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# Face with Tears of Joy Favicon for Hugo
The Face with Tears of Joy emoji 😂 as a favicon, wired into Hugo in under a minute. The Face with Tears of Joy emoji 😂 shows a face laughing so hard it cries.
[Download ICO](https://emojifavicons.com/face-with-tears-of-joy.ico)
[All formats →](/face-with-tears-of-joy-favicon)
## Hugo install snippet
Add an emoji favicon to your Hugo site by editing the `` partial.
```
{{/* layouts/partials/head.html */}}
```
## Why the Face with Tears of Joy emoji?
The Face with Tears of Joy emoji 😂 shows a face laughing so hard it cries. Oxford named it Word of the Year in 2015 and it remains the most-used emoji on Earth. It means intense laughter or "this is hilarious." Note: Gen Z has largely retired it in favor of 💀 or 🥲, viewing 😂 as a millennial marker.
**Common uses in product UI:** Reacting to something genuinely funny, Laughing replies in texts and comments, Millennial-coded humor (vs Gen Z's 💀).
**Hugo fit:** The Face with Tears of Joy favicon 😂 is a one-line `` tag, so it plays well with Hugo’s build pipeline and SSR/SSG rendering. No asset pipeline, no image compression, no cache-bust headaches.
## Related Smileys & Emotion favicons for Hugo
[💓 Beating Heart](/beating-heart-favicon-for-hugo)
[💙 Blue Heart](/blue-heart-favicon-for-hugo)
[💔 Broken Heart](/broken-heart-favicon-for-hugo)
## Use Face with Tears of Joy on another framework
[WordPress](/face-with-tears-of-joy-favicon-for-wordpress)
[Next.js](/face-with-tears-of-joy-favicon-for-nextjs)
[React](/face-with-tears-of-joy-favicon-for-react)
[All frameworks →](/face-with-tears-of-joy-favicon)
## FAQ
**How do I add the Face with Tears of Joy emoji as a favicon in Hugo?**
Paste the Hugo snippet above into your project. It takes under a minute and requires no image upload, no plugin, and no build step.
**Does the Face with Tears of Joy favicon work on Hugo in production?**
Yes. The SVG is served from a global edge network and cached by Hugo’s standard HTTP cache. It adds no measurable load time.
**Can I customize the Face with Tears of Joy favicon without leaving Hugo?**
Yes — append URL parameters like `?shape=circle&bg=f59e0b` or `?size=128`. No redeploy needed.
**What does the Face with Tears of Joy emoji mean?**
The Face with Tears of Joy emoji 😂 shows a face laughing so hard it cries. Oxford named it Word of the Year in 2015 and it remains the most-used emoji on Earth. It means intense laughter or "this is hilarious." Note: Gen Z has largely retired it in favor of 💀 or 🥲, viewing 😂 as a millennial marker.
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