Grinning Face with Big Eyes
๐ is a grin with big, open eyes, so it reads a little more excited and eager than ๐. It suits enthusiastic replies and good news.
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PositiveIt reads as cheerful and upbeat.DBEmoji editorial interpretationTechnical details
Source: Unicode Consortium- Unicode name
- SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH
- CLDR short name
- grinning face with big eyes
- Codepoint
- U+1F603
- Hex
- 1F603
- 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 ยท Unicode Emoji 16.0 ยท 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.
:smiley:Keywords
Source: Unicode CLDRawesome ยท big ยท eyes ยท face ยท grin ยท grinning ยท happy ยท mouth ยท open ยท smile ยท smiling ยท teeth ยท yay
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How it looks

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Questions people ask
- What does the ๐ grinning face with big eyes emoji mean?
- ๐ is a grin with big, open eyes, so it reads a little more excited and eager than ๐. It suits enthusiastic replies and good news.
- What is the Unicode codepoint for ๐?
- U+1F603, named SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH in the Unicode Standard.
- When was the ๐ grinning face with big 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 ๐ on my phone or computer?
- On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for โgrinning face with big eyesโ. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ๐ from this page with one click.
- What is the shortcode for ๐?
- On GitHub, type :smiley: and it turns into ๐ โ 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.
