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face with monocle

Face with monocle

🧐, the monocle face, is the skeptical emoji: a raised eyebrow saying “hmm, really?” People send it to poke at a dubious claim, savor gossip or play detective. It usually lands as teasing curiosity, but a bare 🧐 with no words can feel pointed.

EmojiSince 2017
Also called
monocle face · skeptical face
Search it as
skeptical · suspicious · raised eyebrow · hmm · detective · curious
Type it as
:face_with_monocle:
Around since
2017 · Emoji 5.0
Shows up on
Every phone · iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux

What 🧐 means

Pretend-posh doubt for claims that smell off. A monocle is a single lens worn over one eye, the old prop of cartoon aristocrats and detectives. Paired with a cocked eyebrow, it eyes a screenshot, hot take or plot twist with amused suspicion. Think raised eyebrow in costume, not a fight.

What does it mean when someone sends you 🧐?

They're poking at your story, lightly. Read it as “oh really?” with a grin, not a verdict. Reply with the backstory or a laugh — a solo 🧐 usually wants more detail, not an apology.

Is 🧐 sarcastic or does it mean real curiosity?

Both — the caption gives it away. Earnest users send it as “huh, neat” curiosity with a monocle on. Sarcastic users save it for things they don't buy, especially as a one-emoji caption on screenshots in gossip and callout threads: an invitation to squint together.

Lighter than it looks — the doubt is played for a reaction, not a real accusation.

A bare 🧐 reply with nothing else can land as a silent accusation, not curiosity.

What it means when someone sends it to you

4 readings
Sent alone, no words, after your message
Wordless doubt — they want you to explain or justify what you said.
Captioning a screenshot of a post or DM
Inviting others to scrutinize it with you, often pointedly.
Reacting to a plot twist or dramatic reveal
Playful detective “well, well” — not real suspicion.
Paired with a plain compliment or nice comment
Genuine mild interest, no sarcasm intended.

Don't confuse it with

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🤓
Nerd Face
Nerd face reads proud and enthusiastic, not skeptical — no doubt or scrutiny implied.
😎
Smiling Face With Sunglasses
Sunglasses face signals confident cool, not doubt — it's a flex, not a raised eyebrow.
🤔
Thinking Face
Thinking face, hand on chin, mostly means mulling something over; 🧐 adds a close look and a skeptical edge. They overlap, so context decides.

Combination ideas

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Watching a suspicious situation unfold.
Leaning fully into the amateur-detective bit.
Squinting at fresh gossip over tea.

Worth knowing

  • Unicode's 2016 proposal for this face drew on popular sticker faces from Facebook and Skype, and tagged it “Movember” — the moustache-growing men's-health campaign — alongside “monocle” and “eyepiece.”

Questions people ask

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Is 🧐 rude to send?

Not inherently. It reads as skeptical teasing, but a bare 🧐 after someone's serious message can feel dismissive — add a line of your own if you don't want that read.

Can 🧐 be taken the wrong way at work?

It can be. In a 2021 US workplace case, an employer cited six clapping emojis plus 🧐 under a boycott post as a sign of support. What surrounds it decides the reading.

How to type 🧐

Windows
Win+.Open the emoji picker and search “face with monocle”.
macOS
Control+Command+Spaceopens the character viewer.
iOS / Android
Emoji keyboard → search “face with monocle”.
Chat apps
:face_with_monocle:the common shortcode; support varies by platform.
HTML
🧐
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
🧐
HTML hex
🧐
CSS content
content: "\1F9D0";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9F%A7%90
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On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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