U+1F603 · emoji since 2010
Wide eyes and a big open smile: this face is delighted and fully present. It's the look of genuinely good news landing.
It reads slightly more excited than 😀, like happiness that just noticed something wonderful. A safe, sunny choice anywhere.
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 Grinning Face with Big Eyes emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the grinning face with big 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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