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face with tears of joy emoji (Twemoji design)

😂 Face with tears of joy emoji

Meaning

Laughing hard. Once the most-used emoji in the world, it now reads as slightly older or more earnest; younger users often swap it for 💀 or 😭.

Its official Unicode name is face with tears of joy, filed under smiling in the smileys & emotion group. Keyboards find it when you search for “crying”, “face”, “feels”, “funny”, “haha”, “happy”.

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Questions

What does the face with tears of joy emoji mean?

Laughing hard. Once the most-used emoji in the world, it now reads as slightly older or more earnest; younger users often swap it for 💀 or 😭.

How do I copy and paste the face with tears of joy emoji?

Tap the Copy button on this page and paste 😂 anywhere. On a keyboard, search your emoji panel for “crying”.

When was the face with tears of joy emoji added?

It arrived in Emoji 0.6, part of the original set carried over from Japanese phone carriers. Support depends on your phone’s software version.