The ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ emote, also known as the "shruggie" or "Skrillex emote," is a text-based emoticon that represents a person shrugging their shoulders to indicate uncertainty, confusion, or lack of knowledge about a particular topic. It consists of a person's head and arms, represented by the characters "¯\_(ツ)_/¯", with the central character "ツ" representing the person's hands raised in a shrug. The emote became popular on social media platforms and messaging apps in the early 2010s and has since become a widely recognized symbol of indifference or ambiguity.