What is the Unicode code point for Slightly Smiling Face?

Encoded at U+1F642, introduced in Emoji 1.0 (2015). The official Unicode name is "Slightly Smiling Face".

🙂

Slightly Smiling Face Emoji

Q: How do I copy the Slightly Smiling Face emoji?

Click the copy button next to the format you need — Character, HTML Entity, Shortcode, or CSS — then paste with Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac).

Q: Is the Slightly Smiling Face emoji free to use?

Yes. Emoji characters are part of the Unicode standard and can be used freely in personal and commercial text. Vendor artwork is copyrighted, but the Unicode character itself is free to copy.

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

Copy the Slightly Smiling Face emoji

Character🙂

HTML Entity🙂

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.

This detailed meaning was written by the UseEmoji editorial team after reviewing Unicode CLDR data and real-world usage. For quick identification, think of this emoji as shorthand for slightly smiling face — it conveys that idea faster than words while keeping the message friendly and scannable.

How to use the Slightly Smiling Face emoji

In chat: Drop 🙂 into a sentence where you would normally write “slightly smiling face” to add tone and visual interest.
On social media: Pair 🙂 with a keyword or hashtag to make captions more searchable and expressive.
In documents and code: Use the HTML entity 🙂 or shortcode :slightly-smiling-face: when the raw character may be escaped or unsupported.

Technical details & cross-platform notes

Category	Smileys & Emotion
Unicode code point	`U+1F642`
Introduced in	Emoji 1.0 (2015)
Shortcode	`:slightly-smiling-face:`
HTML entity	`🙂`
Platform rendering	Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each draw their own glyph. The meaning stays slightly smiling face everywhere — only the art style changes.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Slightly Smiling Face mean?

What is the Unicode code point?

Encoded at U+1F642, introduced in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Official name: "Slightly Smiling Face".

How do I copy the Slightly Smiling Face emoji?

Click any Copy button above (Character, HTML Entity, Shortcode, CSS), then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. On mobile, long-press to paste.

Is the Slightly Smiling Face emoji free to use?

Yes. The Unicode character is free for personal and commercial copy. Vendor-specific artwork is copyrighted — copy the character, not the image file.

How is Slightly Smiling Face used in context?

It adds visual shorthand for slightly smiling face in social posts, messages, and documents where an image conveys tone faster than words.

Does it look the same on every device?

Meaning is identical, but art differs: Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each render 🙂 with their own style, colour, and shading.