😄 Grinning face with smiling eyes
😄 Emoji meaning
You made my day! Happiness, hearty laughter, well-being.
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😄 Meaning
A smiling face with laughing eyes 😄 represents loud, boisterous and hearty laughter, with the typical laughing emoji eyes that distinguish a real smile from a fake one. It is often used to indicate humorous situations, funny jokes, or moments of joy. In chats, the emoji can also be sent along with sarcasm or ironic remarks to emphasize the humorous side of a message. Happiness and good humor are important associations. Ultimately, it conveys an atmosphere of well-being and cheerfulness that is transmitted to others.
Examples
- That's awesome! 😄
- You really helped me out. 😄
- How did you pull that off? 😄
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Commonly confused with
Intensity Variant
Both show teeth in a big smile; eye shape differences are subtle across platforms.
Same Emotion
Grinning face vs grinning face with smiling eyes; both read as basic happy emojis.
Smiling face with open mouth vs smiling face with open mouth and smiling eyes; eyes detail often overlooked.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Grinning face with smiling eyes” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .
In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.
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In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there were 2 changes.
Emoji title before
smiling face with open mouth & smiling eyes
Emoji title after
grinning face with smiling eyes
Keywords added
In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there were 2 changes.
Emoji title before
smiling face with open mouth and smiling eyes
Emoji title after
smiling face with open mouth & smiling eyes
Keywords added
Similar emojis from "Smiling and Affectionate"
Comments
(2) Comments
Anonymous Good morning!
Peter Not a morning person. 😄