This tag refers to situations where the eyes aren't given the customary glint or light spots or are coloured with a solid, dull, flat shading. This usually indicates the bearer is either expressing a vacant stare or is unconscious or "not all there" at the moment. This technique, in its most extreme form, can be used to indicate:
- a character dying;
- a character is blind;
- in hentai, a character's will is broken, usually while being raped;
- possessed or otherwise not themselves, such as mind control;
- occasionally, a character expresses a tranquil fury;
- a character has no emotion, either because they are an artificial being or because of magical abilities.