Emoji Faces 😀 Copy & Paste by Feeling

Q: What does the emoji 🥰 mean?

🥰 is the smiling face with hearts. It shows feeling loved, happy and warm, and is often used to reply to something sweet or to show affection.

Q: How do I add emojis to faces?

Copy a face from this page and paste it into your message, caption or name. On a phone you can also open the emoji keyboard and search for the face by name, such as "nerd" or "skull".

Emoji faces are the face characters in the Unicode emoji set, such as 😂 face with tears of joy or 🥺 pleading face, that show feelings in a text. Below you can copy 55 emoji faces sorted by feeling, each with its Unicode name, meaning and when to use it, plus classic text faces.

Happy · Laughing · Love & heart · Sad · Crying · Angry · Surprised · Skull & “I am dead” · Nerd & thinking · Shrug & unsure · Text faces

Happy faces

Unicode name	Meaning	When to use
grinning face U+1F600	Plain, open happiness.	A cheerful hello or good news.
grinning face with big eyes U+1F603	Excited, upbeat happiness.	When something made your day.
grinning face with smiling eyes U+1F604	Big, warm grin.	Laughing along at something nice.
beaming face with smiling eyes U+1F601	Beaming, a little proud.	Showing off a win or a big smile.
smiling face with smiling eyes U+1F60A	Warm, friendly, a bit shy.	Thank-yous and kind replies.
slightly smiling face U+1F642	Polite smile; can read as forced.	Neutral, polite messages; avoid in tense chats.

Laughing faces

Unicode name	Meaning	When to use
face with tears of joy U+1F602	Laughing so hard you cry.	Something genuinely funny.
rolling on the floor laughing U+1F923	Laughing out of control.	When 😂 is not enough.
grinning squinting face U+1F606	Squinting laugh, playful.	Silly jokes and teasing.
smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat U+1F605	Nervous or relieved laugh.	Awkward moments or a close call.
cat face with tears of joy U+1F639	A cat laughing to tears.	Funny cat content, or a softer 😂.

Love and heart faces

Unicode name	Meaning	When to use
smiling face with smiling eyes and three hearts U+1F970	Feeling loved and warm.	Replying to something sweet.
smiling face with heart-shaped eyes U+1F60D	Adoring, in love with something.	Food, outfits, people you admire.
face throwing a kiss U+1F618	Blowing a kiss.	Goodbyes to close friends or partners.
kissing face with closed eyes U+1F61A	A shy kiss.	Soft affection, less flirty than 😘.
red heart U+2764 U+FE0F	Love and strong approval.	Reacting to anything you love.
heart hands U+1FAF6	Love and support with your hands.	Thanking or cheering someone on.

Emoji faces sorted by feeling: happy, laughing, love, sad and more

Sad faces

Unicode name	Meaning	When to use
crying face U+1F622	A single tear; sad or hurt.	Small sad news.
disappointed face U+1F61E	Disappointed.	Plans that fell through.
pensive face U+1F614	Quietly sad or regretful.	Apologies and low moods.
slightly frowning face U+1F641	Mildly unhappy.	Light disappointment.
worried face U+1F61F	Worried.	Concern for someone.
face with pleading eyes U+1F97A	Pleading, puppy eyes.	Asking a favour or feeling touched.

Crying faces

Unicode name	Meaning	When to use
loudly crying face U+1F62D	Sobbing; often used for overwhelming feelings, sad or happy.	Big emotions, including "this is too cute".
face holding back tears U+1F979	Holding back tears.	Proud or touched moments.
sad but relieved face U+1F625	Sad but relieved.	When something bad was avoided.
crying cat U+1F63F	A crying cat.	Softer, cuter sadness.

Angry faces

Unicode name	Meaning	When to use
angry face U+1F620	Annoyed or angry.	Mild anger.
enraged face U+1F621	Red with rage.	Strong anger.
face with symbols on mouth U+1F92C	Swearing.	Venting without typing the words.
face with look of triumph U+1F624	Huffing; frustrated or determined.	Frustration, or "let us do this".
angry face with horns U+1F47F	Angry and mischievous.	Playful villain energy.

Surprised faces

Unicode name	Meaning	When to use
face with open mouth U+1F62E	Surprised.	Unexpected news.
astonished face U+1F632	Astonished.	Something hard to believe.
hushed face U+1F62F	Quietly surprised.	A small "oh".
flushed face U+1F633	Flushed; embarrassed or shocked.	Awkward or bold moments.
shocked face with exploding head U+1F92F	Mind blown.	Amazing facts or ideas.
face screaming in fear U+1F631	Screaming in fear.	Shock, or dramatic reactions.

Skull and "I am dead" faces

Unicode name	Meaning	When to use
skull U+1F480	Literally a skull; online it usually means "I am dead from laughing".	Very funny posts.
skull and crossbones U+2620 U+FE0F	Danger or poison.	Warnings or dark humour.
face with crossed-out eyes U+1F635	Dizzy or overwhelmed.	Too much going on.
melting face U+1FAE0	Melting with embarrassment or heat.	Awkward moments or hot days.
ghost U+1F47B	A playful ghost.	Halloween, or "ghosting" someone.

Nerd and thinking faces

Unicode name	Meaning	When to use
nerd face U+1F913	Nerdy, geeky.	Fun facts; can tease someone for being a know-it-all.
face with monocle U+1F9D0	Inspecting closely.	Looking into something suspicious.
thinking face U+1F914	Thinking.	Questions and doubts.
smiling face with sunglasses U+1F60E	Cool and confident.	Wins and good vibes.
face with one eyebrow raised U+1F928	Raised eyebrow; skeptical.	When something sounds off.

Shrug and unsure faces

Unicode name	Meaning	When to use
person shrugging U+1F937	Not sure, or does not matter.	"I do not know" or "whatever".
neutral face U+1F610	Neutral, unimpressed.	Flat reactions.
expressionless face U+1F611	Expressionless.	Annoyed silence.
face without mouth U+1F636	Speechless.	No words left.
face with rolling eyes U+1F644	Eye roll.	Sarcasm or mild annoyance.
grimacing face U+1F62C	Grimacing; awkward.	Cringe moments or bad news.
saluting face U+1FAE1	Saluting.	"On it" or showing respect.

How a face looks depends on your phone or app: Apple, Google, Samsung and others each draw their own version of the same character. Looking for more? Browse all emojis.

Text faces

Text faces (emoticons and kaomoji) are built from ordinary characters, so they work even where emoji do not.

FAQ

Can you give me a list of text faces?

Popular text faces include the shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, the table flip (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻, the bear ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ, the look of disapproval ಠ_ಠ and simple emoticons like 🙂 and <3. Tap any of them in the Text faces row to copy.

What does the emoji 🥰 mean?