Emoji 0.6
grinning face with smiling eyes
Also known as eye, eyes, face, grin, grinning
A yellow face with a broad open smile, showing teeth, and smiling closed eyes.
Meaning
This emoji expresses happiness, joy, or laughter. People use it to show amusement, excitement, or friendly contentment in messages and social media.
Unicode name
The official Unicode meaning is a grinning face with smiling eyes, indicating cheerful happiness.
Platform designs
Apple
In Apple design, the face is bright yellow with a wide open smile showing white teeth and closed curved eyes, with subtle shading.
Google
In Google Noto design, the face is yellow with a broad open grin, closed smiling eyes, and a rounded, friendly appearance.
Twitter
In Twitter Twemoji design, the face is yellow with an open grin and curved closed eyes, often featuring a slight gradient highlight.
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 with smiling eyes and similar emojis?
These emojis look similar, but their official descriptions differ:
😄 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.
😀 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.
Which category does 😄 grinning face with smiling eyes belong to?
😄 grinning face with smiling eyes belongs to the smileys & emotion category, which contains 172 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 😄 grinning face with smiling eyes?
😄 grinning face with smiling eyes was added in Emoji 0.6. Its codepoint is U+1F604, made up of 1 code points.
