😅

Grinning Face with Sweat

Relief, awkward laugh, “that was close”.

Details

Unicode: U+1F605

HTML: 😅 😅

Aliases: Relief Laugh, Nervous Laugh

Also used for: near-miss, awkward oops, polite laugh after stress

😅 Grinning Face with Sweat blends a smile with a sweat drop — it reads as relief, nervous laughter or “we made it (barely)”.

Use it for close calls, mild embarrassment or to soften a correction with humor.

What does 😅 mean?

Relief or nervous laughter — “that was close”, “oops but it’s okay”.

When should I use it?

After a near-miss, during mild embarrassment, or to keep the tone light.