ear Emoji

๐Ÿ‘‚ 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.

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ear emoji examples

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.

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Your device
Twitter / X (Twemoji) design
Twitter / X (Twemoji)
Google Noto Color Emoji design
Google Noto Color Emoji
OpenMoji design
OpenMoji

ear Emoji Details

Emoji๐Ÿ‘‚
Nameear
CategoryPeople & Body
CodepointsU+1F442
Shortcode:ear:
SourcesUnicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net
Emoji version0.6 (2010)

ear Emoji FAQ

What is the ear emoji Unicode codepoint?

It is U+1F442, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :ear:.

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