detective Emoji
🕵️ · U+1F575 U+FE0F · Emoji 0.7
What does the detective emoji mean?
Literally, 🕵️ represents a detective, but figuratively it is often used to convey investigation, scrutiny, or snooping, and in slang, it can imply being nosy or curious about someone's personal life or secrets. This emoji is also associated with the concept of being a sleuth or spy, emphasizing stealth and secrecy. In a broader sense, 🕵️ can symbolize problem-solving or getting to the bottom of a mystery.
detective in every skin tone
This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.
detective emoji examples
- just saw you sneaking out of the house, what's going on 🕵️
- trying to solve this math problem but it's like a crime scene 🕵️
How to copy the detective emoji
To use the detective emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F575 U+FE0F), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
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detective emoji on different platforms
How the detective emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji). See image credits.
detective Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🕵️ |
| Name | detective |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F575 U+FE0F |
| Shortcode | :detective: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.7 (2014) |
detective Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F575 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :detective:.
People also search for the detective emoji as sleuth, spy.