hear-no-evil monkey Emoji
🙉 · U+1F649 · Emoji 0.6
What does the hear-no-evil monkey emoji mean?
Seeing or hearing something shocking or surprising is a common use of the 🙉 emoji, often to express embarrassment or to playfully pretend one did not hear something. Literally, it represents a monkey covering its ears, symbolizing the "hear no evil" part of the three wise monkeys proverb. Figuratively, it can also be used to convey a sense of willful ignorance or avoidance of a conversation. In slang, it is often used to respond to a joke or a statement that is considered off-color or embarrassing.
How the hear-no-evil monkey emoji is used
The emoji is also used in captions to express mock shock or surprise at a statement or situation. Its use can be seen as a way to diffuse tension or awkwardness in a conversation.
hear-no-evil monkey emoji examples
- just heard the worst joke ever 🙉
- dont tell me what happened at the party 🙉
How to copy the hear-no-evil monkey emoji
To use the hear-no-evil monkey 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+1F649), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
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hear-no-evil monkey emoji on different platforms
How the hear-no-evil monkey 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.
hear-no-evil monkey Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🙉 |
| Name | hear-no-evil monkey |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Codepoints | U+1F649 |
| Shortcode | :hear_no_evil: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
hear-no-evil monkey Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F649, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :hear_no_evil:.
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