What Unicode code point identifies Face with Tears of Joy?

The Unicode code point for Face with Tears of Joy is U+1F602. In Unicode notation, the “U+” prefix signals a hexadecimal code point, and 1F602 identifies the character represented by 😂.

The symbol belongs to Unicode’s Emoticons block and was included in Unicode 6.0, the 2010 release that brought a major group of emoji into the standard. Its formal Unicode name is “FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY,” while platforms may draw it somewhat differently depending on their emoji font and design system.

The code point identifies the character independently of a particular company’s artwork. Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter can render U+1F602 with different shapes, colors, or facial details, yet compatible systems still recognize the same encoded character. That distinction separates Unicode identity from visual appearance.

The nearby options are easy to confuse because they belong to the same sequence: U+1F600 is Grinning Face, U+1F604 is Smiling Face with Open Mouth and Smiling Eyes, and U+1F609 is Winking Face. Face with Tears of Joy is also widely known for its extraordinary popularity and was Oxford Dictionaries’ 2015 Word of the Year.