History Main / Facepalm

* The comedian Jasper Carrot used to do this a lot.

* Jasper Carrot's famous forehead slap.

* ''{{Naruto}}'': During [[spoiler:Sakura's 'confession' to Naruto]] in chapter 469, you get reaction shots from the other ninja. Rock Lee is ''[[http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/469/11/ facepalming]]''.

** No, he ''is'' making this gesture. He's just been told he got caught on tape insulting a member of the public behind her back, three days before a general election. Unfortunately [[IsThisThisStillOn nobody told him about the camera in the radio studio, either]].

* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/facepalm_tokimemo2aa_1610.jpg Done in a single finger-way]] by Kotoko Minaduki in a concept art of ''[[TokimekiMemorial Tokimeki Memorial 2]]'' ; [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/facepalm_tokimemo2bb_168.jpg the final art]], on the other way, scratches this in favor of a "let's ignore those idiots" look.

* In ''[[{{Ptitle0028gzjm}} Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', Haruhi facepalms after realising [[spoiler:that Kyon's gotten himself in trouble with the School Council by hanging Yamane Jun out of a window.]]

* ''{{Homestuck}}'': [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?game=save&s=6&p=002550 FACEPALM x2 COMBO]]

So you're the OnlySaneMan, and the lunatics around you are ''once again'' doing something to lower your opinion of human intelligence. ''* sighs* '' It may not solve anything, but your hand to the forehead will have the dual benefit of temporarily obscuring your vision of the idiocy as well as cradling the on-coming headache. Variations occur, from pinching the bridge of one's nose to slapping one's forehead. One may also slap the forehead, sliding the palm of the hand down the face, possibly with a look of exasperation. If they're wearing a hat, expect them to pull the brim of the hat over their eyes in disgust. If they're wearing a cloak or a hoodie, then they're pulling the cowl before their face.

In [[{{Ptitle0028gzjm}} Kyon: Big Damn Hero]], Haruhi facepalms after realising [[spoiler:that Kyon's gotten himself in trouble with the School Council by hanging Yamane Jun out of a window.]]

-> "I love the smell of FacePalm in the morning."
-->ThisTroper

* In ''KatekyoHitmanReborn'', Gokudera when he found himself yet again, [[http://http://www.mymangaspot.com/series/Katekyo_Hitman_Reborn/243/7 doing the "VONGOLA! FIGHT!" circle]]. Also Squalo when [[http://www.mymangaspot.com/series/Katekyo_Hitman_Reborn/246/2 Yamamoto is 'fooling around' with his puppy.]]

* In ''KatekyoHitmanReborn'', Gokudera when he found himself yet again, [[http://www.onemanga.com/Katekyo_Hitman_Reborn/243/07/ doing the "VONGOLA! FIGHT!" circle]]. Also Squalo when [[http://www.onemanga.com/katekyo_hitman_reborn/246/02/ Yamamoto is 'fooling around' with his puppy.]]

* The Gord, from the website [[http://www.actsofgord.com Acts of Gord]], apparently does this a lot. About every chapter of the "Books" has a small image of Gord facepalming while commenting on the worst idiocy on the page.

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[[caption-width-right:280:[[MemeticMutation Apply directly to the forehead.]]]]

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'''John, Paul and George:''' "Sub scribers"... ooh. ''(Paul facepalms)''