☺

Text style	Emoji style
☺︎	☺️
Text style is forced with ⟨︎⟩ and emoji style with ⟨️⟩.
☺ U+263A, ☺ WHITE SMILING FACE ← ☹ [U+2639] Miscellaneous Symbols ☻ → [U+263B]

☻ U+263B, ☻ BLACK SMILING FACE ← ☺ [U+263A] Miscellaneous Symbols ☼ → [U+263C]

Translingual

Symbol

☺

1. A smiling face; used to indicate happiness or amusement.

   Michael: Are you coming round this evening?
   Michelle: Yes, of course ☺

   • 2013, Jessica Burkhart, Home for Christmas (Canterwood Crest; Super Special) (in English), New York, NY: Aladdin M!X, →ISBN, page 44:

     This was supposed 2 be a SURPRISE, but the girls got it out of me. ☺ I wanted all of us 2 spend Xmas 2gether. By all, I mean r horses 2. Sooo . . . B, C, G, Z, & D, you have guests waiting @ BC. Zane, Valentino, Scout, Nero, & Polo r there! Now we can ride r horses when we r not volunteering & spend Xmas w them. ☺

Usage notes

This symbol is quite old and pre-dates the implementation of emojis; thus it can be said that it is not a true emoji. As such, some programs may automatically replace ☺ with a custom image, such as social networks' emoji implementations.

Synonyms

• :-)
• ☻ (rare)

Antonyms

• ☹
• :-(