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Black smiling face symbol ☻

Black smiling face (☻) is Unicode U+263B. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A solid smiling face, used to show happiness in plain text.

How to type ☻

Fastest way on each device: Windows, Alt+2 on the numeric keypad; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 263b.

Windows

Hold Alt and type 2 on the numeric keypad, then let go of Alt.

In Microsoft Word you can also type 263B and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “black smiling face” and double-click ☻.

That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.

iPhone

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ☻ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ☻ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.

Android

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ☻ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ☻ and add a shortcut.

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 263b, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 263B, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “black smiling face”.

Codes for ☻

UnicodeU+263B
Official nameBLACK SMILING FACE
BlockMiscellaneous Symbols
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal☻
HTML hex☻
CSScontent: "\263B";
JavaScript"\u263B"
Python"\u263B"
UTF-8 bytesE2 98 BB
Windows Alt codeAlt+2
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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