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🔍 Left Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji and 🔎 Right Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji
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What does 🔍 Left Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji and 🔎 Right Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji mean?
The left or right-pointing magnifying glass is used to suggest things like inquiry, curiosity, searching online, detective work, or just taking a closer look at something.
Related words:
- 🕵 detective emoji
- 👁 eye emoji
- 🔬 microscope emoji
Where does 🔍 Left Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji and 🔎 Right Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji come from?
Examples of 🔍 Left Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji and 🔎 Right Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji
Who uses 🔍 Left Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji and 🔎 Right Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji?
The left- or right-pointing magnifying glass is used for a wide-ranging sense of “inspection.” This can include an up-close-and-personal look at a topic or zoomed-in view of an object.
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— KingsNorton Farm Mkt (@Kingsnortonfarm) December 29, 2016
#DidYouKnow: there are 120 ‘Dutch Proverbs’ in Bruegel’s masterpiece. 🔎 This exhibit will help you identify a few https://t.co/HVapvHhxei pic.twitter.com/seVzyfMetR
— Google Arts&Culture (@googlearts) December 29, 2016
The magnifying glass emoji can also convey exploration and scientific inquiry.
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— Milkweed Editions (@Milkweed_Books) December 29, 2016
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— Miss Smythe ✨💫 (@misssmythe_HT) May 20, 2018
The magnifying glass emoji can stand for “searching,” such as job hunting or finding more information about an item online.
🔎 JOB HUNTING? Grounds Team Members, Surrey County Cricket Club, South East London: https://t.co/E1ayDseXww #jobs pic.twitter.com/7VLYTDU53V
— The IOG (@the_iog) December 29, 2017
The magnifying glass gets used for real detective work, investigations, or espionage … too.
PD Kato assisted @MPSHammFul with a foot chase. Kato located the male hiding in a bed of an insecure property. Arrested burglary & TDA 🐾🔎 pic.twitter.com/lBF7MXtV6z
— MetTaskforce (@MetTaskforce) December 29, 2016
CNN’s “Declassified” reveals untold stories of American espionage Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT 🔍🕵🏻🔎
— Elizabeth Santeramo (@lizunga) August 20, 2017
…and their many fictional forms, especially Sherlock Holmes and mystery novels.
End of January? No. I will post about Sherlock until my end 🔎 pic.twitter.com/BtJBbRuZjV
— Miss Sherlocked (@BagginsWatson) December 29, 2016
Finally, the magnifying glass emoji sometimes gets used for metaphorical looks.
Thanks @vypehouston for having us look good!📸🔎💪 pic.twitter.com/qy2viwXM5x
— Gabe Cossey (@CosseyGabe) May 21, 2018
Note
This is not meant to be a formal definition of 🔍 Left Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji and 🔎 Right Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji like most terms we define on Dictionary.com, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of 🔍 Left Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji and 🔎 Right Pointing Magnifying Glass emoji that will help our users expand their word mastery.