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Glasses

Glasses Emoji

Objects

A pair of black-rimmed eyeglasses with clear lenses. The design mimics the classic 'wayfarer' or optical style frames commonly worn for vision correction.

Usage Context

Used to denote reading, studying, or intellectual focus. It is frequently sent to imply that someone is being smart or to characterize a situation as 'nerdy.' It is often paired with the 📚 book emoji or the 🧠 brain emoji to lean into themes of intelligence or concentration.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the glasses emoji was modeled after early graphical icons used in Japanese mobile carrier messaging systems. Its design has remained consistent, serving as a universal visual shorthand for eyewear in digital communication for over a decade.

Details

Glyph
👓
Unicode
U+1F453
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f453:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory clothing
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
glassesfashionaccessorieseyesightnerdydorkgeekclothingeyeeyeglasseseyewearvisionreadingsmartspectacles

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.

Apache 2.0SIL OFL 1.1Noto Repository

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