What Does an Evil Eye Bracelet Mean?

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All about evil eye jewelry, its origins, and how to wear it properly

Co-authored by Dev Murphy, MA Reviewed by Michelle Arbeau

Last Updated: June 27, 2025 Fact Checked

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• Evil Eye Bracelet Meaning
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• What is the evil eye?
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• Which hand should you wear an evil eye bracelet on?
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• Is it bad luck to buy yourself an evil eye bracelet?
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• How many evil eye bracelets can I wear?
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• Evil Eye Bracelet Color Meanings
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• Tips

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You’ve seen yet another person wearing an evil eye bracelet, necklace, or ring, and you’re wondering if there’s some special significance behind this mysterious symbol. Well, there is! Evil eye amulets have been used to ward off spiritual negativity for centuries, but they’ve grown especially popular in recent years. Keep reading to learn more about the history and significance of the evil eye, how to wear evil eye jewelry for spiritual protection, and what different evil eye colors mean.

Things You Should Know

• The evil eye may refer to the evil eye curse, or evil eye jewelry used to protect the wearer against the evil eye curse.
• The exact origins of the evil eye curse and its protective amulet are unclear, but it has appeared across cultures and history.
• Wear an evil eye bracelet or other piece of jewelry to repel negative energy and to reflect the evil eye curse back onto the sender.

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Section 1 of 6:

Evil Eye Bracelet Meaning

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   An evil eye bracelet is a charm to protect you from negative energy. The evil eye charm is believed to ward off negative energy from others, such as the evil eye curse. Wearing a bracelet with an evil eye amulet or design may reflect bad energy from other people back onto them.
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What is the evil eye?

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   The evil eye is a curse expressed through a glare. Throughout history, there have been accounts of curses transmitted via dirty looks—typically, the curse is performed against a thriving person by someone envious of their success. The exact origins of the evil eye curse are unclear, but it spans cultures as well as generations.
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   “Evil eye” is also shorthand for amulets protecting against the evil eye. Confusing, right? But increasingly, the term “evil eye” has been used to describe ocular jewelry used to ward off evil eye curses or other negative energy.
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Which hand should you wear an evil eye bracelet on?

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   Wear the evil eye bracelet on your left hand. There's no concrete answer to which wrist you should wear your bracelet on, but because your left side is often associated with emotional well-being, many people wear the bracelet on this side.

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Is it bad luck to buy yourself an evil eye bracelet?

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   No, it's not bad luck to buy yourself a bracelet. You don't need to wait for someone to gift you an evil eye bracelet. In fact, it may make you feel strong and independent to buy one yourself.
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How many evil eye bracelets can I wear?

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   You can wear as many as you want. There's no set limit to how many you can wear. It all comes down to personal preference.

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Evil Eye Bracelet Color Meanings

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   Evil eye jewelry is often blue, but it comes in many other colors. Different evil eye colors carry specific properties and associations:

   • Dark blue: spiritual protection, communication, peace
   • Light blue: physical protection, peace, wisdom, understanding
   • Orange: joy, motivation, energy, creativity, vitality
   • Yellow: focus, relief, rest, good health
   • Light green: good health, happiness, success
   • Dark green: harmony, liberty, happiness
   • Pink: relaxation, calm, friendship
   • Purple: imagination, creativity, refocus, harmony, removal of blockages
   • Red: energy, vitality, excitement, passion, courage
   • Brown: orderliness, tradition, communion with nature, protection from the elements
   • White: focus, cleanliness, removal of obstacles, purity
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Tips

• Regularly cleansing the evil eye bracelet is important to keep it functioning properly by removing any negative energy it may have picked up or accumulated. Using holy water on it and letting it dry in the sun is one way to cleanse it. Another is to smudge it by passing it through the smoke of various cleansing herbs such as sage, myrrh, or frankincense.
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