White Smiling Face Alt Code and Symbol

The Alt code for White Smiling Face is 1. Hold Alt, type 1 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. White Smiling Face also has the Unicode codepoint U+263A, so you can type it with Alt+9786 on Windows, search for U+263A in macOS's Character Viewer, use ☺ in HTML, or \263A in CSS. If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, use the Character Viewer, the HTML entity, or copy the character directly — the Alt key method requires a physical numpad. The code comes from the OEM console picture table, so the ☺ picture appears only when an OEM raster font is active; in a modern application using a TrueType font the same keystroke may insert nothing visible or a control character. White Smiling Face has no named HTML entity, so use the numeric escape ☺ or the hex escape ☺.

Codes for this symbol

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Method	Value
Legacy Alt code
Alt + decimal
Alt + X hex
HTML decimal
HTML hex
CSS escape
Python escape
JavaScript escape
UTF-8 bytes
Unicode codepoint
Unicode block
Unicode category

Not available for this symbol: macOS Option shortcut, named HTML entity.

How to type white smiling face on Windows

Turn Num Lock on so the numeric keypad is active.
Hold the left Alt key.
Type 1 on the numeric keypad.
Release Alt. The White Smiling Face character (☺) appears.

If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, see how to type symbols without a numpad.

How to type white smiling face on macOS

There is no direct Option shortcut for White Smiling Face. Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space, search for "White Smiling Face" and click the character to insert it.

How to use white smiling face in code

HTML: or
CSS: content:"\263A"; ()
Python: \u263A or chr(0x263A)
JavaScript: \u263A or String.fromCodePoint(0x263A)
JSON: "\u263A"

Frequently asked questions

What is the Alt code for White Smiling Face?

The legacy Alt code for White Smiling Face is 1. Hold Alt, type 1 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.

How do I type ☺ without a numpad?

Use the Windows Character Viewer (Win+.), the macOS Character Viewer (⌃⌘Space), an HTML entity such as ☺, or copy the character directly from this page.

Why does Alt+9786 not work?

Alt+9786 only works on a keyboard with a physical numeric keypad. It also requires the application to accept the numeric-keypad input path. Laptops without a numpad need an alternative method.

What is the Unicode for White Smiling Face?

The Unicode codepoint for White Smiling Face is U+263A. You can use this value in HTML as ☺, in CSS as \263A, and in Word with Alt+X.

How do I type ☺ on a Mac?

Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space and search for the character name or U+263A, then click it.

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