Smiley face copy and paste
Copy a smiley face in one tap: picture emoji such as ๐ ๐ ๐ and typed smileys such as :) and :D, with a note on which one reads as warm.
Picture emoji ยท tap to copy ยท not kaomoji text faces
Popular smiley face combos
Short stacks for bios. More mixed strings on emoji combos.
What each smiley face means
Official Unicode names, with the tone each face usually carries in messages.
| Emoji | Name | What it means | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ | Grinning face | A broad, simple grin; cheerful and neutral. | |
| ๐ | Grinning face with big eyes | Open, excited happiness. | |
| ๐ | Grinning face with smiling eyes | Laughing happiness, warmer than ๐. | |
| ๐ | Beaming face with smiling eyes | A wide toothy grin; pride or nervous excitement. | |
| ๐ | Smiling face with smiling eyes | Warm, friendly gratitude; the safest smiley for most messages. | |
| ๐ | Slightly smiling face | Polite or reserved; some people read it as passive-aggressive. | |
| ๐ | Winking face | A joke, a hint or light flirting. | |
| ๐ | Smiling face with sunglasses | Cool and confident. | |
| ๐ | Smiling face with halo | Innocence, often ironic. | |
| ๐ | Upside-down face | Sarcasm, silliness or quiet frustration. | |
| ๐ฅฒ | Smiling face with tear | Happy and sad at once, or putting on a brave face. Added in Emoji 13.0. | |
| โบ๏ธ | Smiling face | A calm, contented smile; one of the oldest smiley characters. |
Smiley faces: picture emoji and typed ones
A smiley can mean two things. The picture emoji, such as ๐ grinning face, ๐ smiling face with smiling eyes and ๐ slightly smiling face, are single characters that look like a small yellow face on most phones. The typed smileys, such as :) and :D, are plain punctuation that any app can show, even one that has no emoji support.
For warm, friendly messages ๐ is the safest choice. ๐ reads as polite or a little reserved, and ๐ (upside-down face) can mean a joke or mild sarcasm. ๐ and ๐ are broader grins. If you want a face with more character, the kaomoji pages have text faces such as (โโฟโ).
Text faces: happy kaomoji text faces. Color stacks: emoji combos. Symbol marks: cute symbols.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a smiley and an emoji?
Emoji are small pictures encoded as Unicode characters. A typed smiley such as :) is made of ordinary punctuation. Both are copied the same way.
Which smiley looks most friendly?
๐ (smiling face with smiling eyes) is generally read as warm. ๐ can look more formal or reserved.
Will these look the same on every phone?
No. Each platform draws its own version of an emoji, so the face looks slightly different on iPhone, Android and Windows. The typed smileys look the same everywhere.