What does ๐ mean?
Eyes: watching, curious, 'did you see that?' โ signals gossip or something interesting.
Its official Unicode name is EYES and its CLDR short name is "eyes" (in Hungarian: "szemek"). It belongs to the People & Body group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- body
- eye
- face
- googly
- look
- looking
- omg
- peep
- see
- seeing
In Hungarian: arc, les, nรฉz, szem, test, testrรฉsz
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws ๐ in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F440. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- EYES
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- szemek
- English name (CLDR)
- eyes
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- People & Body ยท body parts
- Length
- 1 code point ยท 4 bytes in UTF-8 ยท 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :eyes:
Related emojis
- Flexed biceps
- Eye
- Tongue
- Mouth
- Mechanical arm
- Mechanical leg
- Leg
- Foot
Frequently asked questions
What does the ๐ emoji mean?
Eyes: watching, curious, 'did you see that?' โ signals gossip or something interesting.
How do I type the ๐ emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "body".
When was the ๐ emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.