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L2/20-131Face with Spiral EyesEmoji Submitter: The Emoji Subcommittee (ESC) via Jennifer DanielDate: August 2019Update: April 21, 2020I. IdentificationSampleImageProposed Unicode andCLDR namePossible CLDR EnglishkeywordsFace with SpiralEyesoh no, trouble,dizzy, hypnotized,spiral, woa, yikesProposed ZWJClosest UnicodeEmojiNote: This character is being proposed to address vendor interoperability. see below, section II A.II. Images 72px:18px:LicenseWe certify that the images have appropriate licenses for use by the UTC.III. Sort locationFace-unwellII. Selection factors — InclusionA. CompatibilityYes, this emoji is being proposed to resolve vendor interoperability. In regards to the“dizzy face emoji”, four emoji fonts render it with spirals, four render it with ookSpiral-eyesGoogleMicrosoftThe emoji subcommittee recommends vendors with “Spiral eye” designs move thatdesign to this new code point.
B. Expected use1. FrequencyThe data is well below median threshold; however, usage is expected to bereasonably high given what we understand about the existing dizzy face emoji.Search termspiral eyesdizzy-facehypnosisSearch termGoogle SearchBing SearchGoogle VideoSearchGoogleTrends: WebGoogleTrends: Imagespiral-eyes63,900,00049,6001,500,000See belowSee belowdizzy-face62,300,000451,0002,970,000See belowSee belowhypnosis97,800,00029,800,00043,400,000See belowSee belowGoogle SearchBing SearchGoogle Video Search
2. Multiple usagesSee CLDR keywords. This expression can convey a heightened or hyperbolicsense of feelings like dizziness, surprise, disbelief, shock, dizziness, hypnosis, etc.3. Use in sequencesn/a4. Breaking new groundn/aC. Image distinctivenessThese images are distinctive from existing emoji.D. CompletenessChanging existing current codepoint designs does not resolve the need for twodifferent emojis. So while this emoji will also resolve inconsistentimplementations it will also provide vendors with two very distinct expressions.See section III. F “Overly Specific” for more details.1.“dead” or “knocked-out”2. “dizzy” or “hypnotized”E. Frequently requestedYes, resolving this inconsistency is frequently requested and t he differentrenderings have not gone unnoticed on social media.
III. Selection factors — ExclusionF. Overly specificNo. This design is iconic of how “dizziness” is cartoonishly expressed online inkaomoji and other visual pop-culture. Due to backwards compatibility reasonswe cannot change the existing designated “dizzy face” emoji but we can addone with spiral eyes to disambiguate “x-eyes” from “spiral-eyes”. Emoticons “ x x” as defined in U rban Dictionary Letters forming a face that has "x" eyes. This is often used inanimes and some ca rtoons, in which a character's eyes turn into"x"'s signifying embarrassment, fright, shock, or little hope.Used as an emoticon alternative, a face representing de ath orsleeping.Popular Kaomoji X-Eyes ( ) ( ) ( ω ) ヽ༼x͜ ل x༽ﾉ ( ;） ( ‸ ) (X X) ( ) ( # ლ ㅿ ლ १ 皿′ ५ ( ｘェｘ )( д 三 （x x；(((＼（ ෴ ）／))) ‿ Spiral-eyes(ര ര๑), (｡ ω ｡) ( രʖ̯ ര ) ﹏ (ノ ര益 ര)ノ (ര o ര)ര) etc (๑ ﹏ ) * ⁑ * ヽ( രᆽര ) ( ︵ ,) ( ര ര) ( ര0 ര) (ര രД രﾉ 「( രヘ ര) ( രω ര )? ( へ ) ( ) ( ;;)Anime/Manga/Comics (left to right) Naruto, Aikatsu!, Fushigiboshi no Futagohime,PokemonNote: These same comics/manga/tv shows also employ the dizzy face for different scenarios:G. Open-endedNo, this is not part of a set of similar items.H. Already representableAs previously noted, there are inconsistencies with implementation of theexisting “Dizzy Face”. This proposal formally recognizes both “dizzy” and “x’s foreyes” as distinct expressions.I. Logos, brands, UI icons, signage, specific people, deities
Not applicable. There are no logos, brands, signage or otherwise among theproposed characters.J. TransientNot applicable.K. Faulty comparisonJustification for encoding the proposed emoji does not depend on analogy withother emoji that were encoded only for compatibility reasons.L. Exact ImagesAn exact image is not required.
Anime/Manga/Comics (left to right) Naruto, Aikatsu!, Fushigiboshi no Futagohime, Pokemon Note: These same comics/manga/tv shows also employ the dizzy face for different scenarios: G. Open-ended No, this is not
