Slightly smiling face Emoji
Smileys
A classic yellow face with a soft, closed-mouth smile and wide, neutral eyes. It conveys a mild sense of happiness or content, lacking the teeth-baring enthusiasm of the 😀 emoji.
Usage Context
This face is the ultimate tool for tone-shifting in digital chats. Because it lacks a wide grin, it is frequently used to soften a statement, offer a polite acknowledgment, or inject a layer of passive-aggression when the user is trying to keep things civil despite being annoyed.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2014, this emoji became a staple for users looking to bridge the gap between a blank, expressionless face and a full-blown, energetic grin. It gained notoriety in internet culture for its frequent use in memes depicting thinly veiled frustration or forced politeness.
Details
Glyph
🙂
Unicode
U+1F642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f642:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-smiling
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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