Grinning face Emoji
Smileys
A bright yellow face with a wide, open-mouthed grin showing off its top teeth. It features two simple oval eyes and a look of pure, uncomplicated cheerfulness.
Usage Context
This is the go-to emoji for expressing general happiness, excitement, or a friendly greeting. It serves as a digital equivalent to a polite, toothy smile and is frequently used to soften a message or show you are in a good mood. It is often used alongside 😃 or 😊 to lighten the tone of a text conversation.
History
Based on the classic yellow smiley face popularized in the 1970s, this design was adapted for early digital messaging platforms. It was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0, cementing its place as the standard mascot for digital friendliness.
Details
Glyph
😀
Unicode
U+1F600
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f600:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-smiling
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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