What Makes This Subcategory Distinct
with hands is a narrower slice of smileys & emotion. Typical entries include 🤗 smiling face with open hands, 🤭 face with hand over mouth, 🫢 face with open eyes and hand over mouth, 🫣 face with peeking eye.
Emoji subcategory
Faces with hands usually signal embarrassment, secrecy, shock, or visible reaction gestures that words alone would make slower or flatter.
Parent category: smileys & emotion
These are the clearest examples in the cluster and make it easier to judge the overall tone of the subcategory before scanning the full set.
smiling-face-with-open-hands
The 🤗 emoji looks like a hug. It represents friendliness, support, or a welcoming attitude.
face-with-hand-over-mouth
The 🤭 emoji shows a hand over the mouth. It is often used for suppressed laughter or reacting to something slightly embarrassing.
face-with-open-eyes-and-hand-over-mouth
The 🫢 emoji shows surprise with a covered mouth. It is used when something is shocking or unexpected.
face-with-peeking-eye
The 🫣 emoji shows someone peeking. It represents hesitation, embarrassment, or fear of looking.
shushing-face
The 🤫 emoji means “be quiet” or “keep it secret.” It is often used jokingly or to hint at hidden information.
thinking-face
The 🤔 emoji shows someone thinking, usually with a hand on the chin. It is used for doubt, analysis, or quiet skepticism when something does not fully make sense.
smiling-face-with-open-hands
The 🤗 emoji looks like a hug. It represents friendliness, support, or a welcoming attitude.
face-with-hand-over-mouth
The 🤭 emoji shows a hand over the mouth. It is often used for suppressed laughter or reacting to something slightly embarrassing.
face-with-open-eyes-and-hand-over-mouth
The 🫢 emoji shows surprise with a covered mouth. It is used when something is shocking or unexpected.
face-with-peeking-eye
The 🫣 emoji shows someone peeking. It represents hesitation, embarrassment, or fear of looking.
shushing-face
The 🤫 emoji means “be quiet” or “keep it secret.” It is often used jokingly or to hint at hidden information.
thinking-face
The 🤔 emoji shows someone thinking, usually with a hand on the chin. It is used for doubt, analysis, or quiet skepticism when something does not fully make sense.
saluting-face
The 🫡 emoji shows a salute. It usually expresses respect, acknowledgment, or obedient agreement, and can sound either sincere or slightly playful depending on context.
with hands is a narrower slice of smileys & emotion. Typical entries include 🤗 smiling face with open hands, 🤭 face with hand over mouth, 🫢 face with open eyes and hand over mouth, 🫣 face with peeking eye.
Repeated tags like face, embarrass, hand, mouth show what this subcategory is really about.
If this set feels too narrow, move up to smileys & emotion for a wider comparison.
Meaning pages such as Apology Emoji Meaning, Happy Emoji Meaning are useful when you want the same area explained through intent and tone.
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A complete list of smiley and emotion emoji.