Smiley characters run from the classic typeable symbols ☺ ☻ ☹ to the colour emoji 🙂 😊 😀. The outline ☺ and filled ☻ are the original text smileys, on old Windows you can even type them with Alt + 1 and Alt + 2. Copy any from the keys below; for the emoji faces, use your phone’s emoji keyboard.
01 Symbols at a glance
| Symbol | How to type | |
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| White Smiling Face | U+263A · Word: 263A Alt+X · ☺ |
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| Black Smiling Face | U+263B · Word: 263B Alt+X · ☻ |
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| White Frowning Face | U+2639 · Word: 2639 Alt+X · ☹ |
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| Slightly Smiling Face | U+1F642 · Word: 1F642 Alt+X · 🙂 |
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| Smiling Face With Smiling Eyes | U+1F60A · Word: 1F60A Alt+X · 😊 |
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| Grinning Face | U+1F600 · Word: 1F600 Alt+X · 😀 |
02 FAQ
How do I type a ☺ smiley face symbol?
Copy it from the keys above, or in Word type 263A then Alt+X for the outline ☺, 263B for the filled ☻. On older Windows, the classic shortcut is Alt+1 for ☺ and Alt+2 for ☻ (using the number pad).
What is the difference between ☺ and 😊?
☺ (U+263A) is a plain monochrome smiley shown in your text colour, good for signatures and plain text. 😊 (U+1F60A) is the colour emoji "smiling face with smiling eyes". Use ☺ as a text symbol and 😊 as an emoji.
Where are all the emoji faces like 😀 😂 😍?
The full range of face emoji, grinning, laughing, love, sad, angry and more, lives on our face symbols guide. This page focuses on the classic typeable smiley symbols ☺ ☻ ☹ and the closest emoji smiles.