😉
The winking face emoji also called as the symbol of playfulness features a simple smile with a wink in the left eye.
History : Winking Face 😉
Winking face emoji was created by a computer scientist named Scott Fahlman in 1982 as an ascii emoticon and then it was developed as an emoji and approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Usage of Winking Face 😉 Emoji
People often use the winking face emoji in various situations to convey a wide range of emotions to add flavor to their communication. Winking is a facial expression that can be used to convey various expressions like flirtation, playfulness, irony and humor.
| Name | Winking Face |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+1F609 |
| Unicode | Winking Face |
| Apple Name | Winking Face |
| Android Name | |
| Shortcode | :wink: (GitHub, Slack, Discord) |