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Grinning Face Favicon

emoji favicon for any website. SVG, ICO, and PNG formats. Served from a global edge network in one HTTP request.

✨ Customize (change shape, color, animation) →

Install in your framework

Pick your stack, copy, paste. Works everywhere.

<!-- Paste into <head> -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/grinning-face" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/grinning-face" />

<!-- Auto-adapt favicon for system light/dark mode -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/grinning-face?bg=ffffff&shape=rounded" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/grinning-face?bg=0a0a0a&shape=rounded" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/grinning-face" />

<!-- index.html -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/grinning-face" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/grinning-face" />

// app/layout.tsx
export const metadata = {
	icons: {
 icon: 'https://emojifavicons.com/grinning-face',
 apple: 'https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/grinning-face',
	},
};

<!-- index.html (Vite) or nuxt.config.ts -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/grinning-face">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/grinning-face">

<!-- src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/grinning-face" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/grinning-face" />

<!-- src/app.html -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/grinning-face" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/grinning-face" />

// Add to functions.php
add_action('wp_head', function () {
	echo '<link rel="icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/grinning-face" type="image/svg+xml">';
	echo '<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/grinning-face">';
});

<!-- layout/theme.liquid -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/grinning-face">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/grinning-face">

Variant previews

Tap any variant to copy its link, HTML tag, or CSS cursor. ?shape=circle&bg=1a1a1a.

Default

?shape=circle

?shape=rounded

?shape=hexagon

?shape=diamond

?shape=squircle

?shape=shield

?shape=badge

What does the Grinning Face 😀 emoji mean?

The Grinning Face emoji 😀 shows a yellow face with a wide open-mouth smile and squinted eyes. It signals general happiness, friendliness, or a warm hello, without the over-the-top emotion of 😂 or 🥰. On platforms like iMessage and WhatsApp it reads neutral-positive; on Gen Z social media it can feel slightly formal or sincere — not ironic or sarcastic.

Common uses

Friendly greetings and hellos
Neutral-positive reactions to messages
Soft openers in professional-adjacent chats
Pairing with other emojis for emphasis
Default "I'm happy" signal in older-millennial style

Keywords

grinning facesmilehappygringrinning😀 meaningsmile emojihappy facecheerfulsmiling

Unicode

Name	Grinning Face
Glyph	😀
Codepoint	`U+1F600`
Category	Smileys & Emotion
Shortcode	`:grinning:`
Slug	`grinning-face`

Grinning Face favicon by framework

Step-by-step install guides.

WordPress Next.js React Shopify Vue Astro Svelte Angular

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Frequently asked questions

How do I use 😀 as a favicon?

Add one line to your HTML <head>: <link rel="icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/grinning-face">. The Grinning Face favicon is served as an SVG from a global edge network and works in every modern browser.

Does the Grinning Face favicon work on Safari and iOS?

Yes. The SVG is served to Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and Brave. Safari receives an automatically converted PNG. For iOS home-screen icons, also add <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/grinning-face">.

Can I customize the Grinning Face favicon (shape, background, size)?

Yes. Append query parameters: ?shape=circle&bg=f59e0b&size=64. Supported shapes include circle, rounded, hexagon, diamond, squircle, shield, and badge. Sizes 16–512 are supported.

What is the Unicode codepoint of 😀?

The Grinning Face emoji 😀 is encoded as U+1F600. You can reference it in HTML as 😀 or in CSS as content: "\1F600";.

Does the Grinning Face favicon adapt to dark mode?

By default the SVG is transparent and works on any background. For dark-mode–specific variants, serve two <link> tags with media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" and different ?bg= values.

What does the Grinning Face emoji mean?