Meaning
A face laughing so hard that tears squirt from its eyes. It means something is very funny.
Face with tears of joy โ Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
In conversation
The classic laughter reaction: a joke landed, a situation is absurd in a good way, or you're laughing at yourself. In many chats it's the default 'that's funny' reply.
Tone
Warm and playful, rarely mocking on its own.
Common uses
- reacting to a joke or meme
- laughing at your own mistake
- lightening a tense conversation
- saying 'no way, that's hilarious'
Watch out
On some platforms ๐คฃ or ๐ has taken over the 'dying of laughter' slot, so ๐ can read slightly older or less intense โ context decides.
Examples
- lol ๐
- I can't believe that happened ๐
- she really said that ๐
- we were laughing for an hour ๐
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 โ official Unicode data.
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Unicode data
U+1F602face with tears of joyF0 9F 98 82Shortcodes
:face_with_tears_of_joy:HTML & CSS
😂😂\1F602 Languages
\u{1F602}\U0001F602\x{1F602}\u{1F602}Encodings
xn--g28h%F0%9F%98%82See this emoji in open styles
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What does ๐ face with tears of joy mean?
A face laughing so hard that tears squirt from its eyes. It means something is very funny.
How is ๐ face with tears of joy used in conversation?
The classic laughter reaction: a joke landed, a situation is absurd in a good way, or you're laughing at yourself. In many chats it's the default 'that's funny' reply.
What should I watch out for when using ๐ face with tears of joy?
On some platforms ๐คฃ or ๐ has taken over the 'dying of laughter' slot, so ๐ can read slightly older or less intense โ context decides.