The kissing face emoji shows a face with open eyes and puckered lips, as if mid-kiss or whistle. Milder and less intimate than other kissing emojis, it's used for a casual peck, a friendly greeting, or a playful whistle rather than romantic passion.
What 😗 means
A yellow face with a pair of widely open eyes and a puckered mouth, resembling a kiss or a whistle.
Apart from being a creepy whistling emoji, the 😗 Kissing Face emoji mostly refers to a 'first kiss' (given the awkwardness on the face). Hence, it works as a great "kissing" emoji for non-romantic conversations.
How and when to use it
- Use this emoji when you're having a friendly conversation, that's not a romantic one or on the verge of becoming a romantic chat.
- The Kissing Face emoji can be the perfect response to good morning messages that come across from family.
- Basically, this emoji is a safe option for every scenario that needs your eyes to be open.
- If you're playfully 'wooting' at someone, use this emoji.
Other Names
- 😗 Kisses
- 😗 Open-Eye Kissing
- 😗 Less Intimate Kissing
- 😗 Whistling
The lowdown
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion › face-affection
- Codepoints
U+1F617- Emoji version
- Emoji 1.0
- Shortcodes
:kissing::kissing_face:Discord- Keywords
- 143, date, dating, face, flirt, ily, kiss, love, smooch, smooches, xoxo, you
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 😗 Kissing Face or 🍣 Sushi?
Runs with a crowd
😗 keeps company in love emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.