shhhh

Hand covering a person's mouth in a shushing gesture.
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What does the shhhh emoji mean?

When you need to keep a secret or silence the chat.

This emoji features a close-up of a hand covering a person's mouth, commonly used to represent the 'shhh' gesture. It is a staple in Discord servers for signaling that a topic is confidential, someone is being too loud, or to playfully 'silence' another user during a heated or funny debate.

When to use it

  • Telling someone to keep a secret quiet
  • Silencing a noisy person in the chat
  • Signaling that a topic is strictly confidential
  • Playfully shutting down a friend's bad take

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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 shhhh 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 shhhh 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 shhhh image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.