averting eyes

A character deliberately turning their gaze away from the viewer or another character. Often done out of shyness, embarrassment, or nervousness, but applies to anger and annoyance as well. Combine with a directional looking tag where applicable.

The opposite of eye contact.

Examples

Looking to the side

Looking ahead

See also

• looking to the side
• looking at viewer
• looking down
• sideways glance
• Tag group:Eyes tags

The following tags are aliased to this tag: avoiding_eye_contact (learn more).