Face blowing a kiss Emoji

Smileys

A yellow smiley face with one eye closed in a wink, puckered lips blowing a small red heart outward. It captures the lighthearted, romantic gesture of sending a kiss through the air.

Usage Context

This emoji is a staple for flirting, expressing romantic interest, or showing endearment to friends and family. It serves as a more playful, less intense alternative to ❤️ or 😍, often used to soften the tone of a text message or signify a fond goodbye.

History

Part of the original set of emojis that gained massive popularity in Japan during the late 1990s, this face was designed to help mobile users convey tone in short-form text messages. It eventually made its way into the Unicode standard in 2010, cementing its place as a digital shorthand for affectionate interaction.

Details

Glyph

😘

Unicode

U+1F618

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f618:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE18;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-affection

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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