🗿 Moai

Unicode lists 🗿 Moai among the everyday objects in the Objects group. Typical contexts are face, moyai, statue and stoneface. The keyword list continues with travel.

Worth knowing: 🗿 carries a second, informal reading. In chats it often means something other than the literal picture – our overview of double meaning emojis explains which one.

You can drop 🗿 into chats, social posts, headlines or a bio. On SmileyZone it is filed under Symbols and Signs. Added in 2010 with Emoji 0.6, it displays correctly on every up-to-date system. Its code point is U+1F5FF.

• 🗿 works as a one-character reply when face is the subject.
• 🗿🍷 – A blank reaction with a hint of smugness.
• Often seen near 🪧 Placard, 🪬 Hamsa and 🧿 Nazar Amulet.

The moai of Easter Island were carved from volcanic rock by the Rapa Nui between 1250 and 1500 and represent deified ancestors. Almost all face inland, towards the villages, not out to sea. And they have bodies – on many, only the head protrudes from accumulated soil.

Online the figure has acquired a meaning of its own: since around 2020, 🗿 on TikTok signals indifference or deadpan humour – a face that gives nothing away.

• 🗿🍷 – A blank reaction with a hint of smugness.
• 🗿🪧 – Moai and Placard
• 🗿🪬 – Moai with Hamsa
• 🗿🪦 – Moai plus Headstone
• 🗿🪪 – Moai and Identification Card
• 🗿🚬 – Moai with Cigarette

Easy to mix up with 🪧 Placard, 🪬 Hamsa or 🧿 Nazar Amulet. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.