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detective emoji (Twemoji design)

🕵️ Detective emoji

Meaning

Its official Unicode name is detective, filed under roles & careers in the people & body group. Keyboards find it when you search for “sleuth”, “spy”. It supports five skin-tone variants.

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Questions

What does the detective emoji mean?

🕵️ is the detective emoji, part of the “roles & careers” set in people & body. It is used for sleuth, spy, and its exact tone depends on the conversation.

How do I copy and paste the detective emoji?

Tap the Copy button on this page and paste 🕵️ anywhere. On a keyboard, search your emoji panel for “sleuth”.

When was the detective emoji added?

It arrived in Emoji 0.7, part of the original set carried over from Japanese phone carriers. Support depends on your phone’s software version.