U+1F60F · emoji since 2010
The smirk is the face of knowing something, usually something a little cheeky. It's half smile, half raised eyebrow, and fully suggestive of mischief.
Between friends it's gotcha energy after a clever comeback. In flirty chats it carries considerably more. Read the conversation before deploying.
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 Smirking Face emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the smirking 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.