Smiley face symbol (☺)
U+263A · WHITE SMILING FACE · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ☺
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+1
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 1 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: ☺ appears.
Uses the old DOS code page 437, which US-English Windows uses for Alt codes without a leading 0; on Windows set to other languages the result can differ.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
263A Alt+X
Type 263A and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ☺. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel and type “smiley face symbol” to find ☺.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “smiley face symbol” and click ☺ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “smiley face symbol” to find ☺.
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ☺ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ☺ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ☺ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;smiley.
- Now type ;smiley anywhere: the keyboard suggests ☺.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ☺:
- Copy ☺ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ☺ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;smiley.
- Type ;smiley in any app and tap ☺ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 263a Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 263a and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ☺ means and how it is used
☺ (white smiling face, U+263A) is the original text smiley, in Unicode since 1.1 and in the DOS character set before that: Alt+1 types it in many Windows apps. Phones may show it as the emoji ☺️. Its filled twin ☻ is Alt+2. It predates emoji by decades.
Smiley face symbol (☺) is the Unicode character U+263A, officially called WHITE SMILING FACE. It is in the Miscellaneous Symbols block and has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
People also call it or search for it as: face, happy, outlined, relaxed, smile, smiling.
On this site it is part of the smileys (60 symbols), next to ☻ ☹ ツ.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML decimal | ☺ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ☺ | |
| CSS | content: "\263A"; | |
| JavaScript | \u263A | |
| URL | %E2%98%BA | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 BA | |
| Unicode | U+263A |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
☺ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.
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Names in other languages
What ☺ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Smiley face symbol |
| Português | Carinha sorridente |
| Español | Carita feliz |
| Italiano | Faccina sorridente |
| Français | Smiley (visage souriant) |
| Deutsch | Smiley-Zeichen |
| Türkçe | Gülen yüz sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol senyum |
| Polski | Uśmiechnięta buźka |
| Русский | Смайлик (улыбка) |
| 日本語 | スマイル記号 |
| 한국어 | 웃는 얼굴 기호 |
Related symbols
All Smileys →Questions people ask
How do I type ☺ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ☺ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 263A and press Alt+X.
How do I type ☺ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ☺. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;smiley.
What is the HTML code for the smiley face symbol?
There is no named entity; use ☺ or ☺. In CSS write \263A, in JavaScript \u263A.
Will ☺ show on every phone?
☺ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.