Smileys & Emotion
Unicode categoryAn official emoji group in Unicode Emoji 16.0. →
Smiley faces, cat faces, hearts and emotion symbols — the emoji people reach for to show how they feel. Smileys & Emotion is one of the groups Unicode itself uses to organise emoji, and it holds 172 emoji. Click any emoji to copy it, or open it to see what it means and its Unicode codepoint.
What's inside
- Largest subgroups: Emotion (38), Face Concerned (25) and Face Neutral Skeptical (14)
- Newest: face with bags under eyes (Emoji 16.0, 2024), 🙂↔️ head shaking horizontally (Emoji 15.1, 2023) and 🙂↕️ head shaking vertically (Emoji 15.1, 2023)
When to use these
- Showing tone in a message so it is not misread
- Reacting to news, jokes and posts
- Adding affection or warmth to a reply
Face Smiling13
Face Affection9
Face Tongue6
Face Hand4
Face Neutral Skeptical14
Face Sleepy6
Face Unwell12
Face Hat3
Face Glasses3
Face Concerned25
Face Negative8
Face Costume8
Cat Face9
Monkey Face3
Emotion38
Extras11
FAQ
How many Smileys & Emotion emoji are there?
DBEmoji lists 172 Smileys & Emotion emoji from Unicode Emoji 16.0.
What are the newest Smileys & Emotion emoji?
face with bags under eyes (Emoji 16.0, 2024), 🙂↔️ head shaking horizontally (Emoji 15.1, 2023) and 🙂↕️ head shaking vertically (Emoji 15.1, 2023). Older phones and computers may show recent emoji as empty boxes until their software supports that Emoji version.
How do I copy a Smileys & Emotion emoji?
Click or tap it on this page and it is copied to your clipboard; paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V, or long-press and choose Paste on a phone.