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[[File:hidden01 7757.jpg|link=Earthbound|frame|The darkness of his eyes is quite a charming feature.]]
[[File:hidden01 7757.jpg|link=Earthbound|frame|The darkness of his eyes is quite a charming feature.]]



{{quote|'''Lucy''': "Do you think my eyes are beautiful Charlie Brown?"
{{quote|'''Lucy''': "Do you think my eyes are beautiful Charlie Brown?"
'''Charlie Brown''': "Yes, [[Lampshade Hanging|they look just like little round dots of India ink]]!"|''[[Peanuts]]''}}
'''Charlie Brown''': "Yes, [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|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.
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.
Related to, but not to be confused with [[Black Eyes]]. See also [[Pie-Eyed]] for an old-school variant.

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== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* ''[[Shazam|Captain Marvel]]'' / Billy Batson in the [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]].
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* Akbar and Jeff in ''[[Life in Hell]]''
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* ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]''

== [[Literature]] ==
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* ''[[Madeline]]''
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* ''[[Curious George]]''
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* ''[[Captain Underpants]]''
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* ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]''
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* 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]].


== [[Comic Books]] and [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* ''[[Peanuts]]'', which [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] it once (see quote above).
* ''[[Peanuts]]'', which [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] it once (see quote above).
* ''[[Dennis the Menace US]]''
* ''[[Dennis the Menace (US comic strip)|Dennis the Menace]]''
* ''[[Little Lulu]]''
* ''[[Little Lulu]]''
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* ''[[Shazam|Captain Marvel]]'' / Billy Batson in the [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]].
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* Akbar and Jeff in ''[[Life in Hell]]''
* ''[[The Family Circus]]''
* ''[[The Family Circus]]''
* ''[[Dondi]]''
* ''[[Dondi]]''
* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''
* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''
* ''[[Cathy]]'' Slight inversion in that the title character is the only one who ''doesn't'' have them.
* ''[[Cathy]]'': Slight inversion in that the title character is the only one who ''doesn't'' have them.
* Most of the characters in ''[[Dilbert]]''.
* Most of the characters in ''[[Dilbert]]''.
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* ''[[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.
* 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]]''
* ''[[Little Nemo]]''
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* ''[[Zits]]''
* ''[[Zits]]''
* Most of the characters in ''[[Pooch Cafe]]''
* Most of the characters in ''[[Pooch Cafe]]''

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== [[Literature]] ==
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* ''[[Madeline]]''
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* ''[[Curious George]]''
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* ''[[Captain Underpants]]''
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* ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]''
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* 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]] ==
== [[Puppet Shows]] ==
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* Most of the puppets has these in projects created by Spiffy Pictures, such as ''Jack's Big Music Show'', ''Curious Buddies'', and ''Bunnytown''.
* Most of the puppets has these in projects created by Spiffy Pictures, such as ''Jack's Big Music Show'', ''Curious Buddies'', and ''Bunnytown''.


== Toys ==
== [[Toys]] ==
* Every [[LEGO]] minifigure until the mid-2000s.
* Every [[LEGO]] minifigure until the mid-2000s.


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== [[Web Animation]] ==
== [[Web Animation]] ==
* The human characters on the educational website [[Brain POP]], most notably Tim.
* The human characters on the educational website ''[[Brain POP]]'', most notably Tim.
** Also, the animal characters.
** Also, the animal characters.
* ''[[How It Should Have Ended]]''
* ''[[How It Should Have Ended]]''
* Several characters from ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' such as The Cheat, Strong Mad, Homsar, Trogdor, and most of the Old-Timey cast.
* Several characters from ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' such as The Cheat, Strong Mad, Homsar, Trogdor, and most of the Old-Timey cast.
* Tom from "[[Eddsworld]]".
* Tom from ''[[Eddsworld]]''.


== [[Web Comics]] ==
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Project 0]]''
* ''[[Project 0]]''
* ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]''
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''
* ''[[MS Paint Adventures]]'': Everyone in ''[[Jail Break]]'' and ''[[Bard Quest]]'', almost everyone in ''[[Problem Sleuth]]'', and pretty much everyone except the trolls in ''[[Homestuck]]''([[Art Shift|at least in the standard art style]]).
* ''[[MS Paint Adventures]]'': Everyone in ''[[Jail Break]]'' and ''[[Bard Quest]]'', almost everyone in ''[[Problem Sleuth]]'', and pretty much everyone except the trolls in ''[[Homestuck]]''([[Art Shift|at least in the standard art style]]).
* ''[[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-Eyed Idealist]].
* ''[[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-Eyed Idealist]].
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* Some of the characters in ''[[Sakana]]''.
* Some of the characters in ''[[Sakana]]''.
* [[Stock Ness Monster|The Loch Ness]] [http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20110402.html Monster] in ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]''.
* [[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 Doctors|The Ten Doctors]]'' (as well as other ''Doctor Who'' fan comics by [[Rich's Comix Blog|the same artist]]), the Fifth Doctor, Jamie, Zoe, and the Eleventh Doctor<ref>in a [http://gorpo.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d31gjue DeviantArt sketch]</ref> all have black bead eyes. Due to the art style, other characters have it from time to time—mostly when drawn in the background.
* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fan comic ''[[The 10 Doctors]]'' (as well as other ''Doctor Who'' fan comics by [[Rich's Comix Blog|the same artist]]), the Fifth Doctor, Jamie, Zoe, and the Eleventh Doctor<ref>in a [http://gorpo.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d31gjue DeviantArt sketch]</ref> all have black bead eyes. Due to the art style, other characters have it from time to time—mostly when drawn in the background.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[Mickey Mouse]] and Minnie Mouse have these in their classic designs.
* [[Mickey Mouse]] and Minnie Mouse had these in their original classic designs.
* 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]]
* 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.
** Some characters in the show have these intentionally.
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* ''[[KaBlam!|Sniz and Fondue]]''
* ''[[KaBlam!|Sniz and Fondue]]''
* Ike and every other person from Canada on ''[[South Park]]''.
* Ike and every other person from Canada on ''[[South Park]]''.
* The cat seen in Whitmore's mansion at the very beginning of ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire|Atlantis the Lost Empire]]'' for some reason actually drawn with these type of eyes, but when we see the same cat again at the end of the film, it has the eyes of an actual cat!
* The cat seen in Whitmore's mansion at the very beginning of ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'' for some reason actually drawn with these type of eyes, but when we see the same cat again at the end of the film, it has the eyes of an actual cat!
* Hamm the piggy bank from ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]''. The ''[[Cars]]'' version of him has [[Skintone Sclerae]] instead.
* Hamm the piggy bank from ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]''. A whole lot of characters from the film, in fact. Justified, since they are toys.
** The ''[[Cars]]'' version of him has [[Skintone Sclerae]] instead.
** Also by Pixar, Peach the sea star and the seagulls from ''[[Finding Nemo]]''.
* Also by Pixar, Peach the sea star and the seagulls from ''[[Finding Nemo]]''.
** One of Ms. Nesbitt's students from ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' (a blue sluglike monster who bites Mike Wazowski in the arm).
* One of Ms. Nesbitt's students from ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' (a blue sluglike monster who bites Mike Wazowski in the arm).
** Back to ''Toy Story'', a whole lot of characters from the film. Justified, since they are toys.
* Billy and his father from ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]''.
* Billy and his father from ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]''.
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', though there are a few exceptions.
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', though there are a few exceptions.
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