
๐ Hear-no-evil monkey
๐ Emoji meaning
I don't want to know! Hear no evil, avoid the truth, turn a deaf ear.
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๐ Meaning
Monkey is holding both hands over its ears. Doesn't want to hear anything unpleasant or negative. Avoids the truth and does not listen. Kikazaru is one of the three wise monkeys.
Examples
- Nope, I'm covering my ears! ๐
- Do I really want to hear this? ๐
- I don't even want to hear about it. ๐
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Commonly confused with
Same Emotion
See-no-evil vs hear-no-evil; both part of the three wise monkeys, often confused in order.
Hear-no-evil vs disappointed face; both used when someone does not want to hear bad news.
Hear-no-evil vs speak-no-evil; identical monkey heads with hands, only hand position changes.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji โHear-no-evil monkeyโ was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .
In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.
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In the release of Emoji 11.0 and Unicode 11.0 in 2018 there was 1 change.
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In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
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In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there were 2 changes.
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hear-no-evil
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hear-no-evil monkey
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In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.
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