Shrug Lenny Faces — Copy and Paste
200 unique shrug lenny faces to copy with one tap.
About Shrug Lenny Faces
The shrug — ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ — is the most-copied text face on the internet, and the Lenny variants on this page graft its raised arms onto other expressions. ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯ is indifference plus innuendo; ¯\_(ಠ_ಠ)_/¯ is indifference plus judgement. The arms carry the “who knows”, the face supplies the attitude.
Anatomy of a shrug
Four parts: the left arm ¯\_, the bracket, the face, and the right arm _/¯. The ツ in the original is Japanese katakana “tsu” — it was never meant to be a face, it just looks like one. Swap any part and you get a new shrug, which is exactly what the shrug builder lets you do.
The backslash problem
On Reddit, Discord, and anywhere else using markdown, a single backslash is an escape character — so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ arrives missing its left arm. Fix it by doubling the backslash, or use a bracket-armed variant like ┐(ツ)┌ that has nothing to strip. This trips up more people than any other text-face issue.
When a shrug is the whole message
The shrug’s real power is as a complete reply. Sent alone it means “no idea”, “up to you”, or “I have stopped trying”, depending entirely on what came before it. No other text face carries that much meaning with zero words attached.
More shrugs
The shrug generator has every variation plus a builder, shrug faces collects the non-Lenny styles, and our Reddit guide covers the escaping in detail.
FAQ
How do I type the shrug emoji?
Copy it from this page — nobody types it manually. On a phone you can also save it as a text-replacement shortcut so typing “shrug” expands into the face.
Why does my shrug lose an arm?
Markdown platforms treat the backslash as an escape character. Double it (\\) on Reddit and Discord, or use a variation without backslashes.
What does ツ mean?
It is the katakana character “tsu”. It has no facial meaning in Japanese — it was adopted purely because its shape resembles a face.
Is the shrug the same as a Lenny face?
No. The shrug is a separate emoticon; the faces on this page combine shrug arms with Lenny-style expressions.