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smiling face with halo emoji 😇baby angel emoji 👼
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Angel emoji

😇 is innocence (often ironic); 👼 is a baby angel, often used in memorials. Copy both here.

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What the angel emoji means

😇 (smiling face with halo, Emoji 1.0) is innocence — real or, more often, pretended: “I didn’t touch the cake 😇”. 👼 (baby angel) is a cherub used for babies, sweetness and, in memorial posts, for a child or loved one who has died. 🕊️ and 🙏 sit beside 👼 in condolence messages; ✨ and 🤍 make it soft.

Unicode name: smiling face with halo · U+1F607 · Emoji 1.0 (2015) · group: Smileys & Emotion.

IN A MESSAGEwho ate the last slice? 😇

How people use it

  • Mock innocence: 😇 after a confession
  • Being good: “went to the gym twice today 😇”
  • Babies: 👼 in announcements
  • Memorials: 👼🕊️🤍 — see the dove emoji guide

Compare the options

EmojiNameUse it forWatch out for
smiling face with haloU+1F607Innocent, angelic, ironicUsually a joke
baby angelU+1F47CCherub; babies, memorialsSincere
smiling face with hornsU+1F608The devilSee the devil emoji guide
doveU+1F54A U+FE0FPeace, remembranceSee the dove guide

Chat examples

Real messages with 😇, and a reply that fits.

  1. I didn’t touch the cake 😇

    sure

  2. you’re an angel 👼

    aw 🥰

  3. 😇 innocent

    doubtful

Questions people ask

What does 😇 mean from a girl or a guy?

Playful innocence: “I’m being good” or “I definitely didn’t do that”. Rarely sincere.

What does 👼 mean?

A baby angel: a sweet baby, or a lost loved one in memorial posts.

About this guide

Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.

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