See-no-evil Monkey

🙈 is a monkey covering its eyes. It means “I can't look”, usually out of embarrassment or playful shyness.

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Tone

AwkwardIt reads as embarrassed, nervous or sheepish.DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Common uses

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Reacting to something embarrassing: “I can't look”
Being playfully shy

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: SEE-NO-EVIL MONKEY
CLDR short name: see-no-evil monkey
Codepoint: U+1F648
Hex: 1F648
Emoji version: 0.6
Unicode version: 6.0
First released: 2010
Unicode group: Smileys & Emotion
Unicode subgroup: monkey-face
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:see_no_evil:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

embarrassed · evil · face · forbidden · forgot · gesture · hide · monkey · no · omg · prohibited · scared · secret · smh · watch

How it looks

See-no-evil Monkey — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

See-no-evil Monkey — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

See-no-evil Monkey — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🙈. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🙈 see-no-evil monkey emoji mean?: 🙈 is a monkey covering its eyes. It means “I can't look”, usually out of embarrassment or playful shyness.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🙈?: U+1F648, named SEE-NO-EVIL MONKEY in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🙈 see-no-evil monkey emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🙈 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “see-no-evil monkey”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🙈 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🙈?: On GitHub, type :see_no_evil: and it turns into 🙈 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.