U+1F602 "😂" Face with Tears of Joy Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1F602 "😂" Face with Tears of Joy is a pictographic representation of a smiling face with large, upward curving eyes and streams of tears flowing from them, symbolizing an overwhelming and uncontrollable fit of laughter. First introduced into the Unicode Standard in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0, it quickly became one of the most popular and frequently used emojis across social media, messaging apps, and digital communication worldwide. Its design is based on the classic "laughing so hard that I’m crying" expression, effectively conveying amusement, joy, or a humorous reaction to a situation. The emoji is often used to indicate that something is hilariously funny, serving as a digital shorthand for extreme laughter. Its widespread adoption has made it a cultural icon of internet communication, frequently appearing in polls of the most used emojis and even earning recognition from organizations like Oxford Dictionaries as the 2015 Word of the Year, highlighting its profound impact on mod
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
😂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
😂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9F 0x98 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD83D 0xDE02 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001F602 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud83d\ude02 |
Unicode Properties