This is the classic big-cheese smile that says “I’m thrilled!” with a hint of “I’m totally holding it together.” It’s the go-to for friendly enthusiasm, wholesome hype, and that perky “sounds great!” energy in texts, DMs, and emails. People drop it to celebrate good news, soften a bold take, or deliver customer-service-level positivity; used ironically, it doubles as the “everything’s fine :)” meme when nothing is fine. It lands brighter than 😀 (grinning face) and less cutesy than 😄 (grinning face with smiling eyes), giving it a clean, alert, wide-awake vibe.
On Apple/iOS, it’s a front-facing, bright yellow face with a wide open smile showing neat white teeth and big oval black eyes—no tongue, no sweat, no extras—just a crisp, glossy grin and subtle shading. The expression reads like a yearbook photo meets LinkedIn headshot: polished, eager, and camera-ready. You’ll see it in “thanks so much!!” messages, first-day-on-the-job posts, and the classic “me smiling through the chaos” meme. It can even flirt in a golden-retriever way—friendly, earnest, a little dorky—perfect for hyping friends, congratulating wins, or masking awkward moments with pure sunshine.
Definition
A smiling face with large oval eyes and open mouth. Upper teeth are shown. Very similar to the Grinning Face emoji but with more excitement expressed through the 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)
21 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
ASCII Conversion
:)
"Short Code" Name
:smiley:
Keywords
Smiling, Smile, Smiley
Previous Names:
Smiling Face with Open Mouth
Smiling Face With Open Mouth
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Emoticons
Unicode Range
1F600–1F64F
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Editorial Comment
Happy Face with Open Mouth. Wide eyed happy face.
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Faces and Smiley's
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Names & Annotations
SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH Old name: HAPPY FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH Temporary Notes: May unify with ☺ U+263A WHITE SMILING FACE
