U0001F600

U+1F600 GRINNING FACE is a Unicode emoji character that depicts a yellow face with a broad, open smile showing teeth. It is part of the Emoticons block (U+1F600 to U+1F64F) and is one of the most widely used emoji to express happiness, joy, or enthusiasm in digital communication.

Encoding and naming: The character’s code point is U+1F600, and its official Unicode name is GRINNING FACE. In decimal, this is 128512. In UTF-8 it is encoded as F0 9F 98 80. In HTML, it can be written as 😀 or used directly as an emoji character in supported environments.

Presentation and variation: By default, U+1F600 is treated as an emoji presentation on most platforms. A variation selector-16 (U+FE0F) can be appended to ensure emoji presentation, while a variation selector-15 (U+FE0E) can request text presentation on systems that support variation selectors.

Usage and platform differences: The visual appearance of the GRINNING FACE varies across platforms, including differences in color, shading, and style, reflecting each platform’s emoji design. Despite such variation, the underlying symbol consistently conveys positive emotion.

History and adoption: The code point was added to Unicode in version 6.1 (2012) as part of the ongoing expansion of emoji support. Since then, it has been widely adopted across operating systems, messaging apps, and web platforms, making it one of the most recognizable emoji worldwide.

See also: Related facial-expression emoji include U+1F603 SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH, U+1F601 GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES, and U+1F642 SLIGHTLY SMILING FACE.