Smiling Face with Open Mouth and Cold Sweat 😅
😅 (U+1F605) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Smiling Face with Open Mouth and Cold Sweat is part of the Symbols family (block: Emoticons). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The character depicts SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND COLD SWEAT. In messages, it can show nervous relief after a tense moment and mild embarrassment in casual chats. In UI prompts, it helps soften warnings or indicate a small, anxious reaction without heavy emotion. It can also signal relieved excitement in quick replies after a surprising result. Across platforms, appearance varies by color, style, and detail, so users may see different renditions. Use emojis thoughtfully in UI and text; keep intent clear and avoid ambiguity in formal content. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning and provide alt text if possible to support screen readers.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F605 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F605 - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Emoticons - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 98 85 - UTF-16:
D83D DE05 - UTF-32:
0001F605 - HTML dec:
😅 - HTML hex:
😅 - JS escape:
\u{1F605} - Python \N{}:
\N{SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND COLD SWEAT} - Python \U:
\U0001F605 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%98%85 - CSS escape:
\1F605
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F605 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 😅 (hex) or 😅 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.