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smirking face emoji (Twemoji design)

😏 Smirking face emoji

Meaning

Smug, cheeky or flirtatious. It often signals innuendo.

Its official Unicode name is smirking face, filed under neutral / skeptical in the smileys & emotion group. Keyboards find it when you search for “boss”, “dapper”, “face”, “flirt”, “homie”, “kidding”.

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What does the smirking face emoji mean?

Smug, cheeky or flirtatious. It often signals innuendo.

How do I copy and paste the smirking face emoji?

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

When was the smirking face 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.