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☺️ Smiling face

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☺️ Emoji meaning

Happiness, contentment, smiles, positive feelings, love.

Table of Contents

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

☺️ Meaning

I am as merry as a lark! A classic, satisfied smile is represented by the ☺ emoji and symbolizes pure happiness and contentment. Sometimes interpreted as a shy grin, it can be a response to a nice compliment or a pleasant event. It is often used to express happiness and joy, especially in situations where words are not enough. This emoji can be used to convey positive feelings in a friendly and charming way. It is sure to make the recipient's heart beat faster and put a smile on their face.

Examples

  • That’s so sweet! ☺️
  • Did you have a good day? ☺️
  • That sounds really nice. ☺️

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Commonly confused with

Same Emotion

Smiling face
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Slightly smiling face

Slightly smiling face vs smiling face; both simple smiles, one more neutral, differences are tiny.

Smiling face
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Kissing face with smiling eyes

Kissing face with smiling eyes vs classic smiling face; both gentle, positive faces when lips detail is small.

Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji “Smiling 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

+ happy + smiling

Keywords removed

- smiling face

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

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ smiling face

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

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ face + outlined + relaxed + smile

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

Keywords changed

Keywords removed

- relaxed

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

(7) Comments

  • Not satisfied yet, but trying to become a happier person.

  • I send it to show that I appreciate something.

  • Genuinely happy.

  • Not happy, not sad.

  • I blush.

  • Simply happy!

  • A helpless smile. Forcing yourself to smile when you are not interested or not happy, just for the sake of smiling.