U+1F609 · emoji since 2010
The wink adds a knowing little nudge to anything you say. It can flirt, hint at an inside joke, or signal that you're only half serious.
It's the emoji of plausible deniability: say something bold, add 😉, and let the reader decide how much you meant it. Use sparingly for maximum charm.
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 Winking Face emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the winking 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.