smiling face
smiling face meaning
A small, closed-mouth smile with rosy cheeks, rendered in an older typographic style than most faces. It conveys contentment, warmth and calm rather than excitement — the emoji equivalent of a soft, sincere smile rather than a grin. It fits quiet gratitude, gentle agreement, or simply signalling that you are at peace with something.
Meaning
A small, closed-mouth smile with rosy cheeks, rendered in an older typographic style than most faces. It conveys contentment, warmth and calm rather than excitement — the emoji equivalent of a soft, sincere smile rather than a grin. It fits quiet gratitude, gentle agreement, or simply signalling that you are at peace with something. Because it is subtle, some read it as passive-aggressive in tense conversations, so context matters more here than with a broader grin.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Smiley
How to use it
- That sounds lovely, thank you ☺️
- Quiet weekend at home ☺️
- Glad it worked out for you ☺️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
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
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | glimlaggende gesig |
| አማርኛ | ሣቂታ ፊት |
| العربية | وجه مبتسم |
| অসমীয়া | হাস্য মুখ |
| azərbaycan | gülümsəyən üz |
| башҡорт | йылмайыусы йөҙ |
| беларуская | усміхаецца |
| български | Усмихнато лице |
| বাংলা | হাসি মুখ |
| bosanski | osmijeh |
| català | cara somrient |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏰᏥᏍᎬᎢ ᎤᎧᏛ |
| čeština | usmívající se obličej |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | йӑл кулать |
| Cymraeg | wyneb yn gwenu |
| Deutsch | lächelndes Gesicht |
| dolnoserbšćina | se smjejkotajuce woblico |
| Ελληνικά | χαμογελαστό πρόσωπο |
| English | smiling face |
| español | cara sonriente |
| eesti | naerunägu |
| euskara | irribarre egiten ari den aurpegia |
| فارسی | لبخند |
| suomi | hymynaama |
| Filipino | nakangiti |
| føroyskt | brosandi andlit |
| français | visage souriant |
| Gaeilge | straoiseog ag miongháire |
| Gàidhlig | aodann le fiamh-ghàire |
| galego | cara riseira |
| ગુજરાતી | હસતો ચહેરો |
| Hausa | fuska mai murmushi |
| עברית | פרצוף מחייך |
| हिन्दी | मुस्काता चेहरा |
| hrvatski | nasmiješeno lice |
| hornjoserbšćina | wobličo z posměwkom |
| magyar | mosolygó arc |
| հայերեն | ժպտացող դեմք |
| Indonesia | wajah tersenyum |
| íslenska | broskarl |
| italiano | faccina sorridente |
| 日本語 | スマイリー |
| Jawa | rai lagi mesem |
| ქართული | მომღიმარე სახე |
| қазақ тілі | күлу |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كۇلۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | មុខញញឹមលក្ខណៈអៀន |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನಗು ಮುಖ |
| 한국어 | 웃는 얼굴 |
| कोंकणी | हांसपी चेरो |
| кыргызча | жылмайган бет |
| ລາວ | ໜ້າຍິ້ມ |
| lietuvių | besišypsantis veidas |
| latviešu | smaidoša seja |
| македонски | насмеано лице |
| മലയാളം | പുഞ്ചിരിക്കുന്ന മുഖം |
| монгол | ичингүйрсэн инээмсэглэл |
| मराठी | हसणारा चेहरा |
| Melayu | muka tersenyum |
| မြန်မာ | ပြုံးနေသေည့် မျက်နှာ |
| नेपाली | हँसिलो अनुहार |
| Nederlands | lachend gezicht |
| norsk | smilefjes |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ହସକୁରା ମୁହଁ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਹੱਸਦਾ ਚਿਹਰਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Smaílín Fes |
| polski | uśmiechnięta twarz |
| پښتو | مسکېدلی مخ |
| português | rosto sorridente |
| rumantsch | fatscha simpla che ri |
| română | față zâmbitoare |
| русский | улыбается |
| سنڌي | مرڪندڙ چهرو |
| တႆး | ၼႃႈယုမ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | සිනහ මුුහුණ |
| slovenčina | smejúca sa tvár |
| slovenščina | smejoči obraz |
| Soomaali | waji dhoolo cadeynaya |
| shqip | fytyrë e qeshur |
| српски | насмејано лице |
| srpski | nasmejano lice |
| svenska | leende ansikte |
| Kiswahili | uso unaotabasamu |
| தமிழ் | சிரித்த முகம் |
| తెలుగు | నవ్వుతున్న ముఖం |
| ไทย | หน้ายิ้ม |
| ትግርኛ | ፍሽኽ ዝበለ ገጽ |
| türkmen dili | ýylgyrýan ýüz |
| lea fakatonga | mata malimali |
| Türkçe | gülen yüz |
| українська | усміхнене обличчя |
| اردو | مسکراتا چہرہ |
| o‘zbek | kulayotgan yuz |
| Tiếng Việt | mặt cười |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ojú tó ń rẹ́rìń músẹ́ |
| 粵語 | 微笑嘅臉 |
| 粤语 | 微笑嘅脸 |
| 中文 | 微笑 |
| 繁體中文 | 輕鬆笑臉 |
| isiZulu | ubuso obumoyizelayo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+263A U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :relaxed: :smiling_face:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the smiling face emoji (☺️) mean?
- A small, closed-mouth smile with rosy cheeks, rendered in an older typographic style than most faces. It conveys contentment, warmth and calm rather than excitement — the emoji equivalent of a soft, sincere smile rather than a grin. It fits quiet gratitude, gentle agreement, or simply signalling that you are at peace with something.
- How do you type the smiling face emoji?
- Copy the 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 smiling face emoji in?
- The smiling face emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.
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