Emoji 0.6
speak-no-evil monkey
Also known as animal, evil, face, forbidden, gesture
A yellow monkey face covering its mouth with both hands, representing the 'speak no evil' proverb.
Meaning
This emoji depicts the 'speak no evil' monkey from the Japanese maxim. People use it to indicate they will keep a secret, or to react to an accidental slip of the tongue. It often conveys a playful sense of secrecy, embarrassment, or quietness.
Unicode name
A monkey face with hands covering its mouth, symbolizing 'speak no evil' and used to mean keeping quiet or keeping a secret.
Platform designs
Apple
In Apple design, it is a brown monkey face with a subtle smile, hands placed over the mouth, and visible eyes.
Google
In Google Noto design, it is a yellow-gold monkey face with wide eyes and both hands covering the mouth.
Twitter
In Twitter Twemoji design, it is a tan monkey face with a neutral expression, hands pressed over the mouth.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🙊 speak-no-evil monkey belong to?
🙊 speak-no-evil monkey belongs to the smileys & emotion category, which contains 172 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🙊 speak-no-evil monkey?
🙊 speak-no-evil monkey was added in Emoji 0.6. Its codepoint is U+1F64A, made up of 1 code points.
