Copy and paste the Face with Tears of Joy emoji (😂) in one click. Explore its Smileys & Emotion meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) developer codes (U+1F602).
Unicode Definition: A yellow smiling face grinning widely while shedding tears of laughter from both eyes.
Context & Expression: Uncontrollable amusement, hysterics, and jovial joy.
Context Tip: Pairing Face with Tears of Joy (😂) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
Historically the most used emoji in the world. While younger internet demographics sometimes favor 💀 or 😠for irony, 😂 remains the undisputed global standard across family chats, international messaging, and social commentary when something is genuinely funny.
Combine 😂 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Face with Tears of Joy emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
Dad tried to use the Siri voice assistant to find his glasses while wearing them
Hahaha typical dad moment! 😂 Tell him I love him
Google features exaggerated blue teardrop splashes; Apple shows tears flowing cleanly along the cheeks; Samsung features slightly tilted eyebrows.
High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting
System Font: 'Apple Color Emoji'| Platform / Vendor | Glyph Preview | System Emoji Font | Rendering Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS / macOS | 😂 | Apple Color Emoji | High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting |
| Google Android | 😂 | Noto Color Emoji | Clean, rounded Noto Color Emoji vector geometry |
| Samsung One UI | 😂 | Samsung Color Emoji | Vibrant high-contrast One UI color styling |
| Microsoft Windows | 😂 | Segoe UI Emoji | Fluent Design 3D shading (renders 2-letter ISO codes for country flags) |
| X / Discord (Twemoji) | 😂 | Twitter Color Emoji | Flat minimalist Twemoji SVG iconography |
Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.
| Character | 😂 |
|---|---|
| Official Unicode Name | Face with Tears of Joy |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F602 |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 😂 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 😂 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F602 |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F602} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 98 82 |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :joy: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Category & Subgroup | Smileys & Emotion (face-smiling) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Uncontrollable amusement, hysterics, and jovial joy. It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).
Historically the most used emoji in the world. While younger internet demographics sometimes favor 💀 or 😠for irony, 😂 remains the undisputed global standard across family chats, international messaging, and social commentary when something is genuinely funny.
Click the "Copy Emoji (😂)" button at the top of this page to copy the character to your clipboard, then press Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux), Cmd+V (macOS), or long-press Paste (iOS/Android) in any app.
The Unicode code point is U+1F602 (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use 😂 or 😂; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F602"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F602}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :joy:.
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