🙈 "see-no-evil monkey" emoji (copy and paste)

The see no evil monkey, called Mizaru (Japanese for “see not”), one of the Three Wise Monkeys, depicted as the brown Monkey Face with hands covering its eyes.

Meaning of the see-no-evil monkey Emoji

Represents the proverb see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, frequently interpreted as a call for discretion or willful ignorance. Considered racist in some contexts, particularly when used to disparage, insult, and abuse people with dark skin, especially Black people. Often used as a playful way to convey a laughing, disbelieving, cringing “I can’t believe what I’m seeing!” or “I can’t bear to look!”.

Usage Examples

• I can't believe what I just saw 🙈
• Pretending not to see that 🙈
• See no evil 🙈
• That's embarrassing 🙈
• Hiding my eyes 🙈

Alternative Names

see-no-evil monkey, mizaru, monkey covering eyes

Related Word Associations

monkey, see, evil, proverb, mizaru, forbidden, gesture

Appearance in OpenMoji

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PNG format:

• PNG (72x72)
• PNG (618x618)

SVG format:

• SVG (vector)

Unicode Data

Code Point(s):

U+1F648

Version:

Emoji E0.6

Developer Codes

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