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Eyes Emoji 👀

Being watched has its own emoji — the eyes emoji, a wide-eyed sideways glance, exactly the look of someone paying close attention. It's often used to flag drama, hint at gossip, or say "I see this and I'm intrigued" (or a little suspicious) without spelling it out.

What 👀 means

A pair of staring eyes looking to the right side mostly. This emoji would vary in the direction of stare, design, and overall look across different platforms.

The 👀 Eyes emoji signify stares, of course, but they refer to a perverted and crooked kind of staring. Although it can evoke a sense of discomfort, this emoji is not always on the creep side, it can also suggest fear, awkwardness, nervousness, and even slight panic.

How and when to use it

If you saw something you shouldn't have and you're absolutely cringed out by it, use 👀 while texting your pals about it.
👀 can be used as a reaction to a hot picture your best friend or someone close sent you. (Refrain from using this emoji reaction to strangers posts and even celebrities, its grosss AF)
You can also use 👀 as a reaction to something scandalous or even cringe that you came across on social media.
If someone gave you some gossip and you can't believe your eyes, send 👀 , like "Oh my god. That did not happen 👀".
👀 can also be used in contexts of embarrassment, shock, and surprise.
If you have your eyes on someone or something, or you're low-key stalking someone and you're "secretively" talking about it to your bestie, use 👀 in such conversations.

Other Names

👀 Staring
👀 Staring Eyes
👀 Pervy Eyes
👀 Shifting Eyes
👀 Awkward Eyes
👀 Cringed Out
👀 Eyeballs
👀 Shifting Eyeballs
👀 Clueless
👀 Wide-Eyes
👀 Wide Stares
👀 Embarrassment
👀 Cringe
👀 Nervous Eyes
👀 Restless Eyes
👀 Scared

👀 in real conversations

What does 👀 mean from a girl?

“I see this, and I want to know more.” It flags spotted receipts, incoming gossip, or interest in whatever you just hinted at. Sent alone, it's an invitation to spill.

What does 👀 mean from a guy?

Watching with interest. On a photo it's an unmistakable flirt; in a group chat it means drama has been detected and he's got popcorn.

What does 👀 mean in texting?

Attention marker: something juicy, suspicious or promising just appeared. “👀?” on its own is a complete sentence meaning “tell me everything.”

The lowdown

Category: People & Body › body-parts
Codepoints: U+1F440
Emoji version: Emoji 0.6
Shortcodes: :eyes:
Keywords: body, eye, eyes, face, googly, look, looking, omg, peep, see, seeing

How it looks across platforms

Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.