Copy and paste the Winking Face 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+1F609).
Unicode Definition: Shows a smiling yellow face with one eye closed in a playful wink while the other remains open.
Context & Expression: Conveys lighthearted mischief, playful teasing, insider understanding, or gentle flirtation.
Context Tip: Pairing Winking Face (😉) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
Used to signal that a preceding remark shouldn't be interpreted literally, or to share a subtle inside joke.
Combine 😉 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Winking Face emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
Save the last slice of cheesecake for me, I claim legal ownership.
Too late, it's already undergoing rigorous quality assurance testing 😉
Don't you dare eat it without me!
Apple renders the right eye tightly closed with arched brow; Google uses a clean curved slit; Microsoft features a distinctive wide open left eye.
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 | Winking Face |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F609 |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 😉 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 😉 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F609 |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F609} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 98 89 |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :winking_face: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Category & Subgroup | Smileys & Emotion (thinking) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Conveys lighthearted mischief, playful teasing, insider understanding, or gentle flirtation. It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).
Used to signal that a preceding remark shouldn't be interpreted literally, or to share a subtle inside joke.
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+1F609 (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use 😉 or 😉; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F609"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F609}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :winking_face:.
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