detective
About this emoji
The detective emoji is part of the People & Body category (person-role) since Unicode 0.7. It is associated with: detective, person, role, people.
The detective emoji belongs to the People & Body category, specifically the person-role subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 0.7 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🕵️ detective emoji for representing people, gestures, and human actions in everyday communication. It is often associated with detective, person, role, people.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🕵️ |
| Name | detective |
| Category | People & Body |
| Subgroup | person-role |
| Unicode version | 0.7 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F575, U+FE0F |
| Shortcode alias | :detective: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :detective: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “detective” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.