🧐 Face with Monocle Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Face with Monocle

Short Name

:face_with_monocle:

Unicode

U+1F9D0

Unicode Version

5.0

Release Year

2017

Subcategory

Face Glasses

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

No

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

FACE WITH MONOCLE emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1F9D0

Apple Style

FACE WITH MONOCLE emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1F9D0

Google Style

FACE WITH MONOCLE emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 1F9D0

Twitter Style

FACE WITH MONOCLE emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 1F9D0

Facebook Style

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >🧐</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A face with a monocle, a single eyeglass worn over one eye, typically depicted as a yellow face with a small, round lens over the right eye and a slightly raised eyebrow. The monocle is a symbol of refinement and curiosity, often suggesting a person is examining or pondering something closely. Used to convey a sense of intellectual curiosity, sophistication, or mild surprise.

Common Uses

  • Expressing curiosity or interest: 'I wonder how this works 🧐'
  • Indicating a sophisticated or refined attitude: 'Just enjoying a fine wine 🧐'
  • Showing mild surprise or skepticism: 'You did what? 🧐'

Example Sentences

  • The new data analysis tool is quite intriguing 🧐
  • I received an invitation to the gala, quite unexpected 🧐
  • She looked at the painting with a curious expression 🧐

Frequently Asked Questions