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😉 Winking face

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😉 Emoji meaning

Humorous, flirty, mysterious, playful.

Table of Contents

  1.  Meaning
  2.  Confused With
  3.  Emoji History
  4.  Similar Emojis
  5.  Platforms
  6.  Emoji Details
  7.  Comments

😉 Meaning

A winking 😉 emoji indicates someone is being mischievous or humorous. It shows that someone is joking, flirting, or has a hidden agenda. This emoji is a friendly way to defuse a message and indicate that it should be taken with a grain of salt. It can also be used to share confidential or playful information and create a pleasant atmosphere. In some contexts, the wink even has a teasing or flirtatious meaning, which is especially appealing in romantic or friendly conversations. It also helps break the ice and keep a conversation going.

Examples

  • Just kidding. 😉
  • Are you coming by later? 😉
  • Well, aren't you charming today! 😉

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Commonly confused with

Same Emotion

Winking face
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Winking face with tongue

Winking face vs winking with tongue; both playful and joking, tongue detail can be tiny.

Winking face
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Smirking face

Smirking face vs winking face; both flirty or teasing, people often choose them interchangeably.

Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji “Winking face” 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.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ flirt + heartbreaker + sexy + slide + tease + winking + winks

Keywords removed

- winking face

In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ winking face

In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ face + wink

Similar emojis from "Smiling and Affectionate"

Select Emoji
Smiling and Affectionate
😀 Grinning face 😃 Grinning face with big eyes 😄 Grinning face with smiling eyes 😁 Beaming face with smiling eyes 😆 Grinning squinting face 😅 Grinning face with sweat 🤣 Rolling on the floor laughing 😂 Face with tears of joy 🙂 Slightly smiling face 😉 Winking face 😊 Smiling face with smiling eyes 😇 Smiling face with halo 🥰 Smiling face with hearts 😍 Smiling face with heart-eyes 🤩 Star-struck 😘 Face blowing a kiss 😗 Kissing face ☺️ Smiling face 😏 Smirking face 😚 Kissing face with closed eyes 😙 Kissing face with smiling eyes 🥲 Smiling face with tear
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Comments

(6) Comments

  • So proud of my team for winning the championship. 😉

  • I think this emoji means you're faking something.

  • It also means, “Are you ready to do something?“ Or it can mean that we relax and everything is fine between us.

  • This emoji means joking.

  • It means 'Sure, right, wink wink.' Not believing you.

  • Playing it cool 😉