Kissing Face Emoji 😚
Meaning
A tender, intimate kiss often used for family or partners.
This emoji shows a face blowing a kiss. It means you are sending someone a loving or friendly kiss.
It literally shows a yellow face with puckered lips, a small red heart, and closed eyes, as if blowing a kiss.
People send this to show they care for someone, are saying goodbye affectionately, or sending a tender greeting.
What Kissing Face Means in a Text
The same emoji can land very differently depending on who receives it. Here is how 😚 usually reads in each situation.
| Who you send it to | How it reads |
|---|---|
| New crush | Expressing mild affection or a playful "hello." |
| Long-term partner | A sweet, loving goodbye or "thinking of you." |
| Friend | A warm, platonic farewell or thanks. |
| Family | Showing love and affection to a loved one. |
Good times to send it
- Close family members like parents or siblings.
- Your romantic partner or someone you're dating.
- Good friends you are very close with.
When to think twice
- In professional work messages or to your boss.
- To strangers or people you don't know well.
Popular Kissing Face Combinations
Pairing emojis changes the message. These combinations are the most common ones people use.
- 😚👋 = warm goodbye
- 😚💌 = sending love in a message
- 🥰😚 = feeling loved and sending love back
Example messages
Love you, Mom! See you later 😚
Thinking of you, sweetie. Have a good day 😚
Where Kissing Face Came From
This emoji first appeared in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0. It has always represented a kiss, but its use has grown to often mean a sweet, close kiss for family or partners.
How it looks on different phones
Apple's version shows a yellow face with closed eyes and puckered lips, often with rosy cheeks. Google's design is similar but might have a slightly different mouth shape or a less prominent blush. Samsung's emoji can sometimes appear a bit rounder or have a different shade of yellow. Across platforms like Twitter/X, the overall meaning stays the same, with only small variations in design details.
Easy to mix up with
- 😘 People confuse it with 😘 (Face Blowing a Kiss) which shows a heart coming from the mouth, while 😚 is a direct, intimate kiss.
Who Reads It Differently
Younger people might use this emoji more often in friendly texts for affection. Older users usually save it for very close family or romantic partners. Its meaning is always intimate, no matter the age.
Unwritten rules
- Do: Use it for close family members or your romantic partner.
- Do: Send it when you want to show tender affection or gratitude.
- Don't: Use it for colleagues or people you don't know well.
More ways people use it
Thanks for the help today! 😚
Goodnight, love you! 😚
So happy to see you again! 😚
Sending you a big hug and kiss! 😚
How to Type Kissing Face
You do not have to copy and paste every time. Every emoji has its own code, and most devices let you type one directly.
- On Windows: press Win + . (the full stop key) to open the emoji picker, then search for Kissing Face.
- On Mac: press Ctrl + Cmd + Space and search for Kissing Face.
- On iPhone or Android: tap the smiley on your keyboard and use the search box.
- In Slack or Discord: type the shortcode :kissing_face_closed_eyes:.
Technical details
| Emoji | 😚 |
| Unicode code point | U+1F61A |
| Official Unicode name | Kissing Face With Closed Eyes |
| Shortcode | :kissing_face_closed_eyes: |
Where to Go Next
face blowing a kiss emoji — The flirtier sibling, kiss launched with a wink and a heart.. kiss emoji — Two people actually kissing, for when the feeling is mutual..
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