😜

Winking Face with Tongue Emoji 😜

Winking face with tongue keeps one eye open in a wink while the tongue hangs out, turning a joke into a flirtatious little tease. The wink is what separates it from zany face's mismatched stare — less chaos, more mischief.

What 😜 means

Open mouth, no teeth in sight, tongue doing its thing — pair that with the wink and you get something that looks a lot like the 🤪 Zany Face's wink, just without the rest of the chaos going on around it.

This is a quirky emoji signifying goofiness, playing around, and mischievousness. It shows a general shade of naughtiness that's embedded in most humans. This emoji can suggest flirtatious signals too.

How and when to use it

You can use this emoji while telling someone about the craziest prank you've pulled off.
This emoji also works great if you're someone about anything crazy and unbelievable in general.
You can also use this emoji as a response to something crazy or stupid you just saw/watched.
Sometimes, this emoji is also used in a flirty conversation.

Other Names

😜 Crazy Face
😜 Naughty Face
😜 Mischievous
😜 Winking Face With Tongue Sticking Out
😜 Madness
😜 Wink

😜 in real conversations

What does 😜 mean from a girl?

Flirty and playful at once — it's the wink's cheekier cousin, used for teasing that has a little spark behind it. "You're so annoying 😜" is affection wearing an insult as a costume.

What does 😜 mean from a guy?

A wink with extra mischief — flirting, joking, or both. It signals "I'm not being serious" while leaving just enough room for the compliment underneath to register.

What does 😜 mean in texting?

Silly and a little flirty. It takes the edge off a tease, turns sarcasm into a joke, or adds a wink of "just kidding" to something that could otherwise be read the wrong way.

The lowdown

Category: Smileys & Emotion › face-tongue
Codepoints: U+1F61C
Emoji version: Emoji 0.6
Shortcodes: :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Keywords: crazy, epic, eye, face, funny, joke, loopy, nutty, party, stuck-out, tongue, wacky, weirdo, wink, winking, yolo

How it looks across platforms

Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.