looking_up

Yellow face with large black glasses and buck teeth looking serious.
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What does the looking_up emoji mean?

The ultimate symbol for when you're feeling a bit too smart for the room.

The nerd emoji is a staple of internet culture, used to represent intelligence, pedantry, or a mock-serious attitude. It is frequently deployed in Discord and Slack to sarcastically correct someone or to lean into a 'well, actually' moment during a debate.

When to use it

  • Correcting someone with a smug factoid
  • Showing off your intense intellectual focus
  • Mocking someone for being overly pedantic
  • Highlighting your nerdy gaming session stats

Also known as: :Sleepy_Nerd_Emoji:

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Add to my server above and pick a Discord server you manage (CommunityOne must be installed).
  2. Or download the file: open Discord → Server Settings → Emoji → Upload Emoji.
  3. Give it a name and save. You need Manage Server (or Create Expressions) permission.
Add to Slack
  1. Download the looking_up image.
  2. Open the Slack emoji picker and click Add Emoji.
  3. Upload the file, name it, and save.
Add to Revolt/Stoat
  1. Download the looking_up image.
  2. Open Server Settings → Emojis in Revolt or Stoat.
  3. Upload the file and name your new emoji.
Add to Guilded
  1. Download the looking_up image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.