ear Emoji
๐ ยท U+1F442 ยท Emoji 0.6
What does the ear emoji mean?
When discussing health, anatomy, or trying to listen in, people reach for the ear emoji, which directly represents a human ear, often used to convey the act of listening, hearing, or paying attention, and figuratively to symbolize eavesdropping, rumor spreading, or being all ears for someone, while in slang, it can imply being attentive or having a keen sense of hearing, such as in music or conversation. The ear emoji can also be used to express interest or curiosity about a topic. In medical contexts, it may be used to discuss ear health or hearing issues.
ear in every skin tone
This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.
๐ป Light๐ผ Medium-light๐ฝ Medium๐พ Medium-dark๐ฟ Dark
ear emoji examples
- just put the music on and listen with me ๐
- did you hear the latest news ๐
How to copy the ear emoji
To use the ear 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+1F442), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
ear emoji on different platforms
How the ear emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



ear Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ |
| Name | ear |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F442 |
| Shortcode | :ear: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
ear Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F442, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :ear:.