facepalm

Cthulhu with green tentacles covering his face in a classic facepalm gesture.
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What does the facepalm emoji mean?

Even an ancient cosmic horror needs to facepalm at the absurdity of the internet.

This pixel art emoji depicts Cthulhu, the legendary cosmic entity created by H.P. Lovecraft, performing a classic facepalm gesture. It is frequently used in Discord servers to express extreme disappointment, exasperation, or disbelief at a particularly foolish comment or situation.

When to use it

  • Expressing deep disappointment at a bad take
  • Reacting to someone saying something incredibly foolish
  • Showing exasperation with a chaotic chat conversation
  • Signaling disbelief at an absurd server event

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Add to my server above and pick a Discord server you manage (CommunityOne must be installed).
  2. Or download the file: open Discord → Server Settings → Emoji → Upload Emoji.
  3. Give it a name and save. You need Manage Server (or Create Expressions) permission.
Add to Slack
  1. Download the facepalm image.
  2. Open the Slack emoji picker and click Add Emoji.
  3. Upload the file, name it, and save.
Add to Revolt/Stoat
  1. Download the facepalm image.
  2. Open Server Settings → Emojis in Revolt or Stoat.
  3. Upload the file and name your new emoji.
Add to Guilded
  1. Download the facepalm image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.