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 Twitter/X

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-glasses

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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