= have a nice day! ⁓ 263A FE0E text style ⁓ 263A FE0F emoji style
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The smiling face is the classic, wholesome grin that says “I’m friendly, not flirting” — unless you drop it after a tense sentence, in which case it suddenly screams passive-aggressive customer service energy. It’s the digital equivalent of a polite nod from across the room, great for softening feedback, saying thanks without fanfare, or signing off a text with breezy good vibes. In meme-land, pairing it with a period (“Sure. ☺️”) can feel hilariously ominous, like HR just joined the group chat. It also brings a hit of nostalgia: think Harvey Ball’s vintage smiley button meets MSN Messenger throwback.
On Apple/iOS, this emoji appears as a white circular face with a thin black outline, soft pink cheeks, small oval eyes, and a gentle closed-mouth curve — no teeth, no eyebrows, just serene vibes. The style is flat and front-facing with subtle shading, making it look like a tidy sticker you’d put on a report card. It reads kinder and less excitable than the beaming grins, and more sincere than the slightly smirky cousins. Use it when you want to reassure, acknowledge, or keep things light — or, for chaotic fun, when you want to deliver “smiling through the awkward.”
Definition
This is the most basic emoji smiling face. Unicode note: "generic smiley". If you like emoji click like on this face! Apple / Softbank U+E414
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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.
The code generated for this emoji was changed slightly in iOS 7 / OSX 10.9 (a variation selector was added) advising the OS to display character emoji style instead of black and white text when available. We don't mind Apple, thank you! We just love our emojis! [Sources 11438-emoji-var.pdf 13.7 Variation Selectors (unicode.org)]
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
16 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:relaxed:
Keywords
Previous Names:
White Smiling Face
Smiling Face
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols
Unicode Range
2600–26FF
Unicode Subcategory
Emoticons
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Faces and Smiley's
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Names & Annotations
WHITE SMILING FACE Temporary Notes: generic smiley
