Copy and paste the Eyes emoji (👀) in one click. Explore its Smileys & Emotion meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) developer codes (U+1F440).
Unicode Definition: A pair of wide open eyes looking slightly to the left.
Context & Expression: Attention, curiosity, observation, suspicion, and vigilance.
Context Tip: Pairing Eyes (👀) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
In texting and social media, 👀 is the ultimate 'spill the tea' emoji. It translates to 'I see what you did there', 'tell me more drama', 'checking someone out', or 'I'm watching closely'. Also widely used when announcing unexpected teasers or dropping hints.
Combine 👀 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Eyes emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
Guess who just walked into the cafe with their ex...
👀👀👀 WHAT? Details right now please!
Apple eyes look distinctively to the upper left with dark irises; Google displays wide curious pupils; Twitter has clean graphic flat styling.
High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting
System Font: 'Apple Color Emoji'| Platform / Vendor | Glyph Preview | System Emoji Font | Rendering Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS / macOS | 👀 | Apple Color Emoji | High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting |
| Google Android | 👀 | Noto Color Emoji | Clean, rounded Noto Color Emoji vector geometry |
| Samsung One UI | 👀 | Samsung Color Emoji | Vibrant high-contrast One UI color styling |
| Microsoft Windows | 👀 | Segoe UI Emoji | Fluent Design 3D shading (renders 2-letter ISO codes for country flags) |
| X / Discord (Twemoji) | 👀 | Twitter Color Emoji | Flat minimalist Twemoji SVG iconography |
Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.
| Character | 👀 |
|---|---|
| Official Unicode Name | Eyes |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F440 |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 👀 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 👀 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F440 |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F440} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 91 80 |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :eyes: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Category & Subgroup | Smileys & Emotion (body-parts) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Attention, curiosity, observation, suspicion, and vigilance. It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).
In texting and social media, 👀 is the ultimate 'spill the tea' emoji. It translates to 'I see what you did there', 'tell me more drama', 'checking someone out', or 'I'm watching closely'. Also widely used when announcing unexpected teasers or dropping hints.
Click the "Copy Emoji (👀)" button at the top of this page to copy the character to your clipboard, then press Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux), Cmd+V (macOS), or long-press Paste (iOS/Android) in any app.
The Unicode code point is U+1F440 (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use 👀 or 👀; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F440"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F440}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :eyes:.
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