That’s because the illusion is an autostereogram, “two-dimensional (2D) images with repeating patterns that hide an underlying three-dimensional (3D) image,” according to Vision and Eye Health.

It all looks like a random collection of dots at first. But the emoji is hidden by something called an autostereogram. Some may know it simply as Magic Eye due to a series of books on the trick.

The magic works because of something called an autostereogram. Some may know it simply as Magic Eye due to a series of books on the trick. The experience works by fooling our eyes and brains ...

I adjusted my eyes like you do when looking at an autostereogram. First there’s nothing; then there’s everything.” Regan’s new book, “Fieldwork: A Forager’s Memoir,” is held together ...

The hidden object is a triceratops dinosaur. The clever illusion is actually known as an autostereogram. Some know it as Magic Eye, after a series of books on the trick. It works by fooling ...

We’d say it’s akin to looking at an autostereogram. Once you get it, you never see things quite the same way again. But at the same time, try as they might, some people will never be able to ...

A music video has revived the genre of the autostereogram, better known under the trademark Magic Eye. Could this most 1990s of optical illusions make a comeback, asks Jon Kelly. If you stared and ...

In the video for their latest song “Black Is Good,” indie band Young Rival created a random dot autostereogram music video with director Jared Raab and programmer Tomasz Dysinki. The technique ...

We’d say it’s akin to looking at an autostereogram. Once you get it, you never see things quite the same way again. But at the same time, try as they might, some people will never be able to ...