face with tears of joy
About this emoji
The face with tears of joy emoji is part of the Smileys & Emotion category (face-smiling) since Unicode 0.6. It is associated with: crying, face, feels, funny.
The face with tears of joy emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category, specifically the face-smiling subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 0.6 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 😂 face with tears of joy emoji for expressing feelings, reactions, and emotions in messages and social media posts. It is often associated with crying, face, feels, funny.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 😂 |
| Name | face with tears of joy |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Subgroup | face-smiling |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F602 |
| Shortcode alias | :face_with_tears_of_joy: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :face_with_tears_of_joy: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “face with tears of joy” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.