In terms of popularity, this emoji has also had a huge increase over the past 5 years. The curve of its index began to increase from 2019 and was more accentuated in March 2020, it reached the 100% rate, then resumed the lower level at 25% but continued to increase with a trend convergent until the arrival of 2023.
It is a smiley face in yellow color with a mouth with a zipper-mouth in gray color covering all the whole lips, and the slider sits prominently and distinctly at the terminal end, which enables the person to not only have the mouth but also zipped, the eyes are round and small. It is related to 🙊 , the hand over mouth emoji indicating keep it a secret, it belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category and the 🤐 Neutral-skeptic-face.
Other names
Depending on its usage, this emoji may also be called as: zipper emoji, shut up emoji, stitched mouth emoji, sealed mouth emoji, top secret emoji. Moreover, vis-à-vis its appearance, we can thus call it: “sealed lips”, “sealed lips”, “zipper”.
Meaning and use
This smiley can be used to order a person to enjoin silence and discretion or to reassure on his ability to keep secrets, confidences. It makes it possible to seal an agreement of trust on information not to be exposed. The round, small eyes and the keyhole mouth imply a desire to keep the secret. Also, the smiley is sometimes used in cases where the user can say something about the event. It is also used to urge his interlocutor to show discretion concerning a subject that is in his possession and also to invite him not to spoil the surprise effect linked to any celebration.
This emoji is generally used as a symbol to keep silent, not to reveal certain, say personal, information.
Use on networks
On social networks, the smiley face with zipper called zipper is frequently used in a humorous way, which is done in a voluntary or even self-directed way, either to challenge someone in a confidential conversation with a less tense tone. It can also be useful to give his interlocutor a promise to remain discreet if the latter tries to confide in him a secret. It is not only usable for a specific relationship, but rather valid for all kinds of relationships.
Just like all other smileys, the closed-mouth face emoji has a special feature of its own that sets it apart from others. Note that it differs from the "shut up" emoji (🤫) and has a metaphorical use. This difference is also linked to the fact that it allows the user to weave an agreement of discretion which can lead to trust with destiny if the agreement takes place.
