Meaning
Depicts the "speak no evil" monkey, often used to mean keeping a secret or staying quiet.
Category: Smileys & Emotion
🙊speak-no-evil monkey
🙊 speak-no-evil monkey belongs to Smileys & Emotion. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:speak_no_evil:
Keywords
animalevilfaceforbiddengesturemonkeynonotoopsprohibitedquietsecret
What does 🙊 speak-no-evil monkey mean?
Shows a monkey covering its mouth, representing the "speak no evil" maxim from the three wise monkeys. It is often used to indicate that the sender is keeping a secret, staying out of a conversation, or playfully acknowledging they shouldn't say something. Depending on context, it can also convey a sense of shock or an "oops" reaction to something spoken out of turn.
Often used for
- Promising to keep a secret
- Staying out of gossip or drama
- Playfully reacting to saying something inappropriate
- Indicating silence or being quiet
- Pretending not to know sensitive information
Tone: Generally lighthearted and playful, though it can sometimes be used to gently shut down a conversation. It is rarely used in serious or formal contexts.
Illustrative message examples with 🙊
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- don't worry, my lips are sealed 🙊
- i'm staying out of this one 🙊
- okay maybe i shouldn't have said that out loud 🙊
- i know nothing about the surprise party 🙊
- we will never speak of this again 🙊
Combos, text art & scenes with 🙊
How 🙊 speak-no-evil monkey looks
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🙊 speak-no-evil monkey codes for developers
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| Emoji | 🙊 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1F64A | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🙊 | |
| HTML (hex) | 🙊 | |
| CSS | \1F64A | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F64A} | |
| JSON | \uD83D\uDE4A | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%99%8A | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :speak_no_evil: |
🙊 in other languages
Spanishmono con la boca tapadaFrenchsinge ne rien direGermansich den Mund zuhaltendes AffengesichtItaliannon parloPortuguesemacaco que não fala nadaRussianничего никому не скажуJapanese言わざるKorean입을 막고 있는 원숭이Chinese非礼勿言Lithuanianužsidengusi burną beždžionėPolishmałpa zasłaniająca pyszczek
Source: Unicode CLDR
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