The eye symbol people copy is ๐๏ธ, named eye by Unicode and copied here as flat text. Below it are old Cyrillic eye letters, seven Egyptian eyes, circles that read as eyes, eye kaomoji and name wrappers.
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Which eye symbol text to pick
๐๏ธ is the whole eye; โฟ puts it in a circle. Text eye symbols also holds ๊ฉ, ๊ซ and ๊ฎ, Cyrillic letters once written in words for eye, and ็ฎ, eye in Chinese and Japanese. Egyptian eyes starts with the Eye of Horus ๐.
Side-eyes, faces and a watchful name
Circles that read as eyes holds ten letters and shapes, from ส to the เฒ of เฒ _เฒ . Eye kaomoji has 10 faces of our own, such as (สโฟส), and Eyes round a name sets the word name between eyes: paste, then type yours over it.
Tips
Egyptian hieroglyphs and โฟ need newer fonts; an older phone may show them as boxes.
The search box takes one word: horus finds 6 entries and side finds 8.
Questions and answers
How do I get the colour eye emoji instead?
Many phones draw ๐๏ธ in colour whatever you do. For colour every time, take ๐ or ๐๏ธโ๐จ๏ธ from Eye emoji. The blue ๐งฟ bead is the nazar amulet against the evil eye, though CLDR does not file it under eye.
What is ๊ฎ, the letter with many eyes?
The multiocular O, a Cyrillic letter in Unicode since 5.1. The Unicode names list says it was written in the epithet many-eyed. Its cousins ๊ฉ and ๊ซ were used in words built on the root for eye, one eye and two.
Is there an Eye of Horus symbol?
Yes: ๐, Egyptian hieroglyph D010, which the names list glosses as the udjat eye. The next pieces, D011 to D016, are parts of it, and the names list gives them the values 1/2, 1/4 and so on down to 1/64.
๊ซBinocular OU+A66B Cyrillic small letter binocular o. Cyrillic Extended-B block, Unicode 5.1. Two eyes side by side, written in the dual of the same words: a pair of eyes.
๊จCapital monocular OU+A668 Cyrillic capital letter monocular o. Cyrillic Extended-B block, Unicode 5.1. The capital form of the same letter.
๊ญDouble monocular OU+A66D Cyrillic small letter double monocular o. Cyrillic Extended-B block, Unicode 5.1. Two eyes joined, also used for the dual of eye.
็ฎEye in Chinese and JapaneseU+76EE CJK unified ideograph-76EE. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan defines it as eye; look, see; division, topic. Turned on its side, it is an eye with the lids drawn in.
โฝฌEye radicalU+2F6C Kangxi radical eye. Kangxi Radicals block, Unicode 3.0. The same shape as a dictionary radical, number 109, the heading under which characters about seeing are filed.
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Text eye symbols, continued
๐๏ธEye, flat textU+1F441 Eye. Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, Unicode 7.0. The single eye. The Unicode names list gives it a second name, sight. Copied here with U+FE0E so a phone keeps it as a plain outline; without it most phones draw the colour eye emoji. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
๊ฉMonocular OU+A669 Cyrillic small letter monocular o. Cyrillic Extended-B block, Unicode 5.1. An old Cyrillic letter: the names list says it was written in words built on the root for eye.
๊ฎMultiocular OU+A66E Cyrillic letter multiocular o. Cyrillic Extended-B block, Unicode 5.1. A ring of eyes. The names list says it comes from one old manuscript's epithet many-eyed.
โฟObserver eyeU+23FF Observer eye symbol. Miscellaneous Technical block, Unicode 10.0. An eye drawn in a circle, added in Unicode 10.0 in 2017. Older devices show a box.
Egyptian eyes 7
๐Brow of the udjatU+13083 Egyptian hieroglyph D013. Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, Unicode 5.2. The eyebrow: 1/8 in the names list.
๐Eye of HorusU+13080 Egyptian hieroglyph D010. Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, Unicode 5.2. The names list glosses it as the udjat eye, the protective eye of Horus. Needs a font for hieroglyphs, so expect a box on some devices.
๐บEye with paintU+1307A Egyptian hieroglyph D005. Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, Unicode 5.2. Filed as the classifier for things eyes do.
๐Half of the udjatU+13081 Egyptian hieroglyph D011. Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, Unicode 5.2. A piece of the Horus eye. The names list gives it the value 1/2; the next five pieces are 1/4 to 1/64.
๐Pupil of the udjatU+13082 Egyptian hieroglyph D012. Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, Unicode 5.2. The pupil: 1/4 in the names list.
๐ฟWeeping eyeU+1307F Egyptian hieroglyph D009. Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, Unicode 5.2. An eye with tears falling: the names list reads it as to weep.
Circles that read as eyes 10
สBilabial clickU+0298 Latin letter bilabial click. IPA Extensions block, Unicode 1.1. A letter for a kissing click sound, glossed bullseye. It is the eye in สโฟส.
โBullseyeU+25CE Bullseye. Geometric Shapes block, Unicode 1.1. Two rings, one inside the other.
โฆฟCircled bulletU+29BF Circled bullet. Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, Unicode 3.2. A ring round a large solid dot: a wide pupil.
โCircled dotU+2299 Circled dot operator. Mathematical Operators block, Unicode 1.1. A maths sign, the direct product. As an eye it stares straight ahead.
โDark eye looking rightU+2688 Black circle with white dot right. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 3.2. The same look in reverse colours.
โEye looking upU+25D4 Circle with upper right quadrant black. Geometric Shapes block, Unicode 1.1. A quarter filled: the eye rolls up and to the side.
โFisheyeU+25C9 Fisheye. Geometric Shapes block, Unicode 1.1. A dot in a ring. The names list calls it tainome, a Japanese bullet.
เฒ Look of disapprovalU+0CA0 Kannada letter ttha. Kannada block, Unicode 1.1. A letter of the Kannada script. Two of them either side of a line make the stare เฒ _เฒ .
โLooking rightU+2686 White circle with dot right. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 3.2. A ring with its dot pushed to the right, so the eye looks sideways.
โWide eyeU+25D5 Circle with all but upper left quadrant black. Geometric Shapes block, Unicode 1.1. Nearly filled, with a shine left at the top: the eye in โโฟโ.
Eye emoji 3
๐๏ธโ๐จ๏ธEye in speech bubbleU+1F441 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F5E8 U+FE0F. An eye inside a speech bubble, joined with a zero width joiner. Emoji 2.0.
๐EyesU+1F440. A pair of eyes glancing to the side. CLDR lists eye and face. Emoji 0.6.
๐งฟNazar amuletU+1F9FF. The blue glass bead against the evil eye. CLDR does not file it under eye. Emoji 11.0.
Eye kaomoji 10
(สโฟส)Wide-eyed grin
(โฯโ)Round eyes over a small mouth
(โฟ_โฟ)Observer eyes
(โโกโ)Eyes rolled up, smiling
(โ_โ)Side-eye
(โฆฟ_โฆฟ)Pupils wide
(๊ฉ_๊ฉ)Staring with old Cyrillic eyes
(๊ซ)Two eyes in one letter
โญเฒ ็เฒ โฎGlaring through gritted teeth
๐๏ธโฟ๐๏ธTwo flat eyes and a smile
Eyes round a name 6
๐๏ธ ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐พ ๐๏ธI see you in bold script
โห๐๏ธหโ nameAn eye in a sparkle before the name
โ name โA fisheye each side
๊ฎ name ๊ฎThe many-eyed letter each side
๐ name ๐The Eye of Horus each side
๐๏ธ name ๐๏ธA flat eye each side
Eye dividers 5
โห ๊ฎ หโMany eyes with sparkles
โ ยท โ ยท โ ยท โ ยท โRings and dots
โโโ ๐๏ธ โโโLine with one eye in the middle
โ โ โ โ โ โ โFisheyes on a dashed line
๐น ๐ ๐น ๐ ๐นEgyptian eyes in turn
Eye emoji combos 6
๐๏ธ๐ฎCrystal ball gazeEye, then crystal ball. The eye that sees what is coming.
๐งฟ๐๏ธ๐งฟEvil eye protectionNazar amulet, then eye, then nazar amulet. The bead guarding the eye.
๐๐Keeping an eye outEyes, then magnifying glass tilted left. Looking closely.
๐๏ธโ Seen itEye, then check mark button. Read and noted.
โจ๐คฉโจStarstruckSparkles, then star-struck, then sparkles. A dazzled face in sparkles.
๐๐๏ธ๐WatchingEyes, then eye, then eyes. Eyes on all sides.