😗 Kissing Face Emoji

Copy and paste the Kissing Face emoji (😗) instantly. View its meaning in Smileys & Emotion, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015) developer codes (U+1F617).

What Does the Kissing Face Emoji Mean?

Unicode Definition: Illustrates kissing face (😗), officially cataloged under Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015) (U+1F617) in the "face-affection" subgroup. Features soft, radiant eye shapes and warm blushing tones expressing interpersonal fondness.

Context & Expression: Expresses genuine warmth, love, deep appreciation, romantic fondness, or heartfelt gratitude.

Tone Tip: Kissing Face (😗) softens plain text and signals sincere affection, appreciation, or supportive warmth.

Modern Texting & Social Usage

Commonly sent between close friends, partners, and family members to soften text tone and ensure messages feel affectionate rather than detached.

💡 Quick Usage Tip:

Combine 😗 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.

Real-Life Chat Examples

See how the Kissing Face emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.

Avery

Just wanted to say thank you so much for helping me move today, you were a lifesaver!

You

Anytime! So glad everything got settled in smoothly 😗

Avery

You're the absolute best, talk soon!

When to Use 😗

Expressing sincere gratitude to loved ones, collaborators, and close friends.
Captioning anniversary, relationship, or family photo memories.
Sending warm morning or evening well-wishes.

When to Avoid 😗

First-time professional inquiries or cold outreach where overly intimate tones could miscommunicate.
Formal financial or institutional correspondence.

CROSS-PLATFORM DISPLAY

How Kissing Face Looks Across Operating Systems & Fonts

Apple iOS renders 😗 with smooth 3D gradients and glossy eye highlights; Google Android uses a vibrant flat-shaded vector style; Samsung One UI features highly expressive brow curves; Microsoft Windows uses a bold outlined Fluent aesthetic.

😗

Apple iOS / macOS Rendering

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

Technical & Developer Specifications

Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.

Character	😗
Official Unicode Name	Kissing Face
Unicode Code Point	`U+1F617`
HTML Decimal Entity	`😗`
HTML Hex Entity	`😗`
CSS Escape Code	`\01F617`
JavaScript / ES6 Escape	`\u{1F617}`
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	`F0 9F 98 97`
Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub)	`:kissing_face:`
Emoji / Unicode Version	Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015)
Category & Subgroup	Smileys & Emotion (love)

Frequently Asked Questions About Kissing Face (😗)

Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.

What is the emotional and conversational meaning of Kissing Face (😗)?

Expresses genuine warmth, love, deep appreciation, romantic fondness, or heartfelt gratitude. It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category and was standardized in Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015).

How is the Kissing Face emoji (😗) used on TikTok, Instagram, and Discord?

Commonly sent between close friends, partners, and family members to soften text tone and ensure messages feel affectionate rather than detached.

How do I copy and paste 😗 on iPhone, Android, Mac, or Windows?

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.

What are the Unicode, HTML, CSS, and JS developer codes for Kissing Face?

The Unicode code point is U+1F617 (Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015)). In HTML use 😗 or 😗; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F617"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F617}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :kissing_face:.

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