What does ๐ Speak-No-Evil Monkey mean?
The third wise monkey covers its mouth, speaking no evil. In chat it often means โoops, I said too muchโ or โIโm not saying anythingโ. It also follows a cheeky or embarrassing comment, a bit like a nervous giggle. Spilled secrets, awkward slips and promises to keep quiet are where it shines brightest among the three monkeys.
๐ Speak-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, face, forbidden, gesture, not and oops.
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๐ Speak-No-Evil Monkey on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Speak-No-Evil Monkey looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Speak-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 :speak_no_evil:.
When was the Speak-No-Evil Monkey emoji added?
๐ Speak-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 Speak-No-Evil Monkey. The underlying code (U+1F64A) 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.