Ear: medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A side-profile view of a human ear rendered with a medium-light skin tone. It highlights the intricate curves of the outer ear, clearly marking the anatomy used for processing auditory information.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to signal that someone is listening, paying attention, or waiting for an update on a situation. It is often employed in casual chats to say 'I'm listening' or 'tell me more,' sometimes accompanied by 👀 to suggest a shared secret or gossip.
History
The basic ear emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. Skin tone modifiers were added later in 2015 as part of the Unicode 8.0 update, allowing users to better reflect human diversity in digital communication.
Details
Glyph
👂🏼
Unicode
U+1F442 U+1F3FC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f442_1f3fc:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory body-parts
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
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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