Smileys & Emotion · Smiling
😀 Happy Face (Grinning)
Official name: Grinning Face.
Also searched as: happy face, smiley face, grinning.
- Emoji
- 😀
- Unicode
- U+1F600
- Shortcode
- :grinning:
- HTML code
- 😀
- Approved in
- Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
What does the 😀 emoji mean?
The classic wide grin. It shows sincere happiness, good mood or simple friendliness when greeting someone.
Keywords: cheerful, cheery, face, grin, grinning, happy, laugh, nice, smile, smiling, teeth.
Featured in: Smiley face emojis, Happy 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 “happy face” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “happy face”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “happy face”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “happy face”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :grinning: |
😀 emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | grinning face |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F600 |
| HTML decimal | 😀 |
| HTML hex | 😀 |
| CSS | \1F600 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F600} |
| Shortcode | :grinning: |
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Frequently asked questions
What does the 😀 emoji mean?
The classic wide grin. It shows sincere happiness, good mood or simple friendliness when greeting someone.
How do I copy and paste the happy face (grinning) 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 “happy face”.
When was the 😀 emoji released?
It was approved in Emoji 1.0, in 2015. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.