🙊 Speak-No-Evil Monkey Emoji

The speak no evil monkey, called Iwazaru (Japanese for “say not”), one of the
. Depicted as the brown
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
or
.

See also
and
.

This emoji is considered
, particularly when used to disparage, insult, and abuse people with dark skin, especially Black people.