Smileys & Emotion · Smiling
😆 Laughing Face (Grinning Squinting)
Official name: Grinning Squinting Face.
Also searched as: laughing, xd, haha.
- Emoji
- 😆
- Unicode
- U+1F606
- Shortcode
- :laughing:
- HTML code
- 😆
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
What does the 😆 emoji mean?
A laughing face with eyes squeezed shut. It's a big, spontaneous laugh, often used for jokes that caught you off guard.
Keywords: closed, eyes, face, grinning, haha, hahaha, happy, laugh, lol, mouth, open, rofl, smile, smiling, squinting.
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 “laughing face” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “laughing face”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “laughing face”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “laughing face”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :laughing: |
😆 emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | grinning squinting face |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F606 |
| HTML decimal | 😆 |
| HTML hex | 😆 |
| CSS | \1F606 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F606} |
| Shortcode | :laughing: |
| Text emoticon | xD |
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Frequently asked questions
What does the 😆 emoji mean?
A laughing face with eyes squeezed shut. It's a big, spontaneous laugh, often used for jokes that caught you off guard.
How do I copy and paste the laughing face (grinning squinting) 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 “laughing face”.
When was the 😆 emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.