Meaning
A cheeky character winks one eye while sticking its tongue out playfully, combining mischief with flirtation. The casual confidence of the wink paired with the silly tongue creates the ultimate "I'm joking but also kind of not" energy.
This is your go-to for jokes with a flirty edge—the kind of humor that's a little cheeky or has a teasing undercurrent. People use it when they're being funny, making a suggestive comment, or ribbing someone in a way that's more fun than mean. It shows up constantly in banter between friends or romantic partners who like to keep things playful.
Unlike its straightforward cousin 😛, this one adds an extra layer of intention. The wink suggests you know what you're doing and you're enjoying yourself. It's useful for comments that are slightly inappropriate but totally in jest, or when you want to signal that your words shouldn't be taken at face value.
One of the original emoji characters, this design has remained largely consistent across platforms. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and became part of Emoji 0.6, making it one of the earliest playful emoticons to standardize across devices.
Common Uses
- • Making a flirty or suggestive joke
- • Teasing with romantic undertones
- • Signaling playful mischief
- • Softening a cheeky comment
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
The wink itself has ancient origins as a sign of conspiracy or jest, and this emoji perfectly modernizes that gesture—making it easy to convey 'I'm in on the joke' across text.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 😜 |
| HTML (hex) | 😜 |
| CSS | \1F61C |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDE1C |
| Python | \U0001F61C |
| Java | \uD83D\uDE1C |
| Perl | \x{1F61C} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F61C} |
| Punycode | xn--2r6k |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%98%9C |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x98 0x9C |
😜 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | জিভ কাটা ও চোখ মারা মুখ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 单眼吐舌 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 吐舌頭 |
| Danish | ansigt med tungen ude og blinkende øje |
| Dutch | knipoog met uitgestoken tong |
| English | winking face with tongue |
| English (UK) | winking face with tongue |
| Estonian | suust väljas keelega ja silma pilgutav nägu |
| Finnish | kieli ulkona ja silmänisku |
| French | visage qui tire la langue et fait un clin d’œil |
| German | zwinkerndes Gesicht mit herausgestreckter Zunge |
| Hindi | आँख मारते हुए और जीभ बाहर निकालता चेहरा |
| Hungarian | arc kinyújtott nyelvvel és kacsintó szemmel |
| Italian | faccina che fa l’occhiolino e mostra la lingua |
| Japanese | あっかんべー |
| Korean | 윙크하면서 혀를 내민 얼굴 |
| Lithuanian | veidas su iškištu liežuviu ir viena primerkta akimi |
| Malay | muka menjelir lidah dan mengenyit mata |
| Norwegian | blunker og rekker tunge |
| Polish | twarz wystawiająca język i puszczająca oko |
| Portuguese | rosto piscando e com língua para fora |
| Russian | показывает язык и подмигивает |
| Spanish | cara sacando la lengua y guiñando un ojo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | cara sacando la lengua y guiñando un ojo |
| Swedish | blinkande ansikte räcker ut tungan |
| Thai | แลบลิ้นหน้าทะเล้น |
| Ukrainian | обличчя, що підморгує і показує язика |
| Vietnamese | mặt lè lưỡi nháy mắt |