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

&#xD83D;&#xDC53;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory clothing

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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