Most Popular Face Emojis
20 emojis · 6 versions
The psychology behind face emoji selection is remarkable: people choose face emojis not just to label an emotion but to perform social functions. A winking face softens a request, a thinking face signals uncertainty without commitment, and a loudly crying face can mean genuine sadness or exaggerated amusement depending on context. This dual-coding ability makes face emojis uniquely versatile.
This ranking focuses exclusively on the Smileys & Emotion category, ordering face emojis by their global popularity rank. These are the emojis that appear most frequently in messages, social media posts, and digital communication worldwide.
How we ranked these
Ranked by global popularity rank within the Smileys & Emotion category. Only user-facing emojis from this category are included, filtered by popularity (higher usage = lower rank number).
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A wide open-mouthed grin showing upper teeth, radiating pure happiness. Used to express joy, excitement, or a cheerful greeting.
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A big grin with wide, open eyes conveying enthusiastic happiness. Often used to show delight, excitement, or pleasant surprise.
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A broad smile with happy, squinting eyes showing genuine warmth. Used to express pure happiness, laughter, or great news.
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😁 beaming face with smiling eyes
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A wide grin with raised cheeks and smiling eyes showing radiant joy. Used to convey beaming pride, happiness, or excitement.
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😆 grinning squinting face
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A face laughing hard with squinted eyes and open mouth. Used for intense laughter, hilarious moments, or uncontrollable fun.
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😅 grinning face with sweat
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A grinning face with a sweat drop, mixing relief with nervous laughter. Used when something is stressful but working out, or awkwardly funny.
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🤣 rolling on the floor laughing
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A face tilted and crying tears of extreme laughter. Used for something absolutely hilarious that makes you lose control laughing.
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😂 face with tears of joy
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A laughing face with tears streaming from the eyes. The most popular emoji for expressing something so funny it makes you cry.
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🙂 slightly smiling face
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A subtle, gentle smile conveying mild happiness or contentment. Also used sarcastically or to soften a passive-aggressive message.
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🙃 upside-down face
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A classic smile flipped upside down, suggesting silliness or irony. Used to convey goofiness, sarcasm, or a joke gone wrong.
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🫠 melting face
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A face appearing to melt downward, expressing overwhelm or embarrassment. Used for situations that are unbearably awkward, hot, or cringe-worthy.
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😉 winking face
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A smiling face with one eye closed in a wink, suggesting playfulness. Used to hint at a joke, flirtation, or a shared secret.
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😊 smiling face with smiling eyes
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A warm, rosy-cheeked smile with happy crinkled eyes. Used to express genuine warmth, gratitude, or bashful happiness.
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😇 smiling face with halo
Smileys & Emotionen · lächelnde Gesichter
A smiling face with an angelic halo above the head. Used to suggest innocence, good behavior, or doing something virtuous.
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🥰 smiling face with hearts
Smileys & Emotionen · Zuneigung
A blushing smiling face surrounded by small hearts. Used to express being in love, adoration, or feeling deeply affectionate.
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😍 smiling face with heart-eyes
Smileys & Emotionen · Zuneigung
A smiling face with heart-shaped eyes conveying deep infatuation. Used to show love, admiration, or finding something irresistibly attractive.
😍 Emoji 0.6 Smileys & EmotionenSee details → -
🤩 star-struck
Smileys & Emotionen · Zuneigung
A grinning face with star-shaped eyes showing extreme admiration. Used when meeting a celebrity, seeing something amazing, or being totally dazzled.
🤩 Emoji 5.0 Smileys & EmotionenSee details → -
😘 face blowing a kiss
Smileys & Emotionen · Zuneigung
A winking face with a hand sending a kiss represented by a heart. Used to send affection, express love, or say a sweet goodbye.
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😗 kissing face
Smileys & Emotionen · Zuneigung
A face puckered up to give a kiss with neutral eyes. Used to send a kiss, show affection, or express admiration for something cute.
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☺️ smiling face
Smileys & Emotionen · Zuneigung
A simple, classic warm smile with rosy cheeks. Used to express contentment, friendliness, or gentle happiness.
☺️ Emoji 0.6 Smileys & EmotionenSee details →