Face with monocle Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face featuring a furrowed brow, a neutral mouth, and a single glass monocle worn over the right eye. It gives the impression of someone squinting to get a closer look at something suspicious or intricate.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to signal scrutiny, skepticism, or deep thought. People drop it into conversations when they are fact-checking a claim, analyzing a questionable statement, or acting like a detective investigating a mystery. It carries a similar vibe to the 🤔 thinking face but adds a sharper, more judgmental edge.

History

Approved as part of Unicode 10.0 in 2017, the monocle face was introduced during a period when emoji sets were rapidly expanding to cover more nuanced human expressions and character archetypes. It quickly became a staple for internet users looking to poke fun at elitism or highlight their own intense focus on a detail.

Details

Glyph

🧐

Unicode

U+1F9D0

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d0:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD0;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-glasses

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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