Smileys & Emotion · Smiling
😅 Grinning Face with Sweat
Also searched as: nervous laugh, awkward.
- Emoji
- 😅
- Unicode
- U+1F605
- Shortcode
- :sweat_smile:
- HTML code
- 😅
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
What does the 😅 emoji mean?
A smile with a drop of cold sweat. It's for awkward moments, nerves, or relief after a close call: 'phew, that was close'.
Keywords: cold, dejected, excited, face, grinning, mouth, nervous, open, smile, smiling, stress, stressed, sweat.
Featured in: Smiley face emojis, Laughing and funny emojis.
How 😅 looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.
Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the “Your device” box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
How to type 😅 on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button 😀 and type “grinning face with sweat” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “grinning face with sweat”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “grinning face with sweat”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “grinning face with sweat”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :sweat_smile: |
😅 emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | grinning face with sweat |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F605 |
| HTML decimal | 😅 |
| HTML hex | 😅 |
| CSS | \1F605 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F605} |
| Shortcode | :sweat_smile: |
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Frequently asked questions
What does the 😅 emoji mean?
A smile with a drop of cold sweat. It's for awkward moments, nerves, or relief after a close call: 'phew, that was close'.
How do I copy and paste the grinning face with sweat emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching “grinning face with sweat”.
When was the 😅 emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.