U+1F600 · emoji since 2015
The grinning face is the original happy emoji: a wide open smile with nothing complicated behind it. It says I'm happy, I'm friendly, or simply hello in the cheeriest way possible.
Because it's so neutral and bright, it works everywhere from texts to work chats. When you want a smile that can't possibly be misread, this is the one.
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 emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the grinning face 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.
Or make your own cipher in the translator.