😉
Smileys & Emotion
winking face emoji
One eye winked shut — suggests a joke, flirtation, or shared secret. Used to soften a teasing comment or signal that you're not being entirely serious. A long-standing staple of friendly digital chat.
Unicode data
| Character | 😉 |
| Codepoint | U+1F609 |
| Unicode name | WINKING FACE |
| Added in | Unicode 0.6 |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Subcategory | face-smiling |
| HTML entity | 😉 |
| Shortcode | :wink: |
Platform support
Apple / iOS✓ Supported
Google / Android✓ Supported
Twitter / X (Twemoji)✓ Supported
Platform designs vary — the same codepoint renders differently on iOS, Android, and web. Twemoji is the open-source reference used on this site (CC BY 4.0).
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