🫣️ Face with peeking eye emoji

A face with hands covering most of the face, with only one eye peeking through the fingers, expressing curiosity, shyness, or cautious observation. This emoji conveys the feeling of wanting to look at something while being hesitant or embarrassed about it.

Often used when checking out something you are not supposed to see, or when feeling shy but curious. Related to 🙈 See no evil monkey for covering eyes and 😳 Flushed face for embarrassment.

Could also be called Peeking face, shy face, hiding face or sneaky peek emoji.

Other meanings

Sneaking a peek, being nosy, cautious curiosity, or feeling shy but interested. Can represent secretly watching something or someone.

Example Usage

Is it safe to look yet 🫣

Related emoji

Awkward emojis

• 😑️ Expressionless face
• 😶️ Face without mouth
• 😶‍🌫️ Face in clouds
• 😬️ Grimacing face

Embarrassed emojis

• 🫠️ Melting face
• 🤭️ Face with hand over mouth
• 🫢️ Face with open eyes and hand over mouth
• 😳️ Flushed face

Hands emojis

• 🤗️ Smiling face with open hands
• 🤫️ Shushing face
• 🤔️ Thinking face
• 🫡️ Saluting face

Shock emojis

• 😐️ Neutral face
• 😮‍💨 Face exhaling
• 🫨️ Shaking face
• 🤢️ Nauseated face

Visual description

Often shown as a round, yellow face with both hands covering the face, fingers spread apart with one eye visible through the gap, suggesting cautious peeking or shy observation.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.