Eye Emoji
People
A realistic, single human eye looking directly forward, featuring a white sclera, a colored iris, and a dark pupil. It is a standalone anatomical representation of human vision.
Usage Context
Frequently used to indicate that a message has been seen, to signal suspicion, or to highlight something that requires attention. It is a popular way to imply 'watching' or 'keeping an eye on' a situation, often paired with the 👀 emoji to emphasize alertness or observation.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0, this eye was designed to bring biological human parts into digital communication. It gained massive popularity during the rise of social media 'seen' receipts and tracking culture.
Details
Glyph
👁
Unicode
U+1F441
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f441:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory body-parts
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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