Grinning Face Emoji
Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.
What does Grinning Face ๐ mean?
A big, open smile with visible teeth and no other expression mixed in. It reads as plain, genuine happiness or a friendly greeting, and doesn't carry the sarcastic undertone that some smiling emojis pick up in text conversations.
On most keyboards you'll find it grouped with the rest of the Smileys & Emotion emojis under Smiling, which makes it easy to browse similar options. It's flexible enough to appear in casual texts, captions, or comments without feeling out of place. It's frequently used near emojis like Grinning Face With Big Eyes and Grinning Face With Smiling Eyes, which cover similar ground.
๐ก Interesting fact: This was one of the original 176 emoji designed by Shigetaka Kurita in 1999 for a Japanese pager service.
How to use Grinning Face ๐ in a sentence
- Just booked the flight! ๐
- So happy to see you this weekend ๐
- Guess who got the job ๐
- First day of vacation ๐
- Can't stop smiling about this news ๐
Grinning Face ๐ in other languages
French
visage rieur
Mandarin
ๅฟๅฟ
German
grinsendes Gesicht
Hindi
เคฆเคพเคเคค เคฆเคฟเคเคพเคคเคพ เคเฅเคนเคฐเคพ
Japanese
ใซใฃใใ็ฌใ
Korean
ํ์ง ์๋ ์ผ๊ตด
Portuguese
rosto risonho
Spanish
cara sonriendo
Russian
ัะธัะพะบะพ ัะปัะฑะฐะตััั
Arabic
ูุฌู ุจุงุจุชุณุงู ุฉ ุนุฑูุถุฉ
Frequently asked questions
What does the Grinning Face ๐ emoji mean?
A big, open smile with visible teeth and no other expression mixed in. It reads as plain, genuine happiness or a friendly greeting, and doesn't carry the sarcastic undertone that some smiling emojis pick up in text conversations.
How do people use the Grinning Face ๐ emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "Just booked the flight! ๐" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.
Can I download the Grinning Face ๐ emoji as an image?
Yes โ this page has buttons to download Grinning Face as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.
Is there anything notable about the history of the Grinning Face ๐ emoji?
This was one of the original 176 emoji designed by Shigetaka Kurita in 1999 for a Japanese pager service.
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Cross-platform view of Grinning Face ๐
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Grinning Face looks across the most common platforms.
Combinations with Grinning Face ๐
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