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Slightly Smiling Face Emoji

Smileys & Emotion • U+1F642 • Emoji 1.0 (2015)

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Shortcode:slightly-smiling-face:
URL Encoded%F0%9F%99%82
CSS Escape\1F642

What does the Slightly Smiling Face emoji mean?

Slightly Smiling Face offers a small, restrained smile that famously reads as almost anything but happy in modern messaging culture. Its tight, polite grin is frequently used to signal passive-aggression, scepticism, or "I am acknowledging your message but I do not necessarily agree." The gap between its literal name and its actual usage is one of the most discussed phenomena in emoji communication.

Technical details

The Slightly Smiling Face emoji is part of the Smileys & Emotion category. Its Unicode code point is U+1F642, and it was introduced in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. The official Unicode name is "Slightly Smiling Face". On most modern operating systems it renders as a full-colour emoji glyph, though the exact artwork differs between Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, and other platform vendors.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Slightly Smiling Face mean?

Slightly Smiling Face offers a small, restrained smile that famously reads as almost anything but happy in modern messaging culture. Its tight, polite grin is f...

What is the Unicode code point?

Encoded at U+1F642, introduced in Emoji 1.0 (2015).

How do I copy it?

Click any copy button above, then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V.

Is it free to use?

Yes. Emoji characters are part of the Unicode standard and can be used freely.