Grinning squinting face Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face with an open mouth showing upper teeth, featuring eyes squeezed tightly shut into 'X' shapes. This expression conveys intense amusement, boisterous laughter, or a sense of being completely overwhelmed by something funny.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to for reacting to a genuine belly laugh or a truly hilarious joke. It functions similarly to internet acronyms like 'XD' or 'LOL' and is frequently used alongside 😂 or 🤣 to dial up the intensity of a reaction in group chats.

History

Part of the original Unicode set released in the late 1990s, this face has roots in early Japanese mobile phone carrier sets. It was designed to translate the 'XD' emoticon style, popular on early message boards and instant messaging platforms like AIM or MSN Messenger, into a more expressive graphical format.

Details

Glyph

😆

Unicode

U+1F606

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f606:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE06;

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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