U+1F60A · emoji since 2010
This gentle smile with happy eyes is pure warmth. It says I'm content, I'm grateful, or simply I'm being friendly, without any of the intensity of bigger grins.
It's a favorite for softening messages and closing notes kindly. A sentence that might read flat gets instantly warmer with 😊 at the end, which is why it shows up everywhere from texts to work chats.
In texting, 😊 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 😊 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the smiling face with smiling eyes emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 😊 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
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