Face with Stuck-Out Tongue and Winking Eye 😜
😜 (U+1F61C) 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: Face with Stuck-Out Tongue and Winking Eye 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: FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE AND WINKING EYE depicts a playful, cheeky mood in digital communication. Emojis convey ideas, emotions, or objects in messaging and interfaces; meaning depends on context. Across platforms, appearance can vary, so colors, style, and detail differ. Use this emoji to show lighthearted humor, a playful tease, or to soften a statement. It can accompany jokes, friendly banter, or when someone is being silly. In formal content, avoid ambiguity by pairing it with clear words, since intent may be misread. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning. If a platform lacks color emoji support, a monochrome or text-style fallback may be shown. Cross-platform rendering and screen reader descriptions help users perceive the tone correctly.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F61C 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+1F61C - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Emoticons - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 98 9C - UTF-16:
D83D DE1C - UTF-32:
0001F61C - HTML dec:
😜 - HTML hex:
😜 - JS escape:
\u{1F61C} - Python \N{}:
\N{FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE AND WINKING EYE} - Python \U:
\U0001F61C - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%98%9C - CSS escape:
\1F61C
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+1F61C 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.