๐Ÿ˜œ

๐Ÿ˜œ Emoji meaning

I'm just kidding! Cheeky, humorous; not meant to be taken seriously.

๐Ÿ˜œ Meaning

The ๐Ÿ˜œ emoji, characterized by a winking eye and stuck out tongue, conveys a cheeky and playful attitude that is ideal for humorous or ironic messages. The wink suggests a certain playfulness or flirtatiousness, making it perfect for situations where people are teasing or charming each other. It conveys that the sender is not serious and that the message is meant with a wink. Therefore, it is ideal for casual and informal communication where lightness and fun are in the foreground. The ๐Ÿ˜œ emoji can be used in many contexts to add a light and cheerful touch to a conversation and avoid misunderstandings. Also, the combination of tongue and wink shows that the person is open-minded and ready for a joke.

Examples

  • Just wait, I'll get you back! ๐Ÿ˜œ
  • Did you not tell me on purpose? ๐Ÿ˜œ
  • I was running super late again. ๐Ÿ˜œ

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Commonly confused with

Same Emotion

Winking face with tongue
โ†”

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

Winking face with tongue
โ†”

Face with tongue vs winking with tongue; both silly, teasing faces.

Winking face with tongue
โ†”

Winking with tongue vs squinting with tongue; squint vs wink is small nuance, both hyper-playful.

Winking face with tongue
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Clown face

Clown face vs winking tongue face; both wild, silly or unsettling in some contexts.

Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji โ€œWinking face with tongueโ€ 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

+ crazy + epic + funny + loopy + nutty + party + stuck-out + wacky + weirdo + winking + yolo

Keywords removed

- winking face with tongue

In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there were 2 changes.

Emoji title renamed

Emoji title before

face with stuck-out tongue & winking eye

Emoji title after

winking face with tongue

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ winking face with tongue

In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there were 2 changes.

Emoji title renamed

Emoji title before

face with stuck-out tongue and winking eye

Emoji title after

face with stuck-out tongue & winking eye

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ eye + face + joke + tongue + wink

In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords removed

- joke

Similar emojis from "Tongues, Hands and Accessories"

Comments

(2) Comments

  • When you are in a funny mood and played a funny prank on someone.

  • My business ๐Ÿ˜œ