Grinning Squinting Face

😆 laughs with its eyes squeezed shut. It is used when something is properly funny — a step up from 😄 and a step below 🤣.

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Tone

PositiveIt reads as cheerful and upbeat.DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Common uses

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Laughing at something genuinely funny without going all the way to 😂

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES
CLDR short name: grinning squinting face
Codepoint: U+1F606
Hex: 1F606
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.

:laughing::satisfied:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

closed · eyes · face · grinning · haha · hahaha · happy · laugh · lol · mouth · open · rofl · smile · smiling · squinting

How it looks

Grinning Squinting Face — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Grinning Squinting Face — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Grinning Squinting Face — 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

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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 😆 grinning squinting face emoji mean?: 😆 laughs with its eyes squeezed shut. It is used when something is properly funny — a step up from 😄 and a step below 🤣.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 😆?: U+1F606, named SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 😆 grinning squinting face 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 “grinning squinting face”. 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 :laughing: or :satisfied: and it turns into 😆 — those codes come 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.