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Eyes Emoji

The eyes emoji (👀) means I see you, drama, gossip, or flirty look. Often used as a "side eye look" — different from 🙄 rolling eyes. See our Side Eye hub to compare both. Copy 👀 below.

Quick information

Emoji

👀

Unicode name

EYES

Code point

U+1F440

Decimal

128064

Category

people & body

Shortcode

:eyes:

CLDR keywords

body, eye, face, googly, look, looking, omg, peep, see, seeing

Unicode version

0.6

Eyes emoji meaning

Context decides which reading applies. These are the most common uses in 2026.

Looking / noticing
Most common

I see what you're doing.

e.g. 👀

Drama / tea
Most common

Spill the tea — watching drama unfold.

e.g. 👀🍿

Flirty look

Checking someone out.

e.g. 👀👀

Suspicious
Most common

Side-eye suspicion.

e.g. 👀🤔

Gossip
Most common

Did you hear about...

e.g. 👀 tell me

New drop alert
Platform-specific

Something just posted — go look.

e.g. New post 👀

Shame / judging
Less common

Watching you make a mistake.

e.g. 👀 yikes

Excited waiting
Most common

Waiting for announcement.

e.g. 👀👀👀

Link in bio
Platform-specific

Directing to profile link.

e.g. Link 👀

Peeking
Most common

Sneak peek content.

e.g. Sneak peek 👀

Slack eyes
Most common

Following a thread.

e.g. Following 👀

With 🫣
Literal

Peeking face vs eyes alone.

e.g. 👀 vs 🫣

Build a combo

Add this emoji and related ones to your combo tray, then copy the full sequence from the bar at the bottom of the page.

Platform designs

The same Unicode character renders differently on each platform. Reference previews use Twemoji where vendor artwork is unavailable — your device may show a different design.

Apple 👀 emoji design

Apple

Renders with Apple Color Emoji on iOS and macOS.

Reference preview (Twemoji)

Google 👀 emoji design

Google

Noto Color Emoji on Android and Chrome.

Apache 2.0

Samsung 👀 emoji design

Samsung

One UI emoji style on Galaxy devices.

Reference preview (Twemoji)

Microsoft 👀 emoji design

Microsoft

Fluent emoji on Windows 11.

Reference preview (Twemoji)

WhatsApp 👀 emoji design

WhatsApp

WhatsApp uses its own emoji set.

Reference preview (Twemoji)

X (Twitter) 👀 emoji design

X (Twitter)

Twemoji-style rendering on X.

CC BY 4.0

OpenMoji 👀 emoji design

OpenMoji

Open-source OpenMoji design.

CC BY-SA 4.0

Eyes emoji copy and paste

Click any variant to copy. Use stacks for extra emphasis in comments and captions.

Eyes emoji combinations

Pair 👀 with other emojis to sharpen your message. Copy any combo in one tap.

With fire
Very popular

Common pairing with fire emoji.

Meaning guide

With skull
Very popular
Check before work

Common pairing with skull emoji.

Meaning guide

With thinking
Popular

Common pairing with thinking emoji.

Meaning guide

With sparkles
Popular

Common pairing with sparkles emoji.

Meaning guide

Doubled
Niche

Extra emphasis.

Meaning guide

Doubled
Niche

Extra emphasis.

Meaning guide

Doubled
Niche

Extra emphasis.

Meaning guide

Doubled
Niche

Extra emphasis.

Meaning guide

Doubled
Niche

Extra emphasis.

Meaning guide

Eyes emoji examples

Real phrases people use. Tap to copy the full line.

Text message
iMessage
Instagram caption
Instagram
X / Twitter reply
X
WhatsApp
WhatsApp
Snapchat
Snapchat
TikTok comment
TikTok
Slack reaction
Slack
Discord
Discord
Casual email
Email
Social bio
Instagram

Eyes emoji caption & message ideas

Phrases that pair naturally with 👀. Tap the copy icon to grab any example line.

“spill the tea”

Share gossip

e.g. tea 👀

“look at you”

Noticing someone

e.g. look at you 👀

“eyes emoji alone”

Silent reaction

e.g. 👀

“sus 👀”

Suspicious activity

e.g. sus 👀

“double eyes”

Extra emphasis

e.g. 👀👀

“peep this”

Check this out

e.g. peep 👀

“I'm watching”

Monitoring

e.g. watching 👀

“eyes popcorn”

Drama watching

e.g. 👀🍿

People also ask

Common questions about the eyes emoji, answered clearly.

Eyes emoji complete guide

History, usage, and context — everything beyond a quick copy-paste.

Eyes emoji overview

The eyes emoji (👀) means I see you, drama, gossip, or flirty look. Copy 👀 and learn every shady and wholesome use.

Copy 👀 instantly using the buttons on this page. Search for more emojis on our homepage keyboard.

How to use it

The eyes emoji appears in texting, social media comments, captions, and reactions. Match tone to your relationship and platform.

When meaning is ambiguous — especially across generations — add a few words so your intent is clear.

Unicode and technical details

Unicode assigns every emoji a code point. The Eyes emoji (👀) is part of the Unicode Standard and works anywhere Unicode emoji are supported.

Developers can reference the code point in HTML, CSS, and programming languages using the quick-info fields above.