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🕶️ Sunglasses emoji
or Dark Sunglasses emoji [ suhn-glas-iz ih-moh-jee ]
What does 🕶️ Sunglasses emoji mean?
The Sunglasses emoji 🕶️ depicts the frames of a pair of sunglasses. It is commonly used to represent sunny weather or convey the idea of being “cool.” The Sunglasses emoji 🕶️ is used with the hashtag #NationalSunglassesDay on June 27, which is National Sunglasses Day.
Where does 🕶️ Sunglasses emoji come from?
The Sunglasses emoji 🕶️ was approved under Unicode 7.0 in 2014 as Dark Sunglasses. On most major platforms, the emoji resembles the frames and lenses of a pair of black sunglasses. The Facebook version has red lenses and the Microsoft version depicts the entire pair of sunglasses (including the extended sidepieces, known as temples).
The Sunglasses emoji 🕶️ has a lot of overlap in usage with the Face with Sunglasses emoji 😎 and the two are often seen together. For example, both emoji are often used in reference to the CSI: Miami bad puns meme and the Deal with it meme.
Examples of 🕶️ Sunglasses emoji
Who uses 🕶️ Sunglasses emoji?
The Sunglasses emoji 🕶️ is used in reference to sunny weather.
Sunny Florida is calling my name, and I can hear it! 🕶️🌞
— Laci White (@LaciwhiteLaci) January 27, 2021
The Sunglasses emoji 🕶️ is also used to refer to things that are cool.
You can tell the drummer is a cool guy because he's wearing sunglasses 🕶️
— Justin Breedon (@justin_breedon) May 26, 2019
Classic cool 🕶️ pic.twitter.com/1RY8RmhfaS
— Brian P. (@bcprzygo) October 8, 2018
People don their Sunglasses emoji 🕶️ on June 27 to celebrate National Sunglasses Day.
Woo hoo , it's #NationalSunglassesDay, 😎🕶️ and the sun has made an appearance with a bang 👏🌞😀 #thursdaythoughts
— Beamrecruit (@beamrecruit) June 27, 2019
Good thing I've brought my sunglasses with me at this time of weather, otherwise I'd be blinded by the sun. 🕶️ #NationalSunglassesDay
— Jonathan Asiamah 💙🎙️🇬🇧 (@JonathanAsiama2) June 27, 2019
Note
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