🙊️ Speak-no-evil monkey emoji

A monkey covering its mouth with its hands, representing not wanting to speak inappropriately.

This emoji represents the third of the famous "Three Wise Monkeys" - "speak no evil." Often used when keeping secrets, not wanting to say something inappropriate, or when staying quiet about sensitive topics.

Related to the other wise monkeys 🙈 See no evil monkey and 🙉 Hear no evil monkey, completing the set of three wise monkeys representing moral principles.

Could also be called Speak no evil, wise monkey or covering mouth emoji.

Other meanings

Keeping secrets, staying quiet, not gossiping, moral restraint

Example Usage

I promised not to tell anyone your secret 🙊

Related emoji

Wise monkeys emojis

• 🙈️ See-no-evil monkey
• 🙉️ Hear-no-evil monkey

Visual description

A monkey with its hands covering its mouth, representing not wanting to speak inappropriately or keeping quiet.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.