaking Face emoji represents intense shock, disbelief, fear, or physical trembling. It was introduced in Unicode 15.0 and is often used to visually convey being "shaken" by something—emotionally, physically, or figuratively.

Its meanings range from reacting to surprising or chaotic news, to showing panic, adrenaline, or being emotionally overwhelmed. It’s frequently used in dramatic or humorous contexts, like ‘I can’t even process this 🫨’ or ‘That jump scare got me 🫨.’

In meme culture, it's a go-to for extreme reactions, especially when paired with exaggerated language or sound effects like ‘SCREAMING’ or ‘SHOOK.’