Keyword
surprise emoji
7 emoji are annotated with “surprise” in Unicode’s CLDR data.
- face with hand over mouthface with hand over mouth
- face with open eyes and hand over mouthface with open eyes and hand over mouth
- face with raised eyebrowface with raised eyebrow
- shaking faceshaking face
- frowning face with open mouthfrowning face with open mouth
- anguished faceanguished face
- wrapped giftwrapped gift
Frequently asked questions
- How many emoji mean surprise?
- 7 emoji are annotated with “surprise”.
- Which categories does surprise span?
- Emoji annotated “surprise” appear in Smileys & Emotion and Activities. A keyword is the only grouping here that crosses categories — the Unicode taxonomy files each character in exactly one.
- Which emoji are tagged surprise?
- They include 🤭 face with hand over mouth, 🫢 face with open eyes and hand over mouth, 🤨 face with raised eyebrow and 🫨 shaking face. The full set is listed above.
- Where do these keywords come from?
- Unicode’s CLDR annotation data, which is the same source that lets an emoji keyboard find a character by name. They are not tags anyone here invented.