Smirking face Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face featuring a half-smile, narrowed eyes, and raised eyebrows. It conveys a knowing, slightly mischievous, or self-satisfied expression.

Usage Context

This face is the go-to for delivering a sarcastic jab, signaling a secret, or initiating a flirtatious conversation. Its meaning shifts wildly depending on the tone of the message, ranging from friendly banter to suggestive come-ons. It is frequently used alongside 😉 to double down on an inside joke or to imply that there is more to the story.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the smirk became an instant staple of digital communication. It quickly gained notoriety in early social media culture for its ability to convey 'troll' behavior or subtle arrogance, becoming one of the most widely used faces to indicate that the sender is up to no good.

Details

Glyph

😏

Unicode

U+1F60F

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f60f:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE0F;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-neutral-skeptical

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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