Smile Emojis
23 emojis tagged smile in the official Unicode CLDR project. Click any emoji for its meaning, copy-paste, and per-platform rendering.
Smile emojis cover the family of grinning, beaming, and softly smiling faces that signal warmth, amusement, or basic friendliness. The set runs from 😀 grinning face and 😃 grinning face with big eyes through 😄 smiling eyes, 😆 squinting, 😅 with sweat, 🙂 slightly smiling, 🙃 upside-down, and 😊 smiling face with smiling eyes. Each variant carries a slightly different vibe — 🙂 has acquired a passive-aggressive reputation among Gen Z, while 😊 reads as genuinely warm. Pick carefully based on your audience: an older recipient will read 🙂 as friendly; a younger one might read it as cold.
- 😀 grinning face
- 😃 grinning face with big eyes
- 😄 grinning face with smiling eyes
- 😆 grinning squinting face
- 😅 grinning face with sweat
- 🙂 slightly smiling face
- 🙃 upside-down face
- 😊 smiling face with smiling eyes
- 😇 smiling face with halo
- 🥰 smiling face with hearts
- 😍 smiling face with heart-eyes
- 🤩 star struck
- 😙 kissing face with smiling eyes
- 😋 face savoring food
- 😬 grimacing face
- 😎 smiling face with sunglasses
- 😈 smiling face with horns
- 😺 grinning cat
- 😸 grinning cat with smiling eyes
- 😻 smiling cat with heart-eyes
- 😼 cat with wry smile
- 🥲 smiling face with tear
- 😁 beaming face with smiling eyes
Frequently asked about smile emojis
Why does 🙂 (slightly smiling face) feel sarcastic now?
Younger users on TikTok and Twitter started using 🙂 ironically around 2019 to convey forced positivity or barely concealed annoyance. The understated smile reads as 'fine, sure, whatever' rather than genuine cheerfulness. 😊 is the warm alternative.
What's the difference between 😀 and 😁?
😀 grinning face shows just a wide smile with the mouth open. 😁 beaming face with smiling eyes adds visible upper teeth and crinkled eyes, so it reads as more enthusiastic. 😁 is the closer visual match for 'big toothy grin'.
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