slightly smiling face
slightly smiling face meaning
The slightly smiling face 🙂 wears a small, closed-mouth smile, and its tone depends heavily on context. It can be genuinely pleasant and polite, but online it's often used ironically — a thin, restrained smile that hides annoyance, awkwardness, or 'I'm fine' when you're clearly not.
Meaning
The slightly smiling face 🙂 wears a small, closed-mouth smile, and its tone depends heavily on context. It can be genuinely pleasant and polite, but online it's often used ironically — a thin, restrained smile that hides annoyance, awkwardness, or 'I'm fine' when you're clearly not. That passive-aggressive, deadpan edge has made it a favorite for dry humor. Ambiguous by design, 🙂 says either 'nice' or 'everything is definitely okay' with a knowing wink.
How to use it
- Sure, I'll just redo the whole thing 🙂
- Thanks for letting me know 🙂
- It's fine, totally fine 🙂
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | gesig wat effens glimlag |
| አማርኛ | በትንሹ ሣቂታ ፊት |
| العربية | وجه بابتسامة بسيطة |
| অসমীয়া | লাহেকৈ হাঁহি থকা মুখ |
| azərbaycan | yüngülcə gülümsəyən üz |
| башҡорт | аҙ ғына йылмайыусы йөҙ |
| беларуская | злёгку ўсміхаецца |
| български | Леко усмихнато лице |
| বাংলা | মুখে সামান্য হাসি |
| bosanski | diskretni osmijeh |
| català | cara que somriu una mica |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏍᏗᎩᏓ ᎤᏰᏓᏍᎬ ᎤᎧᏛ |
| čeština | obličej s mírným úsměvem |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | кӑшт кулакан пит |
| Cymraeg | wyneb ag ychydig o wên arni |
| Deutsch | leicht lächelndes Gesicht |
| dolnoserbšćina | tšošku se smjejuce woblico |
| Ελληνικά | ελαφρώς χαμογελαστό πρόσωπο |
| English | slightly smiling face |
| español | cara sonriendo ligeramente |
| eesti | naeratusega nägu |
| euskara | apur bat irribarre egiten ari den aurpegia |
| فارسی | لبخند ملایم |
| suomi | pieni hymy |
| Filipino | medyo nakangiti |
| føroyskt | andlit ið smílur eitt sindur |
| français | visage avec un léger sourire |
| Gaeilge | straoiseog ag miongháire de bheagán |
| Gàidhlig | aodann le fiamh gàire beag |
| galego | cara cun leve sorriso |
| ગુજરાતી | સહેજ સ્મિત કરતો ચહેરો |
| Hausa | fuska mai murmushi kaɗan |
| עברית | פרצוף עם חיוך קטן |
| हिन्दी | हल्की मुस्कान वाला चेहरा |
| hrvatski | blago nasmiješeno lice |
| hornjoserbšćina | so tróšku posměwkowace wobličo |
| magyar | finoman mosolygó arc |
| հայերեն | թեթևակի ժպտացող դեմք |
| Indonesia | wajah agak tersenyum |
| íslenska | milt bros |
| italiano | faccina con sorriso accennato |
| 日本語 | 微笑む |
| Jawa | rai mesem |
| ქართული | ოდნავ მომღიმარე სახე |
| қазақ тілі | жымию |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | جىميۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | មុខចេញស្នាមញញឹមបន្តិច |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ನಗು ಮುಖ |
| 한국어 | 살짝 미소 짓는 얼굴 |
| कोंकणी | मात्शें हांसपी चेरो |
| кыргызча | күлүмсүрөгөн бет |
| ລາວ | ໜ້າຍິ້ມບາງໆ |
| lietuvių | šiek tiek besišypsantis veidas |
| latviešu | seja ar vieglu smaidu |
| македонски | лице со блага насмевка |
| മലയാളം | മന്ദഹസിക്കുന്ന മുഖം |
| монгол | бага зэрэг инээмсэглэсэн царай |
| मराठी | स्मित करणारा चेहरा |
| Melayu | muka tersenyum sedikit |
| မြန်မာ | မသိမသာ ပြုံးနေသည့် မျက်နှာ |
| नेपाली | हल्का हँसिलो अनुहार |
| Nederlands | enigszins lachend gezicht |
| norsk | smiler litt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଟିକେ ହସୁଥିବା ମୁହଁ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਮੁਸਕਰਾਉਂਦਾ ਚਿਹਰਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Smaílín Fes Wit Jẹ́ntúl Ai |
| polski | lekko uśmiechnięta twarz |
| پښتو | لږ مسکېدلی مخ |
| português | rosto levemente sorridente |
| rumantsch | fatscha che surri |
| română | față ușor zâmbitoare |
| русский | слегка улыбается |
| سنڌي | هلڪو مسڪرائيندڙ چهرو |
| တႆး | ၼႃႈတႃတေႃႉတႄႉယုမ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | යන්තම් සිනාවෙන මුහුණ |
| slovenčina | usmievajúca sa tvár |
| slovenščina | rahlo smejoči obraz |
| Soomaali | waji yara dhoola cadeynaya |
| shqip | fytyrë pak e qeshur |
| српски | благо насмејано лице |
| srpski | blago nasmejano lice |
| svenska | småleende ansikte |
| Kiswahili | uso unaotabasamu kwa mbali |
| தமிழ் | லேசாகச் சிரித்த முகம் |
| తెలుగు | చిరునవ్వు నవ్వుతున్న ముఖం |
| ไทย | หน้ายิ้มบางๆ |
| ትግርኛ | ቁሩብ ፍሽኽ ዝበለ ገጽ |
| türkmen dili | çalaja ýylgyrýan ýüz |
| lea fakatonga | mata kiʻi malimali |
| Türkçe | hafifçe gülümseyen yüz |
| українська | трохи всміхнене обличчя |
| اردو | مدھم مسکراہٹ والا چہرہ |
| o‘zbek | yengilgina kulayotgan yuz |
| Tiếng Việt | mặt cười mỉm |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Oju Ti O N Rẹrin Muṣẹn |
| 粵語 | 咪咪笑嘅臉 |
| 粤语 | 咪咪笑嘅脸 |
| 中文 | 呵呵 |
| 繁體中文 | 呆呆笑 |
| isiZulu | ubuso obumoyizela kancane |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F642
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :slightly_smiling_face:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the slightly smiling face emoji (🙂) mean?
- The slightly smiling face 🙂 wears a small, closed-mouth smile, and its tone depends heavily on context. It can be genuinely pleasant and polite, but online it's often used ironically — a thin, restrained smile that hides annoyance, awkwardness, or 'I'm fine' when you're clearly not.
- How do you type the slightly smiling face emoji?
- Copy the slightly smiling face emoji 🙂 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the slightly smiling face emoji in?
- The slightly smiling face emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.
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