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A yellow face emoji smiling with dotted eyes and an open grin

What does a {Emoji Name} emoji mean? People use this emoji online when responding in general happiness to something. It is a common reaction emoji. Alternatively, Gen Z and online culture have adapted to use this emoji to react with a sarcastic smile when they don’t actually find the context funny.

“We have been given more work to do.” “Great 😀”

A yellow face with tears streaming down the cheeks, laughing hard.

Used to show something is extremely funny. Millennials often use it to indicate they find something genuinely funny, while Gen Z may use it ironically to indicate something is not that funny.

“That’s hilarious! 😂”

A face with a hand covering the mouth, often representing shyness, embarrassment, or secrecy.

Used to express shyness, embarrassment, or to indicate a secret. Gen Z might use it to react to something awkward or to suggest keeping something hush-hush.

“Oops, didn’t mean to say that 🤭”

A yellow smiling face with glasses and buck teeth.

Indicates nerdiness or academic enthusiasm. Used by all generations to show being studious or geeky.

“Just finished reading an amazing book! 🤓”

A yellow face with large, puppy-dog eyes, slightly frowning mouth, and tears welling up.

Used to show pleading, gratitude, or being moved emotionally. Popular among all generations, especially Gen Z, to express a heartfelt plea or gratitude.

“Thank you so much for your help! You’re a lifesaver 🥹”

A yellow face with a big open smile, showing teeth and wide eyes.

Used to show excitement, enthusiasm, or happiness. Often used by Gen Z similarly to the Grinning Face emoji, to show sarcasm.

“We have another meeting today! 😃”

A yellow face with smiling eyes and a closed, pleasant smile.

Expresses genuine happiness and warm feelings. Used widely across all generations to show contentment.

“I’m so glad we met 😊”

A yellow face tilted on its side with tears of joy, laughing hard.

Represents uncontrollable laughter, often at something very funny. Popular among all generations to show something is extremely hilarious, though Gen Z may find it “cringe” or overused.

“That meme you sent me is too funny! 🤣”

A yellow face with a big smile and open hands.

Represents a hug or warm feelings. Used widely across all generations to send virtual hugs or warmth.

“Sending you a big hug! 🤗”

A yellow face with a small, closed smile and a single tear falling from one eye.

Often used to express a mix of emotions, such as bittersweetness, relief, or emotional overwhelm. It can convey gratitude, melancholy, or a sense of resigned acceptance. Popular across all generations for showing complex emotions, including feeling touched or wistful.

“I can’t believe it’s our last day together 🥲”

A yellow face with a slight smile, often used to convey simple acknowledgment or passive acceptance.

Commonly used to show that someone is going along with a conversation or situation without strong feelings either way.

“I’m okay with whatever you decide 🙂‍↔️.”

A yellow face with a slight smile and open eyes.

Often used to express a gentle, positive sentiment. Gen Z might use it more sarcastically or passively.

“Thanks for your help today! 🙂”

A yellow face with a slight smile, often associated with nodding, indicating agreement, acknowledgment, or understanding.

Used to convey that someone is in agreement or simply acknowledging what has been said. It can also suggest that someone is politely going along with something, even if they’re not fully engaged.

“Sure, that sounds good 🙂‍↕️”

A yellow face with a smile and a halo above its head, representing innocence, goodness, or angelic behavior.

Often used to indicate someone is being good or virtuous, or to playfully suggest that they are pretending to be innocent.

“I was on my best behavior today 😇”

A yellow face with closed eyes and a slight smile, showing a sense of relief or contentment.

Used to express relief after a stressful situation, or to show that someone is feeling relaxed and at peace.

“Finally finished the project 😌”

A yellow face with wide eyes and red cheeks, indicating surprise, embarrassment, or shock.

Used to express embarrassment, awkwardness, or being caught off guard.

“I can’t believe I said that out loud 😳.”

A yellow face with a hand on its chin, indicating deep thought or contemplation.

Often used to show that someone is pondering something or questioning a situation.

“I’m not sure if that’s the best idea 🤔.”

A face with a serious expression and a raised hand in salute, indicating respect, obedience, or agreement.

Commonly used to show respect, agreement, or willingness to comply with a request or command.

“Got it, I’ll take care of it 🫡.”

A yellow face with a finger over its lips, signaling silence or asking for quiet.

Used to ask someone to be quiet or to keep a secret.

“Let’s keep this between us 🤫.”

A yellow face with a neutral expression and no mouth, indicating silence or speechlessness.

Often used to express being at a loss for words, or choosing not to speak on a topic.

“I really don’t know what to say 😶.”

A face with a dotted outline, symbolizing feelings of invisibility, withdrawal, or feeling faded.

Often used to convey feeling unseen, overlooked, or wanting to disappear.

“Just want to blend into the background today 🫥.”

A yellow face with a neutral expression, showing neither positive nor negative emotion.

Used to express indifference, boredom, or a lack of strong emotion about something.

“Not impressed, just neutral about the whole thing 😐.”

A face with a crooked mouth, indicating mixed feelings, skepticism, or confusion.

Often used to convey uncertainty, ambivalence, or a conflicted state of mind.

“I’m not sure how I feel about this… 🫤.”

A yellow face with closed eyes and a straight mouth, indicating a lack of emotion or being unimpressed.

Used to show frustration, irritation, or a lack of enthusiasm.

“Another day, another set of problems 😑.”

A yellow face with large, round eyes, raised eyebrows, and a small, frowning mouth.

Used to show begging, pleading, or wanting something desperately. Often used by Gen Z to express a cute or sad plea.

“Can we please go to the amusement park? 🥺” or “Thank you so much 🥺”

A yellow face with closed eyes, open mouth, and streams of tears flowing down.

Shows extreme sadness or overwhelming emotion. Additionally, it is sometimes used to indicate laughing so hard that one is crying. Popular among all generations for expressing intense sadness or crying and, in a more exaggerated sense, intense laughter.

“I can’t believe this happened! 😭” or “That was the funniest story ever! 😭”

A yellow face with a small frown, a single tear rolling down its cheek, and closed eyes.

Represents sadness, disappointment, or sorrow. Used by all generations to express mild sadness or empathy.

“I miss you so much. 😢”

A face with downcast eyes and a frown, showing feelings of disappointment or regret.

Used to express sadness, disappointment, or when something didn’t go as expected.

“I really thought I’d get the job 😞”

A face with closed eyes and a slight frown, expressing deep thought, sadness, or reflection.

Often used to convey feelings of sadness, regret, or contemplation.

“I can’t stop thinking about what happened 😔”

A face with a slightly furrowed brow and a downturned mouth, showing confusion or bewilderment.

Used to express uncertainty, confusion, or when something doesn’t make sense.

“I don’t get it, can you explain it again? 😕”

A face with a slight frown, representing mild sadness or disappointment.

Used to convey mild unhappiness or when something didn’t go as planned.

“I was really hoping for better news 🙁”

A face with a pronounced frown, showing more intense sadness or displeasure.

Used to express deep sadness, disappointment, or when something goes wrong.

“I can’t believe it ended like this ☹️”

A face with closed eyes and a scrunched mouth, showing a struggle or effort to endure something difficult.

Often used when someone is going through a tough time or is trying hard to cope with a difficult situation.

“Just got to push through this last assignment 😣”

A face with closed eyes and a mouth twisted in pain or frustration, indicating intense discomfort or distress.

Used to express feelings of being overwhelmed, frustrated, or in a difficult situation.

“This situation is so stressful 😖”

A face with closed eyes, an open mouth, and a slouched expression, showing exhaustion or feeling drained.

Often used to indicate extreme tiredness, exhaustion, or feeling worn out.

“I’m completely drained after today 😫”

A face with closed eyes, raised eyebrows, and a downturned mouth, showing feelings of overwhelm or desperation.

Used to express exhaustion, frustration, or when someone is feeling completely worn out.

“I can’t take much more of this 😩”

Represents frustration, anger, or determination, often depicted as a face with steam coming out of its nose.

Used to express intense emotions like frustration, irritation, or a strong sense of determination. It can also signify someone being stubborn or resolute.

“I can’t believe they messed up my order again! 😤”

A yellow face with a frowning mouth and eyes, showing anger or displeasure.

Used to convey anger, frustration, or annoyance. Commonly used in situations where something upsetting has happened.

“That was so unfair! 😠”

A red, angry face with a frown and furrowed eyebrows, signifying intense anger.

Used to express strong anger or outrage. The red color emphasizes the intensity of the emotion.

“I’m absolutely furious about what happened! 😡”

A face with symbols covering its mouth, representing swearing or angry outbursts.

Used to show extreme anger, rage, or when someone is cursing or using strong language.

“I can’t believe they did that to me! 🤬”

A mischievous or devilish smile, often with purple horns, indicating playful or slightly evil intentions.

Used to convey mischievous behavior, teasing, or light-hearted evil intent. Often used when someone is planning or has done something cheeky.

“Guess who just took the last cookie 😈”

A red face with horns, showing anger, evil intent, or frustration.

Used to represent someone who is angry or behaving in a mean-spirited way. Can also be used humorously to signify playful villainy.

“Don’t mess with me today 👿”

A red ogre face from Japanese folklore, representing a demon or troll.

Often used to represent something scary or to depict someone acting like a monster. It can also be used humorously to describe someone behaving badly.

“You should have seen my face when I saw the mess! 👹”

A red-faced goblin, inspired by Japanese folklore, often associated with troublemaking.

Used to represent mischief, something eerie, or someone being a troublemaker. It’s also used to depict a spooky or villainous character.

“Feeling a bit mischievous today 👺”

A cat face with a frown and furrowed brows, showing discontent or displeasure.

Used to express annoyance, displeasure, or dissatisfaction, often with a cat-like attitude.

“I can’t believe you woke me up so early 😾”

A yellow face with a wacky expression, one eye larger than the other, and a tongue sticking out.

Used to show silliness, craziness, or playfulness. Commonly used across all generations to indicate being goofy or having fun.

“Had a wild time at the party! 🤪”

A yellow face wearing a disguise with glasses, a fake nose, and mustache.

Used to show anonymity, playfulness, or joking around. Popular among all generations for playful disguise or secrecy.

“Guess who? 🥸”

A yellow face melting down, which can represent extreme heat, exhaustion, or embarrassment.

Shows feeling overwhelmed, embarrassed, or just having a tough day. Used across generations to express melting under pressure or heat.

“This heatwave is unbearable! 🫠”

A yellow face with spiral eyes, indicating dizziness or confusion.

Represents confusion, disorientation, or being overwhelmed. Used by all generations to show feeling dazed or puzzled.

“This problem is making my head spin! 😵‍💫”

A yellow face with a wavy mouth, one eye half-open.

Used to show drunkenness, sickness, or exhaustion. Popular among all generations to indicate feeling out of it or woozy.

“That was one wild night! 🥴”

A yellow face with smiling eyes, a closed smile, and several hearts.

Used to show affection, love, and adoration. Popular among all generations to express strong affection and love.

“I’m so in love with this! 🥰”

A yellow face with a big smile and open hands.

Represents a hug or warm feelings. Used widely across all generations to send virtual hugs or warmth.

“Sending you a big hug! 🤗”

A yellow face with a big smile and tongue out.

Represents delicious food or enjoyment of a meal. Common among all generations to indicate tasty food.

“Dinner was amazing! 😋”

A yellow face with star-shaped eyes and a big open smile.

Used to show excitement, amazement, or being star-struck. Popular among all generations to indicate admiration or being impressed.

“That concert was incredible! 🤩”

A yellow face with an exploding head.

Represents shock, amazement, or being mind-blown. Commonly used by all generations to express surprise or disbelief.

“The plot twist in that movie was mind-blowing! 🤯”

A yellow face with one eye closed and a smile.

Used to show playfulness, flirtation, or a joke. Common among all generations for playful or flirtatious messages.

“See you at the party tonight! 😉”

A yellow face with sunglasses.

Represents coolness, confidence, or relaxation. Used by all generations to show confidence or a laid-back attitude.

“Feeling cool today! 😎”

A yellow face with heart-shaped eyes.

Expresses love, infatuation, or admiration. Commonly used by all generations to show strong affection or admiration.

“I love this dress! 😍”

A yellow face with a half-smile and raised eyebrow.

Conveys smugness or self-confidence. Used by all generations, often to indicate a knowing or sly attitude.

“I know something you don’t. 😏”

A yellow face upside-down, with a simple, open smile.

Conveys silliness, sarcasm, or irony. Widely used across all generations to indicate playful sarcasm or irony.

“Oops, I did it again 🙃”

A yellow face with eyes rolled upward.

Expresses sarcasm, annoyance, or disbelief. Popular among all generations to show exasperation or disbelief.

“Here we go again. 🙄”

A yellow face with no mouth.

Represents silence or the inability to speak. Used widely to show speechlessness or being at a loss for words.

“I have no words. 😶”

A yellow face with an open mouth vomiting a stream of green liquid.

Used to express disgust, nausea, or extreme dislike. Popular across all generations to show something is repulsive or sickening.

“That spoiled milk was so gross! 🤮”

A yellow face with one eye peeking through fingers.

Represents fear, anxiety, or reluctance to look. Used to show nervous anticipation or curiosity.

“I’m too scared to watch! 🫣”

A yellow face with a hand salute.

Used to show acknowledgment, agreement, or respect in a playful or lighthearted manner. Popular among all generations to convey a “heard” or “yes sir” type sentiment, often in a silly or informal context.

“Got it, boss! 🫡”

A yellow face with a thermometer in its mouth.

Shows sickness or fever. Used to indicate feeling unwell or having a fever.

“I think I’m coming down with something. 🤒”

A yellow face with a hand covering a yawn.

Represents tiredness or boredom. Used across all generations to show being sleepy or uninterested.

“This meeting is so boring. 🥱”

A yellow face with a finger over its lips.

Used to indicate silence or secrecy. Popular across all generations to signal keeping quiet.

“Don’t tell anyone! 🤫”

A yellow face with dollar signs for eyes and a money tongue.

Indicates wealth, money, or a financial opportunity. Used across all generations to show excitement about money or financial gain.

“Just got a big bonus! 🤑”

A human skull, often used to represent death or something that is dangerous.

Commonly used in a humorous or lighthearted way to refer to something shocking, scary, or deadly.

“That joke was so funny, I’m dead 💀.”

A yellow face wearing a wide-brimmed cowboy hat, representing the Wild West, cowboy culture, or a carefree attitude.

Often used to convey a sense of adventure, excitement, or just having fun with a western or laid-back vibe.

“Yeehaw! Ready for the weekend 🤠.”

A face painted as a clown, often representing fun, entertainment, or sometimes foolishness.

Used to indicate that someone is acting silly, foolish, or to refer to clowns in a literal or figurative sense.

“I really made a fool of myself today 🤡.”

A smiling pile of poop, often used humorously or to represent something that is bad or unpleasant.

Used in a lighthearted way to express dissatisfaction, frustration, or just for fun.

“Today was a total mess 💩.”

A friendly, cartoon-style ghost, often used to represent Halloween, spookiness, or something that’s spooky but not too scary.

Used to convey a playful sense of eeriness or to refer to ghost-related themes or Halloween.

“Feeling spooky as Halloween approaches 👻.”

A skull with crossed bones beneath it, traditionally a symbol of danger, poison, or pirates.

Used to warn of danger, to signify something deadly, or sometimes in pirate-related contexts.

“That challenge was risky, but we made it ☠️.”

A green alien face, representing extraterrestrial life or something that feels strange or out of this world.

Often used to talk about aliens, space, or something unusual and unfamiliar.

“That new tech is so advanced, it feels alien 👽.”

A pixelated, retro-style alien monster, often associated with video games and old-school gaming culture.

Used to reference gaming, nerd culture, or something that feels like it’s from another dimension.

“Leveling up in my favorite game 👾.”

A face of a robot, often used to represent technology, automation, or something mechanical.

Used to talk about robots, technology, or sometimes to suggest that someone is acting in a mechanical or emotionless way.

“Automating my tasks like a robot 🤖.”

A carved pumpkin with a spooky face, commonly associated with Halloween.

Used in reference to Halloween, spooky themes, or anything related to fall festivities.

“Getting ready for the Halloween party 🎃.”