About
The Winking Face emoji (😉) is the digital equivalent of a nudge-nudge-know-what-I-mean—a cheeky little punctuation mark that transforms any message into a conspiracy between friends. It's your go-to when you're being playfully flirty, dropping hints, or letting someone know you're totally kidding (but maybe not entirely). This emoji has mastered the art of saying everything while technically saying nothing at all.
Platforms
Vibe & Tone
cheeky charmplayfulflirtycheekypositive
About
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- Smileys & Emotion
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When to use 😉
- →Softening a potentially sarcastic comment
- →Flirting without being too obvious about it
- →Indicating an inside joke or shared secret
- →Adding playful charm to compliments
- →Suggesting there's more to the story
Keywords
winkingfaceflirtheartbreakersexyslideteasewinkwinkssmileysemotionemoticon
Related Concepts
flirtinginside jokehint hintjust kiddingsmoothslyplayful bantersecretsuggestivecharm
Unicode
- Codepoint
- 1F609
- Unicode Version
- 6.1
- Added in Emoji
- 0.6
Did you know?
The winking face was one of the original 76 emojis in the very first emoji set from 1999, proving that humans have always needed a digital way to be suggestive and playful in text.
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