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face with monocle

face with monocle meaning

A face peering through a monocle, one eyebrow raised in scrutiny. It means examining something closely, interrogating a claim, or investigating with a knowing air of suspicion. It has a distinctly wry, theatrical register — the emoji of a detective who has already worked it out.

Meaning

A face peering through a monocle, one eyebrow raised in scrutiny. It means examining something closely, interrogating a claim, or investigating with a knowing air of suspicion. It has a distinctly wry, theatrical register — the emoji of a detective who has already worked it out. People use it to signal that a story does not add up, to react to something that warrants a closer look, or simply to be arch about looking into something.

How to use it

  • Reading the small print very carefully 🧐
  • Something about this story does not add up 🧐
  • Let me investigate 🧐

How it looks

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face with monocle rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

face with monocle rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

face with monocle rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

face with monocle rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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This emoji in other languages

Available in 100 languages

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LanguageName
Afrikaansgesig met oogglas
አማርኛየዓይን ባጅ ያደረገ ፊት
العربيةوجه مع نظارة لعين واحدة
অসমীয়ামোনোকলৰ চেহেৰা
azərbaycanmonokllu üz
башҡортмонокль менән йөҙ
беларускаятвар з маноклем
българскиЛице с монокъл
বাংলাএকচোখে চশমাওয়ালা মুখ
bosanskilice s monoklom
catalàcara amb monocle
ᏣᎳᎩᏗᎦᏛᏅᏙᏗ ᎤᎧᏛ
češtinaobličej s brýlovým monoklem
чӑваш чӗлхимонокльлӗ
Cymraegwyneb gyda monocl
DeutschGesicht mit Monokel
dolnoserbšćinawoblico z monokelom
Ελληνικάπρόσωπο με μονόκλ
Englishface with monocle
españolcara con monóculo
eestimonokliga nägu
euskaramonokulo bat duen aurpegia
فارسیصورت با عینک یک‌چشمی
suomimonokkeli silmässä
Filipinomukha na may monocle
føroysktandlit við einglesi
françaisvisage avec un monocle
Gaeilgestraoiseog le leathspéacla
Gàidhligaodann le leth-speuclair
galegocara con monóculo
ગુજરાતીમોનોકલ સાથે ચહેરો
Hausafuska tare da tabarau mai ido ɗaya
עבריתפרצוף עם מונוקל
हिन्दीएक आँख में चश्मा पहने चेहरा
hrvatskilice s monoklom
hornjoserbšćinawobličo z monoklom
magyararc monoklival
հայերենմոնոկլով դեմք
Indonesiawajah dengan monokel
íslenskaandlit með einglyrni
italianofaccina con monocolo
日本語モノクルを付けた顔
Jawarai nganggo kacamata lensa tunggal
ქართულისახე მონოკლით
қазақ тілімонокль тағу
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)مونوكىل تاعۋ
ខ្មែរមុខពាក់វ៉ែនតាម្ខាង
ಕನ್ನಡಮೊನೊಕಲ್ ಮುಖ
한국어단안경을 쓴 얼굴
कोंकणीमोनोकल घाल्लो चेरो
кыргызчамонокль кармаган жүз
ລາວໜ້າໃສ່ແວ່ນຂ້າງດຽວ
lietuviųveidas su monokliu
latviešuseja ar monokli
македонскилице со монокл
മലയാളംഒറ്റച്ചില്ലുകണ്ണട വച്ച മുഖം
монголнэг нүдний нүдний шил зүүсэн царай
मराठीमॉनोकल घातलेला चेहरा
Melayumuka dengan cermin mata satu kanta
မြန်မာတစ်ဖက်တည်းပါတဲ့ မျက်မှန်နှင့် မျက်နှာ
नेपालीमोनोकलसहितको अनुहार
Nederlandsgezicht met monocle
norskfjes med monokkel
ଓଡ଼ିଆଗୋଟେ ଆଖିରେ ପିନ୍ଧା ଯାଇଥିବା ଚଷମା ସହିତ ମୁହଁ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਅੱਖ ਉੱਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ਵਾਲਾ ਚਿਹਰਾ
Naijíriá PíjinFes Wit Wọ́n Ai Aíglas
polskitwarz z monoklem
پښتود يوې سترګې عينکې مخ
portuguêsrosto com monóculo
rumantschfatscha cun monochel
românăfață cu monoclu
русскийс моноклем
سنڌيهڪ عينڪ وارو چهرو
တႆးၼႃႈဢၼ်ပႃး ၵႅဝ်ႈတႃၽၢႆႇလဵဝ်
සිංහලතනි කාචයක් සහිත මුහුණ
slovenčinatvár s monoklom
slovenščinaobraz z monoklom
Soomaaliwaji hal ookiyaalo leh
shqipfytyrë me monokël
српскилице са моноклом
srpskilice sa monoklom
svenskaansikte med monokel
Kiswahiliuso wenye miwani kwenye jicho moja
தமிழ்ஒற்றைக் கண்ணாடி அணிந்த முகம்
తెలుగుమానికల్ పెట్టుకున్న ముఖం
ไทยหน้ากับแว่นเลนส์เดียว
ትግርኛንጽል መነጽር ዝገበረ ገጽ
türkmen dilimonoklly ýüz
lea fakatongamata moe matasioʻata tafaʻaki taha
Türkçetek cam gözlüklü yüz
українськаобличчя в моноклі
اردوایک چشمہ پہنا ہوا چہرہ
o‘zbekmonokl bilan
Tiếng Việtmặt với kính một mắt
Èdè YorùbáOjú tó súnkì
粵語戴單片眼鏡嘅臉
粤语戴单片眼镜嘅脸
中文带单片眼镜的脸
繁體中文單片眼鏡
isiZuluubuso obunelensi eyodwa

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F9D0
Emoji version
5
Shortcodes
:face_with_monocle:
Category
Smileys & Emotion

FAQ

What does the face with monocle emoji (🧐) mean?
A face peering through a monocle, one eyebrow raised in scrutiny. It means examining something closely, interrogating a claim, or investigating with a knowing air of suspicion. It has a distinctly wry, theatrical register — the emoji of a detective who has already worked it out.
How do you type the face with monocle emoji?
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What category is the face with monocle emoji in?
The face with monocle emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.

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