Unicode has more than 3600 emoji symbols and face with tears of joy emoji 😂 is the most popular among all. It is part of smiling face emoji categorized under “Smileys & Emotion” section. You can use keyboard shortcuts and apps to insert this emoji in Windows and Mac applications.
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How to Type Face with Tears of Joy Emoji?
There are multiple ways you can type the emoji symbols in Windows and Mac.
1. Using Alt Code Shortcut in Windows
The simplest and easy way in Windows applications is to use alt code shortcut. Use Alt + 128514 to make face with tears of joy emoji 😂. However, you need to type the numbers using numeric pad on your keyboard.
2. How to Type Face with Tears of Joy Emoji in Word?
In Windows Microsoft Word documents you can use both alt key shortcut as well as alt + x code method. Type 1F602 and then press alt and X keys to toggle the code to emoji symbol.
3. How to Insert in Excel?
If alt code is not working in Excel, alternate option is to setup AutoCorrect shortcut. Go to “File > Options > Proofing” section and create custom AutoCorrect shortcut. You can use this method in both Windows and Mac Excel versions.
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4. Using Emoji Panel in Windows 10 Computers
Windows allows you to insert emoji using an emoji keyboard. You can access the panel by pressing Win Logo + . or Win Logo + ; keys. Type “tear” to filter the result and insert face with tears of joy emoji in any application.
5. How to Insert Face with Tears of Joy Emoji in Mac?
On Mac, you have to use Character Viewer app to insert the emoji. Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer app. Navigate to “Emoji > Smileys & People” section to find face with tears of joy emoji symbol. Alternatively, you can find the symbol by typing “tears” in the search box.
6. Type Face with Tears of Joy Emoji in Android and iPhone
On Android and iPhone, you can use switch the keyboard layout to emoji and insert the symbols. For example, tap on the globe icon in iPhone keyboard and select “Emoji” option. Now, you can find the face with tears of joy emoji under smileys group.
7. How to Type Face with Tears of Joy Emoji in HTML?
On HTML documents, you can use decimal code in the format 😂 and hexadecimal code in the format 😂 to type the emoji. Below is the HTML code example with decimal and hexadecimal codes. You can use the code within any HTML tag.
<span>😂</span>
<span>😂</span>8. How to Type in CSS?
On CSS documents, you can use content:\00A4; with the pseudo elements. Below is the CSS code example with list element. You can use any other elements with pseudo selector :before or :after.
li:before {
content:\00A4;
}9. How to Quickly Type Face with Tears of Joy Emoji in WhatsApp Web?
If you are using WhatsApp Web or desktop app, type :tears to filter the emoji. You will see the list of emoji appears from which you can select and insert in the message.
Emoji Display
Face with tears of joy emoji may look different on different applications. For example, Office applications like Word and Excel will show you the emoji as a line symbol. You can change the color and font size of the emoji. However, on Mac and browsers, you will the emoji with yellow color. Below is the display of face with tears of joy emoji in popular platforms.
| Platform | Emoji |
|---|---|
| Browser | 😂 |
| Apple |  |
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| Microsoft |  |
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