What does ๐ Grinning Squinting Face mean?
Eyes squeezed shut and mouth thrown wide open, this face is caught in the middle of a laugh. It stands for a big, hearty โhahahaโ, the kind of laughter that scrunches up your whole face. Fans of old-school emoticons will recognize the classic XD expression in it. In intensity it sits between the gentle chuckle of ๐ and the tearful laughter of ๐.
๐ Grinning Squinting Face is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (smiling faces), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about closed, eyes, haha, hahaha, happy and laugh.
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๐ Grinning Squinting Face on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Grinning Squinting Face looks on each platform.
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Grinning Squinting Face emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Grinning Squinting Face emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :laughing:.
When was the Grinning Squinting Face emoji added?
๐ Grinning Squinting Face was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Grinning Squinting Face. The underlying code (U+1F606) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.