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Emoji meaning and copy
😄 Grinning Face with Smiling Eyes Emoji Meaning
The smiling face emoji communicates open happiness, friendliness, and positive energy.
What does 😄 mean?
The smiling face emoji communicates open happiness, friendliness, and positive energy.
This expression feels enthusiastic. A smaller smile may work better when you want a calmer or more formal tone.
Choose this smile emoji when you want an upbeat, easy-to-read reaction. As a happy emoji, it works especially well for greetings, congratulations, and friendly replies.
- Best for
- Celebrate good news, Make a greeting feel warmer, End a message on an upbeat note
- Search terms
- happy, smile, cheerful
- Kitchen role
- Base emoji
How to use 😄
Copy a complete reaction, or use the examples to judge the tone.
I was not expecting that 😄
This is exactly how I feel 😄
Sending the same energy back 😄
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Technical details
The identity, encoding, and search information used by this site.
- Name
- Grinning Face with Smiling Eyes
- Category
- Faces
- Glyph
- 😄
- Code point
- U+1F604
- Code point count
- 1
- Kitchen role
- Base emoji
- Keywords
- happy, smile, cheerful
- Page slug
- smiling-face
- Compatible mixes
- 25
Mix 😄 into a new reaction
Use a selected combination when the standard emoji is not specific enough.
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Questions about 😄
What does the 😄 emoji mean?
The smiling face emoji communicates open happiness, friendliness, and positive energy.
When should I use the Grinning Face with Smiling Eyes emoji?
Celebrate good news. Make a greeting feel warmer. End a message on an upbeat note.
How do I copy the 😄 emoji?
Use either copy button on this page, then paste the emoji into a message, caption, bio, or document.
Can I use 😄 in Emoji Kitchen?
Yes. Open one of the compatible mixes on this page to combine 😄 with another supported emoji.