Smiling face emoji ☺️
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+263A U+FE0F
What ☺️ means
The keywords Unicode lists for ☺️ are face, happy, outlined, relaxed, smile, smiling. They show what people use it for.
Search for face or happy on your emoji keyboard and ☺️ is among the results.
You will find ☺️ among the affectionate faces (9 emoji), part of smileys & emotion with 172 emoji in all. Its neighbours include 😚 😙 🥲 🥰.
Will ☺️ show on my friend's phone?
One of the first emoji ever: ☺️ is part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, the set that started on Japanese phones. It shows everywhere.
How to type ☺️
Search for smiling face in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ☺️.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type smiling face.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type smiling face in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type smiling face.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, ☺️ is 2 code points (U+263A U+FE0F), 6 bytes in UTF-8 and 2 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+263A U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ☺️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ☺️ | |
| CSS | content: "\263A \FE0F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u263A\uFE0F | |
| URL | %E2%98%BA%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 BA EF B8 8F |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ☺️ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | smiling face |
| Português | rosto sorridente |
| Español | cara sonriente |
| Italiano | faccina sorridente |
| Français | visage souriant |
| Deutsch | lächelndes Gesicht |
| Türkçe | gülen yüz |
| Bahasa Indonesia | wajah tersenyum |
| Polski | uśmiechnięta twarz |
| Русский | улыбается |
| 日本語 | スマイリー |
| 한국어 | 웃는 얼굴 |
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All smileys & emotion emoji →Questions people ask
What does the smiling face emoji mean?
Unicode calls ☺️ "smiling face" and links it with face, happy, outlined, relaxed. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the affectionate faces subgroup of smileys & emotion.
When was the smiling face emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the smiling face emoji?
Search for smiling face in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ☺️.