Do you want to express your curiosity, interest, or admiration with a simple emoji? Then the 👀 Eyes Emoji is perfect for you. This emoji shows a pair of eyes looking slightly to the left, as if glancing at something.
It can be used to convey various emotions and intentions, such as curiosity, interest, admiration, disbelief, surprise, or sarcasm. It can also be used to indicate that you are watching something, paying attention, or being observant.
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👀 Eyes Emoji Meanings
The 👀 Eyes Emoji can have different meanings depending on the context and tone of the message. Here are some common ways to use this emoji:
- To show curiosity or interest in something or someone. For example, “What are you doing? 👀” or “I see you 👀”.
- To show admiration or appreciation for something or someone. For example, “Wow, you look amazing 👀” or “That cake looks delicious 👀”.
- To show disbelief or surprise at something or someone. For example, “Did you really do that? 👀” or “I can’t believe you said that 👀”.
- To show sarcasm or irony about something or someone. For example, “Sure, I believe you 👀” or “Yeah, right 👀”.
- To indicate that you are watching something, paying attention, or being observant. For example, “I’m watching you 👀” or “I see everything 👀”.
Emoji History
The 👀 Eyes Emoji was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015. It is also known as the Staring Eyes Emoji, the Glancing Eyes Emoji, or the Shifty Eyes Emoji. The design of the emoji varies slightly across different platforms, but it always shows a pair of eyes looking to the left. Some platforms, such as Apple, Google, and Samsung, add eyebrows to the emoji, while others, such as Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp, do not.
Emoji General Information
| Full Name | 👀 Eyes |
|---|---|
| Unicode Name | eyes |
| Apple Name | Eyes |
| Also Known As | Staring Eyes, Glancing Eyes, Shifty Eyes |
| Category | Smileys & People |
| Subcategory | Body Parts |
| Unicode (fully-qualified) | U+1F440 |
| Unicode Version | Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Emoji Encoding Data (Code)
| Codepoints | U+1F440 |
|---|---|
| Shortcode (Discord) | :eyes: |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :eyes: |
| Shortcode (Slack) | :eyes: |
| HTML Dec | |
| HTML Hex | |
| CSS | \01F440 |
| C, C++ & Python | \U0001F440 |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83D\uDC40 |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1F440} |
| Punycode | xn–n28h |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%91%80 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | F0 9F 91 80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | D83D DC40 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0001F440 |
Relevant Emojis
| Emoji | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 😍 | Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes | An emoji to express love, admiration, or attraction for someone or something. |
| 👁️ | Eye | An emoji to represent a single eye, often used in the context of vision, perception, or surveillance. |
| 👓 | Glasses | An emoji to represent a pair of glasses, often used to indicate intelligence, nerdiness, or vision problems. |
| 🕶️ | Sunglasses | An emoji to represent a pair of sunglasses, often used to convey coolness, confidence, or secrecy. |
| 👁️🗨️ | Eye in Speech Bubble | An emoji to represent the anti-bullying campaign “I Am A Witness”, which encourages people to speak up against bullying. |