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U+263B

Black Smiling Face

Emoji 0.0 · 1993

About

Black Smiling Face, a single Unicode character. Part of the Historic & Non-Standard group, symbol subgroup. Approved as part of Emoji 0.0.

Platform renderings

2 platforms shown using your device's own emoji font. Their artwork is proprietary and this site does not redistribute it.

Timeline

2012 — 2026
20122026

Showing 30 of 30 events through 2026

  1. 2012First render

    First appeared on Microsoft

    Segoe UI Emoji, proprietary.

  2. 2013First render

    First appeared on Samsung

    Release date from the published version index.

  3. 2013Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 8.1

    Segoe UI Emoji, proprietary.

  4. 2014Redesign

    Samsung Touchwiz 5.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  5. 2015Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 10

    Segoe UI Emoji, proprietary.

  6. 2016Redesign

    Samsung Touchwiz 6.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  7. 2016Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary Update

    Release date Windows 10 build 1607.

  8. 2016Redesign

    Samsung Touchwiz 7.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  9. 2016Redesign

    Samsung Touchwiz 7.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  10. 2017Redesign

    Samsung Experience 8.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  11. 2017Redesign

    Samsung Experience 8.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  12. 2017Redesign

    Samsung Experience 8.5

    Release date from the published version index.

  13. 2018Redesign

    Samsung Experience 9.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  14. 2018Redesign

    Samsung Experience 9.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  15. 2018Redesign

    Samsung Experience 9.5

    Release date from the published version index.

  16. 2019Redesign

    Samsung One UI 1.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  17. 2019Redesign

    Samsung One UI 1.5

    Release date from the published version index.

  18. 2020Redesign

    Samsung One UI 2.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  19. 2020Redesign

    Samsung One UI 2.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  20. 2020Redesign

    Samsung One UI 2.5

    Release date from the published version index.

  21. 2021Redesign

    Samsung One UI 3.1.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  22. 2021Redesign

    Samsung One UI 4.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  23. 2022Redesign

    Samsung One UI 4.0 January 2022

    Release date stated in the version label.

  24. 2022Redesign

    Samsung One UI 5.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  25. 2023Redesign

    Samsung One UI 6.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  26. 2024Redesign

    Samsung One UI 6.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  27. 2024Redesign

    Samsung One UI 6.1.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  28. 2025Redesign

    Samsung One UI 7.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  29. 2025Redesign

    Samsung One UI 7.0 April 2025

    Release date stated in the version label.

  30. 2026Redesign

    Samsung One UI 8.5

    Release date from the published version index.

Encodings

UTF-8
E2 98 BB
UTF-8 escaped
\xE2\x98\xBB
UTF-16
263B
UTF-32
0000263B
HTML decimal
☻
HTML hex
☻
CSS
\00263B
JavaScript
\u{263B}
JS surrogateFor pre-ES2015 targets
\u263B
Python
\u263B
URL encoded
%E2%98%BB
Base64
4pi7

Related

Frequently asked questions

What does ☻ mean?
Black Smiling Face, a single Unicode character. Part of the Historic & Non-Standard group, symbol subgroup. Approved as part of Emoji 0.0.
What is the Unicode code point for ☻?
Black Smiling Face is encoded as the single code point U+263B.
When was ☻ added to Unicode?
☻ was approved as part of Emoji 0.0 and released in 1993, under Unicode 1.1.
Why does ☻ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for the same code point, so ☻ changes depending on where you see it. This page compares 31 renderings, including Samsung, Microsoft and Generated.
What category is ☻ in?
☻ belongs to Unicode's Historic & Non-Standard group, in the symbol subgroup.