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 | 🙊 |
Unicode Name | Speak-No-Evil Monkey |
Apple Name | Speak-No-Evil Monkey |
Also Known As | Iwazaru, Monkey Covering Mouth, No Speaking |
Codepoints | U+1F64A |
Language | Name |
---|---|
Bengali | কন খরপ কথ বলব ন |
Danish | ikke tale |
German | sich den mund zuhaltendes affengesicht |
English | speak no evil monkey |
Spanish | mono con la boca tapada |
French | singe ne rien dire |
Hindi | बर मत बल गध ज क बनदर |
Italian | non parlo |
Japanese | 言わざる |
Korean | 입을 막고 있는 원숭이 |
Marathi | वईट बल नय सगणर वनर |
Malay | monyet tutup mulut |
Dutch | geen kwaad spreken |
Norwegian | sier ingenting ondt |
Portuguese | macaco que não fala nada |
Swedish | apa säger inget |
Tamil | தயவறறப பசககடத எனபத உணரததம கரஙக |
Telugu | చడ మటలడక అన సచచ కత |
Chinese | 非礼勿言 |