Meaning
Often used to express embarrassment, shock, or the desire to hide from something.
Category: Smileys & Emotion
🙈see-no-evil monkey
🙈 see-no-evil monkey belongs to Smileys & Emotion. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:see_no_evil:
Keywords
embarrassedevilfaceforbiddenforgotgesturehidemonkeynoomgprohibitedscared
What does 🙈 see-no-evil monkey mean?
The see-no-evil monkey emoji depicts a monkey covering its eyes, representing the "see no evil" part of the proverbial three wise monkeys. It is often used to convey embarrassment, a reaction to something shocking, or the feeling of wanting to pretend you didn't just see something. Depending on context, it can also signal keeping a secret or playfully avoiding responsibility.
Often used for
- Reacting to an embarrassing or awkward situation
- Expressing shock or disbelief at something seen
- Playfully hiding from bad news or spoilers
- Indicating you are pretending not to notice something
- Keeping a secret or hiding a surprise
Tone: The tone is generally lighthearted and playful, though it can sometimes be used to express genuine secondhand embarrassment. It is rarely used literally to refer to actual monkeys.
Illustrative message examples with 🙈
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- i can't believe i just sent that to my boss 🙈
- omg the secondhand embarrassment is too real 🙈
- no spoilers please i haven't watched it yet 🙈
- i totally forgot about the meeting today 🙈
- did you see what she posted? i'm hiding 🙈
Combos, text art & scenes with 🙈
How 🙈 see-no-evil monkey looks
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🙈 see-no-evil monkey codes for developers
Every format below produces 🙈 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | 🙈 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1F648 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🙈 | |
| HTML (hex) | 🙈 | |
| CSS | \1F648 | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F648} | |
| JSON | \uD83D\uDE48 | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%99%88 | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :see_no_evil: |
🙈 in other languages
Spanishmono con los ojos tapadosFrenchsinge ne rien voirGermansich die Augen zuhaltendes AffengesichtItaliannon vedoPortuguesemacaco que não vê nadaRussianничего не вижуJapanese見ざるKorean눈을 가리고 있는 원숭이Chinese非礼勿视Lithuanianužsidengusi akis beždžionėPolishmałpa zasłaniająca oczy
Source: Unicode CLDR
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