Smiling face emoji are the most popular in chat conversation in social applications like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Messenger. Though most of these applications have dedicated emoji keyboard some apps like WhatsApp uses the default smartphone’s emoji option. In addition, you can use alt code shortcuts to type these smiling face emoji symbols in Windows and Mac based documents like Word and Pages.
Alt Code Shortcuts for Smiling Face Emoji
Unicode has 13 smiling face emoji symbols under “Smileys & Emotion” group. However, there are many emoji with similar name under different groups. For example, the “Smiling Face” emoji itself is part of “Affection Face” group and not under the “Smiling Face” group. Here is a list of alt code shortcuts for smiling face emoji symbols under different categories.
| Emoji | Name | Alt Code | Alt + X Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 😀 | Grinning Face | Alt + 128512 | 1F600 Alt + X |
| 😃 | Grinning Face With Big Eyes | Alt + 128515 | 1F603 Alt + X |
| 😄 | Grinning Face With Smiling Eyes | Alt + 128516 | 1F604 Alt + X |
| 😁 | Beaming Face With Smiling Eyes | Alt + 128513 | 1F601 Alt + X |
| 😆 | Grinning Squinting Face | Alt + 128518 | 1F606 Alt + X |
| 😅 | Grinning Face With Sweat | Alt + 128517 | 1F605 Alt + X |
| 🙂 | Slightly Smiling Face | Alt + 128578 | 1F642 Alt + X |
| 🙃 | Upside-Down Smiling Face | Alt + 128579 | 1F643 Alt + X |
| 😊 | Smiling Face With Smiling Eyes | Alt + 128522 | 1F60A Alt + X |
| 😇 | Smiling Face With Halo | Alt + 128519 | 1F607 Alt + X |
| 🥰 | Smiling Face With Hearts | Alt + 129392 | 1F970 Alt + X |
| 😍 | Smiling Face With Heart-Eyes | Alt + 128525 | 1F60D Alt + X |
| ☺ | Smiling Face | Alt + 9786 | 263A Alt + X |
| 🥲 | Smiling Face With Tear | Alt + 129394 | 1F972 Alt + X |
| 😏 | Smirking Face | Alt + 128527 | 1F60F Alt + X |
| 😎 | Smiling Face With Sunglasses | Alt + 128526 | 1F60E Alt + X |
| 😈 | Smiling Face With Horns | Alt + 128520 | 1F608 Alt + X |
| 😺 | Grinning Cat | Alt + 128570 | 1F63A Alt + X |
| 😸 | Grinning Cat With Smiling Eyes | Alt + 128568 | 1F638 Alt + X |
| 😻 | Smiling Cat With Heart-Eyes | Alt + 128571 | 1F63B Alt + X |
| 😙 | Kissing Face with Smiling Eyes | Alt + 128537 | 1F619 Alt + X |
Note: Grinning, smirking and beaming all words have similar meaning with smiling.
How to Type Smiling Face Emoji Symbols?
1. Using Alt Code Decimal Method
Using alt code is the easy way to type these emoji symbols in Windows based documents. You can hold the alt key and then type the code using number pad on your keyboard. For example, alt + 128537 will make the kissing face with smiling eyes like 😙.
2. Alt X Code for Microsoft Word
If alt code shortcut is not working then you can try the alt + x shortcuts. However, this shortcut will work only on Microsoft Word documents in Windows. You have to type the hexadecimal code and then press alt + x keys together to convert into an emoji. For example, 1F970 Alt + X will make smiling face with hearts like 🥰.
3. Can i Insert Smiling Faces in HTML and CSS?
Yes, you can use the decimal or hexadecimal code in the following format like to insert these emoji symbols in HTML.
<span>🥲</span>
<span>🥲</span>Similar to HTML, you can also use the below format in CSS using the hexadecimal code.
li:before {
content:\1F600;
font-family:Arial;
}Using Emoji Panel in Windows and Mac
Unfortunately, alt code keyboard shortcuts will not work in Mac for the emoji with 5 digit hexadecimal codes. However, you have an alternate option to use the emoji panel or Character Viewer app.
- Press “Control + Command + Space” to open emoji panel in Mac.
- Search the name or hexadecimal code using the search box to filter the symbols.
- Double click on the emoji to insert on the application.
Using Emoji Keyboard in Windows
Other than using keyboard shortcuts, Windows computers also offer an emoji panel to type symbols.
- Press “Win + Dot” or “Win + Semicolon” keys to open emoji panel.
- Type the emoji name to filter the symbol and insert on your document.
Is Smiling Face ☺ an Emoji or Emoticon?
There are two symbols many of us get confused – black and white smiling face.
- White smiling face is an emoticon later adopted as emoji. It is same as “Smiling Face” emoji that you can type with “Alt + 9786”.
- Though the name is smiling face, it is NOT part of “Smiling Face” group. It is part of “Affection Face” emoji group.
- Black smiling face (Alt + 9787) is NOT part of Unicode emoji.
- Most applications will display both black and white emoticon symbols in grayscale like text characters.
Note: All smiling face emoji symbols will look like line diagram in Windows based documents. However, they will solid image in Mac documents including Office 365 for Mac.
