What Makes This Subcategory Distinct
monkey faces is a narrower slice of smileys & emotion. Typical entries include 🙈 see-no-evil monkey, 🙉 hear-no-evil monkey, 🙊 speak-no-evil monkey.
Emoji subcategory
monkey faces
Monkey face emoji are playful reaction faces used for embarrassment, surprise, or silly body-language style humor more than literal animal talk.
Parent category: smileys & emotion
Featured emoji in this subcategory
These are the clearest examples in the cluster and make it easier to judge the overall tone of the subcategory before scanning the full set.
🙈
see-no-evil monkey
see-no-evil-monkey
The 🙈 emoji shows the see-no-evil monkey covering its eyes. It is often used for embarrassment, not wanting to look, or reacting to something awkward in a playful way.
🙉
hear-no-evil monkey
hear-no-evil-monkey
The 🙉 emoji shows the hear-no-evil monkey covering its ears. It usually means 'I do not want to hear this,' especially when something is annoying, awkward, or too much to deal with.
🙊
speak-no-evil monkey
speak-no-evil-monkey
The 🙊 emoji shows the speak-no-evil monkey covering its mouth. It is used for silence, secrecy, or holding back a reaction, often in a playful or slightly guilty tone.
Emoji in this subcategory
🙈
see-no-evil monkey
see-no-evil-monkey
The 🙈 emoji shows the see-no-evil monkey covering its eyes. It is often used for embarrassment, not wanting to look, or reacting to something awkward in a playful way.
🙉
hear-no-evil monkey
hear-no-evil-monkey
The 🙉 emoji shows the hear-no-evil monkey covering its ears. It usually means 'I do not want to hear this,' especially when something is annoying, awkward, or too much to deal with.
🙊
speak-no-evil monkey
speak-no-evil-monkey
The 🙊 emoji shows the speak-no-evil monkey covering its mouth. It is used for silence, secrecy, or holding back a reaction, often in a playful or slightly guilty tone.
What this subcategory adds
How To Choose Inside It
Repeated tags like evil, face, forbidden, gesture show what this subcategory is really about.
When To Move Broader
If this set feels too narrow, move up to smileys & emotion for a wider comparison.
Meaning-Based Follow-up
If you need more intent context, open the detail page of the closest emoji and compare related meanings there.
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Related lists
- All Smileys Emoji
A complete list of smiley and emotion emoji.