Emoji 1
grinning face
Also known as cheerful, cheery, face, grin, grinning
A yellow face with a wide, open smile and closed eyes, showing teeth and raised cheeks.
Meaning
The grinning face emoji represents happiness, laughter, and cheerfulness. It is often used to express joy, amusement, or a friendly greeting in digital communication.
Unicode name
The Unicode character is a grinning face, depicting a happy expression with a broad smile and closed eyes.
Platform designs
Apple
In Apple design, the grinning face is bright yellow with a wide open smile showing teeth, closed eyes with slight arch, and rosy cheeks.
Google
In Google Noto design, the grinning face is yellow with a broad closed-mouth smile showing teeth, closed curved eyes, and subtle cheek shading.
Twitter
In Twitter Twemoji design, the grinning face is yellow with a wide open smile, visible upper teeth, closed happy eyes, and defined cheek contours.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between 😀 grinning face and similar emojis?
These emojis look similar, but their official descriptions differ:
😀 grinning face: A yellow face with a wide, open smile and closed eyes, showing teeth and raised cheeks.
😃 grinning face with big eyes: A yellow face with a big open smile, showing teeth, and large, wide-open eyes.
😄 grinning face with smiling eyes: A yellow face with a broad open smile, showing teeth, and smiling closed eyes.
😀 grinning face: A yellow face with a wide, open smile and closed eyes, showing teeth and raised cheeks.
😃 grinning face with big eyes: A yellow face with a big open smile, showing teeth, and large, wide-open eyes.
😄 grinning face with smiling eyes: A yellow face with a broad open smile, showing teeth, and smiling closed eyes.
Which category does 😀 grinning face belong to?
😀 grinning face belongs to the smileys & emotion category, which contains 172 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 😀 grinning face?
😀 grinning face was added in Emoji 1. Its codepoint is U+1F600, made up of 1 code points.
