What does π mean?
See-no-evil monkey: embarrassment, shyness, 'I can't look'. One of the three wise monkeys.
Its official Unicode name is SEE-NO-EVIL MONKEY and its CLDR short name is "see-no-evil monkey" (in Hungarian: "nem lΓ‘ttam semmit"). It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion 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).
- embarrassed
- evil
- face
- forbidden
- forgot
- gesture
- hide
- monkey
- no
- omg
In Hungarian: Γ‘llat, bΓΊjΓ³cska, elbΓΊjik, elfelejt, ijedt, majom, nem, nem figyelek, nem lΓ‘t semmit, tilos
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws π 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+1F648. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- SEE-NO-EVIL MONKEY
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- nem lΓ‘ttam semmit
- English name (CLDR)
- see-no-evil monkey
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Smileys & Emotion Β· monkey face
- Length
- 1 code point Β· 4 bytes in UTF-8 Β· 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :see_no_evil:
Related emojis
- Speak-no-evil monkey
- Hear-no-evil monkey
Frequently asked questions
What does the π emoji mean?
See-no-evil monkey: embarrassment, shyness, 'I can't look'. One of the three wise monkeys.
How do I type the π 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 "embarrassed".
When was the π 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.