Speak-No-Evil Monkey
The speak no evil monkey, called Iwazaru (Japanese for “say not”), one of the Three Wise Monkeys. Depicted as the brown 🐵 Monkey Face with hands covering its mouth.
The Three Wise Monkeys represent the proverb see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, frequently interpreted as a call for discretion or willful ignorance.
Often used as a playful way to convey I can’t believe what I just said!, express a mischievous Oops!, or communicate a secret-keeping I won’t say a word. May be used to similar effect as 🤭 Face With Hand Over Mouth or 🤐 Zipper Mouth.
See also 🙈 See-No-Evil Monkey and 🙉 Hear-No-Evil Monkey.
This emoji is considered racist in some contexts, particularly when used to disparage, insult, and abuse people with dark skin, especially Black people.
Emoji PlaygroundNew
Show moreUpcoming events
Latest news
Show moreEmojipedia's New, Free-To-Use AI Emoji Generator
Today, to mark Cyber Monday, Emojipedia has launched a brand new feature within its Emoji Playground: the AI Emoji Generator. This free and easy-to-us...
Emojis for Saying “Thank You”
It’s that time of year when many of us gobble up some Thanksgiving grub and express our gratitude for the abundance in our lives. Saying thanks in the...
Draft Emoji List for 2025/2026 Revealed
Unicode has revealed which new emojis could be finding their way to our standard emoji keyboards late next year. These possible new emojis include a d...