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{{trope}}
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'''Charlie Brown''': "Yes, [[
▲{{quote|'''Lucy''': "Do you think my eyes are beautiful Charlie Brown?"<br />
|''[[Peanuts]]''}}
▲'''Charlie Brown''': "Yes, [[Lampshade Hanging|they look just like little round dots of India ink]]!"|''[[Peanuts]]''}}
A fairly common trait amongst works with a simplistic art style is that the characters' eyes will be nothing more than a black dot on their faces. Many fans of animated works will be openly familiar with this particular trope since it shows up in both Western and Japanese animation, the latter of which is usually in the form of [[Super-Deformed|Super Deformed Chibis]]. In some cases the characters may get [[Skintone Sclerae]] or [[Cartoony Eyes]] when a shocked expression is needed.
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Related to, but not to be confused with [[Black Eyes]]. See also [[Pie-Eyed]] for an old-school variant.
{{examples}}
* ''[[Shazam|Captain Marvel]]'' / Billy Batson in the [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]].▼
* Akbar and Jeff in ''[[Life in Hell]]''▼
* ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]''▼
== [[
* ''[[Madeline]]''▼
* ''[[Curious George]]''▼
* ''[[Captain Underpants]]''▼
* ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]''▼
* Most of the characters in ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'', with the giant version of the title character [[Non
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* ''[[Peanuts]]'', which [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] it once (see quote above).
* ''[[Dennis the Menace (US comic strip)|Dennis the Menace]]''
* ''[[Little Lulu]]''
▲* ''[[Shazam|Captain Marvel]]'' / Billy Batson in the [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]].
▲* Akbar and Jeff in ''[[Life in Hell]]''
* ''[[The Family Circus]]''
* ''[[Dondi]]''
* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''
* ''[[Cathy]]'': Slight inversion in that the title character is the only one who ''doesn't'' have them.
* Most of the characters in ''[[Dilbert]]''.
▲* ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]''
* Some characters in ''[[Pearls Before Swine]]'', including the main characters, though their eyes often change to [[Sphere Eyes]] in order to show emotion.
* ''[[Little Nemo]]''
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* ''[[Zits]]''
* Most of the characters in ''[[Pooch Cafe]]''
▲== [[Literature]] ==
▲* ''[[Madeline]]''
▲* ''[[Curious George]]''
▲* ''[[Captain Underpants]]''
▲* ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]''
▲* Most of the characters in ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'', with the giant version of the title character [[Non Standard Character Design|being the only exception]].
== [[Puppet Shows]] ==
* Bear, Ojo and the otters in ''[[Bear in
* The bunnies in [[Jim Henson]]'s ''The Tale of the Bunny Picnic'', most notably Bean Bunny, who went on to be part of the regular cast of [[The Muppets]].
* Most of the puppets in projects created by Spiffy Pictures, such as ''Jack's Big Music Show'', ''Curious Buddies'', and ''Bunnytown'', have these.
== [[Toys]] ==
* Every [[LEGO]] minifigure until the mid-2000s.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Professor Layton]]'', but only for a few characters (including Layton himself).
* The ''[[Mario
** ''[[Paper Mario]]''
** Bowser Jr, the Toads, Boos, Piantas, Lumas, etc.
* Features in all of the ''[[MOTHER]]'' series games, but it's a more obvious stylistic choice in ''[[
* A good variety of [[
* Many ''[[Kirby]]'' characters.
* ''[[Katamari Damacy]]'': The Prince and his [[Loads and Loads of Characters|many, many cousins]] have these.
* Peacock of ''[[
* All the livestock in the [[
* The first few eyes that your sackboy gets in [[
* The artwork for ''[[
* The Coconut Crew, a group of koala NPCs from ''[[Sonic Rush
== [[Web Animation]] ==
* The human characters on the educational website ''[[Brain POP]]'', most notably Tim.
** Also, the animal characters.
* ''[[
* Several characters from ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' such as The Cheat, Strong Mad, Homsar, Trogdor, and most of the Old-Timey cast.
* Tom from
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Project 0]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[MS Paint Adventures]]'': Everyone in ''[[
* ''[[Arthur, King of Time and Space]]'', with variants: Arthur's own eyes are heavily lidded; Nimue's have visible whites, perhaps because she's a [[Wide
* ''[[Our Little Adventure]]'', except for [[Our Elves Are Better|elves.]]
* Some of the characters in ''[[
* [[Stock Ness Monster|The Loch Ness]] [http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20110402.html Monster] in ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]''.
* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fan comic ''[[The 10
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[Mickey Mouse]] and Minnie Mouse
* Stimpy of ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'' was given one of these as an [[Off-Model|animation error]] (in the "Breakfast Tips" bumper). However, [[John Kricfalusi]] thought it was funny [[Throw It In|so he left it in]]
** Some characters in the show have these intentionally.
* ''[[Stickin' Around]]'' does this, since its art style takes after the traditional [[Stick Figure Comic]].
* The pilot of ''[[Megas XLR]]'' had Coop drawn with half outlined eyes without any color to them or even whites. The part of his eye that would have been white was [[Skintone Sclerae|the same color as his skin]].
* Some characters in ''[[The Flintstones]]'', most notably Barney and Wilma.
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** Jim Jinkins also used this eye style in his other shows ''[[PB and J Otter]]'', ''[[Stanley]]'', ''Jo-Jo's Circus'', and ''Pinky Dinky Doo'' for some characters.
* Most of the cast of ''[[Pepper Ann]]''
* Many characters on ''[[
* Several minor characters in [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]].
* Certain characters in ''[[Top Cat]]'', such as Officer Dibble.
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* The Cast of ''[[The Mr. Men Show]]'' may also qualify.
* Any animated character that wears [[Eye Glasses]]. Some retain this when they take the glasses off:
** Gus on ''[[Recess]]'' (Though it's averted by Gretchen, Miss Grotke, and Miss Finster ([[Depending
** Milhouse on ''[[The Simpsons (
** [[Arthur (
* ''[[
* Ike and every other person from Canada on ''[[South Park]]''.
* The cat seen in Whitmore's mansion at the very beginning of ''[[Atlantis:
* Hamm the piggy bank from ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]''.
** The ''[[Cars]]'' version of him has [[Skintone Sclerae]] instead.
* Billy and his father from ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', though there are a few exceptions.
== [[Real Life]] ==
* Some animals have these type of eyes.{{context}}<!-- Can you name at least one, please? -->
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Graphical Tropes]]
[[Category:Eye Tropes]]
[[Category:Tropes in Black]]
▲[[Category:Black Bead Eyes]]
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