hear-no-evil monkey Emoji
🙉 · U+1F649 · Emoji 0.6
What does the hear-no-evil monkey emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
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
In casual online communication, such as texting or social media comments, the 🙉 emoji is frequently used to add a lighthearted or humorous tone to a conversation. Tone and usage can vary across different platforms, with younger generations using it more frequently on TikTok or Snapchat. 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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How the hear-no-evil monkey emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, 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_monkey: |
| Emoji version | 0.6 |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
hear-no-evil monkey Emoji FAQ
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.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🙉 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F649, introduced in Emoji version 0.6 (Unicode 0.6). Its shortcode is :hear_no_evil_monkey:.
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