The grinning squinting face is pure XD energy—like you just heard the punchline and your soul did a cartwheel. It’s the big, breathy laugh without the tears, perfect for “I’m cackling” moments, chaotic memes, and playful roasts that don’t need the cry-laugh drama. Think LMFAO but cleaner: great for TikTok captions, Discord banter, or replying when your friend absolutely cooks you and you pretend it didn’t hurt. It also leans ironic—drop it after a painfully awkward take to say “lol that’s wild” without committing to sympathy.
On Apple/iOS, it’s a bright yellow face with eyes squeezed into sharp chevrons, a huge open mouth, and a full bar of upper teeth glowing white over a deep-red mouth—no tears, just max-volume grin. The expression looks halfway between a wheeze and a squeal, instantly recognizable as the classic “can’t breathe, still laughing” vibe. It carries retro internet flavor too, echoing the old-school XD from forum days and gaming chats. Use it to soften sarcasm, turbocharge a giggle, or signal that the chaos is funny—in a “this is unhinged but I’m here for it” kind of way.
Definition
A smiling face with tightly-closed (boomerang) eyes and open mouth. Upper teeth are shown. Very similar to the Smiling Face with Open Mouth and Smiling Eyes, but with less bubbly eyes.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 5 update.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
22 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:laughing:
Keywords
Smiling, Laughing, Laugh
Previous Names:
Smiling Face with Open Mouth and Tightly-Closed Eyes Smiling Face with Open Mouth and Closed Eyes
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Emoticons
Unicode Range
1F600–1F64F
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Faces and Smiley's
Unicode Subcategory
Faces
Names & Annotations
SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES Old name: HAPPY FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND CLOSED EYES Temporary Notes: Happy face 3 for DoCoMo
