Grinning Cat Face with Smiling Eyes
About this character
The character 😸 carries the official Unicode name “Grinning Cat Face with Smiling Eyes” and the code point U+1F638, which is 128568 in decimal. It belongs to the Emoticons block (U+1F600–U+1F64F), which gathers the expressive faces, from smiling to crying, that form the core of the emoji vocabulary.
In memory, 😸 takes 4 bytes in UTF-8 (0xF0 0x9F 0x98 0xB8) and 2 in UTF-16 (0xD83D 0xDE38). That difference is why badly configured forms or databases garble this character: they assume one byte per character.
How to type 😸
| System | What to do |
|---|---|
| Windows | In Word or WordPad, type 1F638 and press Alt + X to turn the code into the character. |
| macOS | On a Mac, open the Character Viewer with Ctrl + ⌘ + Space and search for “Grinning Cat Face with Smiling Eyes”. |
| Linux | On Linux (GTK), type Ctrl + ⇧ + U, 1F638 then press Enter. |
| HTML / Web | In an HTML page, write 😸. Use \1F638 in CSS, \u{1F638} in JavaScript and \U0001F638 in Python. |
| On this site | The simplest route is the Copy button above: the character goes straight to your clipboard, ready to paste anywhere. |
Keyboards that include 😸
This character is not on any common physical layout, so the Copy button above is the quickest way to get it into a document.
Codes and encodings
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+1F638 |
| Unicode block | Emoticons (U+1F600–U+1F64F) |
| Decimal | 128568 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x1F638 |
| Octal | 0373070 |
| Binary | 11111011000111000 |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x98 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 units | 0xD83D 0xDE38 |
| Named HTML entity | None |
| Decimal HTML entity | 😸 |
| Hex HTML entity | 😸 |
| CSS escape | \1F638 |
| JavaScript escape | \u{1F638} |
| Python escape | \U0001F638 |
| URL encoding | %F0%9F%98%B8 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the Unicode code for 😸?
Its code point is U+1F638, which is 128568 in decimal and 0373070 in octal. In HTML you can write it as 😸 or 😸.
Why does 😸 show up as a box or a question mark?
An empty box means the font has no glyph for U+1F638. The character is still in the text: switching to a font that covers the block (Noto, DejaVu or Segoe UI Symbol) makes it appear.
Can I use 😸 in a filename, a URL or a password?
In a URL it must be encoded as %F0%9F%98%B8. Modern filesystems accept it, though it is still risky when moving files between systems. For passwords, some forms reject non-ASCII characters outright.