😏️ Smirking face emoji
HTML
😏
Unicode
U+1F60F
What is 😏️ called?
😏️ is called the Smirking face emoji.
Often called the smug face, sly smile or knowing smile. Each name reflects the asymmetrical mouth and sideways gaze rather than uncomplicated happiness.
What does 😏️ mean?
The smirking face emoji conveys smugness, sly confidence, flirtation, or knowing amusement. Its uneven half-smile can imply that the sender knows more than they are saying.
Compared with 😌 Relieved face, its satisfaction feels less peaceful and more self-aware. 😉 Winking face signals playfulness more openly, while the smirk can look suggestive, competitive, or superior.
Use it for a clever advantage, teasing confidence, a subtle innuendo, or a prediction that has just proved correct. Tone depends heavily on the relationship.
Other meanings
It may express sarcasm, mischief, self-satisfaction, suspicion, or quiet flirting. In a tense exchange it can appear condescending, so it is not always a friendly smile.
Example Usage
I told you my shortcut would work 😏
Maybe I did save the best seat for you 😏
More details
Its Unicode code point is U+1F60F, and it has been available as an emoji since Emoji 1.0. “Smirk” describes a self-satisfied or suggestive half-smile.
Visual description
A round yellow face has a closed smile raised more on one side than the other. Its eyes often look sideways or slightly narrowed, reinforcing the knowing expression.
Platforms vary the eyebrow angle, gaze, and depth of the crooked smile. The asymmetrical mouth distinguishes it from a simple contented face.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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