Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes

😁 is a toothy beam. It usually shows pride, glee or a cheeky “hehe”; on some platforms the clenched teeth make it look closer to a grimace, so it can read as awkward.

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Tone

PositiveIt reads as cheerful and upbeat.DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES
CLDR short name: beaming face with smiling eyes
Codepoint: U+1F601
Hex: 1F601
Emoji version: 0.6
Unicode version: 6.0
First released: 2010
Unicode group: Smileys & Emotion
Unicode subgroup: face-smiling
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:grin:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

beaming · eye · eyes · face · grin · grinning · happy · nice · smile · smiling · teeth

How it looks

Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

Renders 😁 with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 😁. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 😁 beaming face with smiling eyes emoji mean?: 😁 is a toothy beam. It usually shows pride, glee or a cheeky “hehe”; on some platforms the clenched teeth make it look closer to a grimace, so it can read as awkward.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 😁?: U+1F601, named GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 😁 beaming face with smiling eyes emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 😁 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “beaming face with smiling eyes”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 😁 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 😁?: On GitHub, type :grin: and it turns into 😁 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.