Meaning
A big grin with a sweat drop — relief, nervous laughter, or a close call.
Grinning face with sweat — Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
In conversation
'Phew, that was close', laughing through awkwardness, or smiling while slightly stressed.
Tone
Relieved or nervously cheerful.
Common uses
- close calls
- awkward laughs
- saying 'thank god'
- nervous optimism
Watch out
Often read as nervousness — for confident relief, 😌 or words are clearer.
Examples
- that was close 😅
- almost forgot! 😅
- nervous but excited 😅
- haha, yeah... 😅
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 — official Unicode data.
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Unicode data
U+1F605grinning face with sweatF0 9F 98 85Shortcodes
:grinning_face_with_sweat:HTML & CSS
😅😅\1F605 Languages
\u{1F605}\U0001F605\x{1F605}\u{1F605}Encodings
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What does 😅 grinning face with sweat mean?
A big grin with a sweat drop — relief, nervous laughter, or a close call.
How is 😅 grinning face with sweat used in conversation?
'Phew, that was close', laughing through awkwardness, or smiling while slightly stressed.
What should I watch out for when using 😅 grinning face with sweat?
Often read as nervousness — for confident relief, 😌 or words are clearer.