Emoji, Symbol and Kaomoji Meanings

One article per character: what it means, where it came from and how it is used today.

• 😀 What Does the 😀 grinning face Emoji Mean?
• 😃 What Does the 😃 grinning face with big eyes Emoji Mean?
• 😄 What Does the 😄 grinning face with smiling eyes Emoji Mean?
• 😁 What Does the 😁 beaming face with smiling eyes Emoji Mean?
• 😆 What Does the 😆 grinning squinting face Emoji Mean?
• 😅 What Does the 😅 grinning face with sweat Emoji Mean?
• 🤣 What Does the 🤣 rolling on the floor laughing Emoji Mean?
• 😂 What Does the 😂 face with tears of joy Emoji Mean?
• 🙂 What Does the 🙂 slightly smiling face Emoji Mean?
• 🙃 What Does the 🙃 upside-down face Emoji Mean?
• 🫠 What Does the 🫠 melting face Emoji Mean?
• 😉 What Does the 😉 winking face Emoji Mean?
• 😊 What Does the 😊 smiling face with smiling eyes Emoji Mean?
• 😇 What Does the 😇 smiling face with halo Emoji Mean?
• 🥰 What Does the 🥰 smiling face with hearts Emoji Mean?
• 😍 What Does the 😍 smiling face with heart-eyes Emoji Mean?
• 🤩 What Does the 🤩 star-struck Emoji Mean?
• 😘 What Does the 😘 face blowing a kiss Emoji Mean?
• 😗 What Does the 😗 kissing face Emoji Mean?
• ☺️ What Does the ☺️ smiling face Emoji Mean?
• 😚 What Does the 😚 kissing face with closed eyes Emoji Mean?
• 😙 What Does the 😙 kissing face with smiling eyes Emoji Mean?
• 🥲 What Does the 🥲 smiling face with tear Emoji Mean?
• 😋 What Does the 😋 face savoring food Emoji Mean?
• 😛 What Does the 😛 face with tongue Emoji Mean?
• 😜 What Does the 😜 winking face with tongue Emoji Mean?
• 🤪 What Does the 🤪 zany face Emoji Mean?
• 😝 What Does the 😝 squinting face with tongue Emoji Mean?
• 🤑 What Does the 🤑 money-mouth face Emoji Mean?
• 🤗 What Does the 🤗 smiling face with open hands Emoji Mean?
• 🤭 What Does the 🤭 face with hand over mouth Emoji Mean?
• 🫢 What Does the 🫢 face with open eyes and hand over mouth Emoji Mean?
• 🫣 What Does the 🫣 face with peeking eye Emoji Mean?
• 🤫 What Does the 🤫 shushing face Emoji Mean?
• 🤔 What Does the 🤔 thinking face Emoji Mean?
• 🫡 What Does the 🫡 saluting face Emoji Mean?
• 🤐 What Does the 🤐 zipper-mouth face Emoji Mean?
• 🤨 What Does the 🤨 face with raised eyebrow Emoji Mean?
• 😐️ What Does the 😐️ neutral face Emoji Mean?
• 😑 What Does the 😑 expressionless face Emoji Mean?
• 😶 What Does the 😶 face without mouth Emoji Mean?
• 🫥 What Does the 🫥 dotted line face Emoji Mean?
• 😶‍🌫️ What Does the 😶‍🌫️ face in clouds Emoji Mean?
• 😏 What Does the 😏 smirking face Emoji Mean?
• 😒 What Does the 😒 unamused face Emoji Mean?
• 🙄 What Does the 🙄 face with rolling eyes Emoji Mean?
• 😬 What Does the 😬 grimacing face Emoji Mean?
• 😮‍💨 What Does the 😮‍💨 face exhaling Emoji Mean?
• 🤥 What Does the 🤥 lying face Emoji Mean?
• 🫨 What Does the 🫨 shaking face Emoji Mean?
• 🙂‍↔️ What Does the 🙂‍↔️ head shaking horizontally Emoji Mean?
• 🙂‍↕️ What Does the 🙂‍↕️ head shaking vertically Emoji Mean?
• 😌 What Does the 😌 relieved face Emoji Mean?
• 😔 What Does the 😔 pensive face Emoji Mean?
• 😪 What Does the 😪 sleepy face Emoji Mean?
• 🤤 What Does the 🤤 drooling face Emoji Mean?
• 😴 What Does the 😴 sleeping face Emoji Mean?
• 🫩 What Does the 🫩 face with bags under eyes Emoji Mean?
• 😷 What Does the 😷 face with medical mask Emoji Mean?
• 🤒 What Does the 🤒 face with thermometer Emoji Mean?