Winking Face 😉
😉 (U+1F609) 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: Winking Face 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: WINKING FACE depicts a wink. It signals playfulness, humor, or light teasing in messages. Use it to soften statements, suggest tone, or show a friendly joke in casual chats with friends or colleagues. It can mark flirtation or a gentle nudge without words, or help indicate a shared inside joke. You may also use it to acknowledge sarcasm or to reduce formality in a reply. Remember that meaning depends on context and nearby text, so choose the emoji when tone is clear. Appearance varies across platforms and fonts, so colors and style may differ. If color emoji isn’t supported, a monochrome or text fallback may appear. For accessibility, provide surrounding text so the intent is clear to screen readers and all users.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F609 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+1F609 - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Emoticons - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 98 89 - UTF-16:
D83D DE09 - UTF-32:
0001F609 - HTML dec:
😉 - HTML hex:
😉 - JS escape:
\u{1F609} - Python \N{}:
\N{WINKING FACE} - Python \U:
\U0001F609 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%98%89 - CSS escape:
\1F609
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+1F609 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.