👀 Eyes Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste
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Unicode: U+1F440 | Category: People & Body | Added in: Emoji 0.6
👀 Eyes Emoji — What It Means
The Eyes emoji 👀 is one of those characters people reach for without thinking — and its meaning shifts with the moment. Unicode officially names it “Eyes” (U+1F440), and people most often connect it with body, eye, googly. Like any emoji, its exact tone depends on context, the platform, and who is reading it.
⚠️ Misread Alert
The same 👀 can read very differently across ages and cultures. Older readers may take it literally, while younger users read it as tone or humour. Check the conversation before assuming intent.
💬 Real Conversation Example
In a group chat, a single 👀 can answer faster than a sentence. Sent on a friend’s photo it reads as a reaction; replying to a message it reads as tone.
🎚️ Tone Guide
| Formal use | █░░░░░░░░░ 1/10 |
| Casual use | ██████████ 10/10 |
| Positive | ████████░░ 8/10 |
| Negative | ░░░░░░░░░░ 0/10 |
| Romantic | █░░░░░░░░░ 1/10 |
| Platonic | ██████░░░░ 6/10 |
Technical Codes
| Unicode | U+1F440 |
| HTML Decimal | 👀 |
| HTML Hex | 👀 |
| CSS | \1F440 |
🌐 👀 in Every Language
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ojos |
| Portuguese | olhos |
| French | yeux |
| German | Augen |
| Arabic | عينان |
| Hindi | आँखें |
| Urdu | آنکھیں |
| Japanese | 目 |
| Korean | 왕눈이 눈알 |
| Chinese | 双眼 |
| Turkish | gözler |
| Indonesian | dua mata |
| Filipino | mga mata |
About This Emoji
All data above (Unicode codepoints, category, version and localized names) comes from the official Unicode Consortium standard and CLDR data. Browse more in the People & Body category.