🙉️ Hear-no-evil monkey emoji

🙉 is the “hear no evil” member of the Three Wise Monkeys. In conversation it can mean refusing to listen, blocking out gossip or spoilers, being overwhelmed by noise, or jokingly singing “I cannot hear you.”

Its traditional Japanese name is Kikazaru. It belongs with 🙈 See no evil monkey and 🙊 Speak no evil monkey, though each emoji also works independently as a modern reaction.

Could also be called Hear no evil, Kikazaru or covering-ears monkey emoji.

Other meanings

Ignoring unwelcome information, avoiding a spoiler, loud noise, selective hearing, “too much information,” or playfully refusing to accept bad news.

Example Usage

Do not tell me the score—I have not watched it yet 🙉

I am ignoring that alarm for one more minute 🙉

More details

Officially named hear-no-evil monkey. Its code point is U+1F649, and this project records it from Emoji 1.0. Kikazaru is the hear-no-evil figure in the Japanese Three Wise Monkeys tradition.

Related emoji

Wise monkeys emojis

• 🙈️ See-no-evil monkey
• 🙊️ Speak-no-evil monkey

Visual description

A brown monkey face with rounded ears and both hands pressed over the ears or sides of the head.

Hand placement varies slightly across platforms, but the exposed eyes and covered ears clearly identify the hear-no-evil gesture.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.