What does ๐ Hear-No-Evil Monkey mean?
The second of the three wise monkeys covers its ears so it hears no evil. It means you do not want to hear something, whether that is gossip, spoilers or bad news. It also works as a playful โla la la, I canโt hear youโ when someone says something you would rather ignore. It is less common than ๐ but just as expressive.
๐ Hear-No-Evil Monkey is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (monkey faces), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, ears, face, forbidden, gesture and listen.
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๐ Hear-No-Evil Monkey on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Hear-No-Evil Monkey looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Hear-No-Evil Monkey emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :hear_no_evil:.
When was the Hear-No-Evil Monkey emoji added?
๐ Hear-No-Evil Monkey was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Hear-No-Evil Monkey. The underlying code (U+1F649) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.