😆️ Grinning squinting face emoji

The grinning squinting face emoji means laughter, strong excitement, or finding something very funny. The tightly closed eyes make it feel more intense than 😀 Grinning face.

It is the emoji version of the text emoticon xD or the word "laughing". It can be used for jokes, playful teasing, or moments that feel silly and energetic.

Related emoji include 😂 Face with tears of joy, 🤣 Rolling on the floor laughing, and 😄 Grinning face with smiling eyes.

Could also be called squinting, laughing, disbelief, xD or cringe laugh emoji.

Other meanings

This emoji can also represent awkward laughter, disbelief, or cringe when the squinting expression feels strained rather than purely happy.

Example Usage

That joke caught me off guard 😆️

Related emoji

Excited emojis

• 😃️ Grinning face with big eyes
• 😄️ Grinning face with smiling eyes
• 🤩️ Star-struck

Grinning emojis

• 😀️ Grinning face
• 😅️ Grinning face with sweat

Happy emojis

• 😁️ Beaming face with smiling eyes
• 🙂️ Slightly smiling face
• 😉️ Winking face
• 😊️ Smiling face with smiling eyes

Squinting emojis

• 🤣️ Rolling on the floor laughing
• 😝️ Squinting face with tongue

Visual description

On iOS, this emoji is a round yellow face with a wide open smiling mouth and tightly closed eyes. The mouth is dark inside and shows a row of white upper teeth.

The eyes are drawn as inward-pointing V shapes, like the face is squinting from laughter or excitement. Other platforms may make the eyes more like curved X shapes.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.