When a character's tongue is visible but is not protruding out of their mouth. A character's tongue will usually become visible when their mouth is open. This usually occur whenever they're talking, eating, or have their mouth wide open. In rare cases the tongue is visible due to anatomical circumstances such as a translucent cheek, a hole present on the cheek, or lack there of.

Related tags

• open_mouth
• tongue

Not to be confused with

• tongue_out - The tongue is out in the open outside the confines of the mouth.