Meaning
A small, closed, gentle smile โ mild positivity or polite acknowledgment.
Slightly smiling face โ Approved as part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
In conversation
The workplace-safe smile: 'noted, thanks', soft agreement, or a hint of passive distance.
Tone
Mild and polite.
Common uses
- polite acknowledgment
- soft agreement
- ending work messages
Watch out
Can read passive-aggressive when the context is tense โ words disambiguate.
Examples
- thanks, got it ๐
- sure thing ๐
- have a good one ๐
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 โ official Unicode data.
Quick facts
Quick facts
- Code points
U+1F642- Unicode name
- slightly smiling face
- Category
- Smileys & EmotionSmiling faces
- Unicode
- 8.0 ยท 2015Emoji 1.0Unicode history
- Keywords
- facehappyslightlysmilesmilingemojimeaningmean
Developer
Unicode data
U+1F642slightly smiling faceF0 9F 99 82Shortcodes
:slightly_smiling_face:HTML & CSS
🙂🙂\1F642 Languages
\u{1F642}\U0001F642\x{1F642}\u{1F642}Encodings
xn--938h%F0%9F%99%82See this emoji in open styles
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What does ๐ slightly smiling face mean?
A small, closed, gentle smile โ mild positivity or polite acknowledgment.
How is ๐ slightly smiling face used in conversation?
The workplace-safe smile: 'noted, thanks', soft agreement, or a hint of passive distance.
What should I watch out for when using ๐ slightly smiling face?
Can read passive-aggressive when the context is tense โ words disambiguate.