Think of grinning face with smiling eyes as the internet’s purest beam of sunshine: a big, toothy “I’m thrilled!” that reads wholesome, friendly, and just slightly dorky in the best way. People drop it when they nailed a task, got good news, or want to sprinkle supportive, golden-retriever energy into the chat. It can also do a cheeky humble-brag (“finished the project two days early 😁”) or a polite, please-like-me buffer after bold asks. In sarcasm mode, it becomes the “I’m definitely fine” smile—great for awkward saves, customer-service patience, or smiling-through-the-chaos memes.
On Apple/iOS, you’ll spot a bright-yellow round face, eyes curled into upside‑down U’s, and a wide, glossy block of white teeth—no tongue, clean edges, head-on angle, soft shading, and a subtle top-left highlight. It looks like a dentist-approved yearbook photo: cheerful, tidy, and unmistakably enthusiastic. Compared to 😀, this one feels warmer and cuddlier; compared to 😬, it’s confidence, not cringe. You’ll see it in caption culture under wins, cute pet reveals, and “I did a thing” posts, and sometimes as the friendly punctuation that keeps a text from sounding too dry. Some folks use it flirt-adjacent—less smolder, more “I like you and brought snacks”—which honestly works. TL;DR: pure serotonin, with pearly whites.
Definition
A smiling face with curved eyes and open mouth. Upper teeth are shown. The curved nature of the eyes make the eyes appear as if they are smiling as well - hence the name "smiling eyes."
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
15 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
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ASCII Conversion
:)
"Short Code" Name
:smile:
Keywords
Smiling, Smile, Smiley
Previous Names:
Smiling Face with Open Mouth and Smiling Eyes
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Emoticons
Unicode Range
1F600–1F64F
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Editorial Comment
One of the original smileys. Old name: Happy Face with Open Mouth and Raised Eyebrows. iEmoji old name: happy! happy! happy!
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Faces and Smiley's
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Names & Annotations
SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES Old name: HAPPY FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND RAISED EYEBROWS Temporary Notes: with open mouth
