Like this TikTok from @peepmyfamily shows, kids may come to expectand adorably applauda beaming happy face on a Costco receipt. It’s too cute! And let’s be honest: This isn’t just for kids.

If the snack that smiles back is Goldfish, then the shoes that smile back are these slippers. “These make me so happy,” former Bachelorette Hannah Brown gushed in a recent Amazon Live broadcast.

THIS IS THE HAPPIEST BASEMENT I HAVE EVER BEEN IN. >> SMILEY CAME TO LIFE IN 1963 WHEN THE STATE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA WANTED TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYEES TO BE HAPPY.

Whether you call it a happy face or a smiley face, the ubiquitous emoji — two dots and a curvy line tucked inside a circle — communicates a message that’s all about a happy vibe. The fact that this ...

business Retail Happy birthday, Smiley face! Nordstrom has some fancy presents Only 10 stores in the U.S. and Canada — two in Texas — will have the Pop-In@Nordstrom x Smiley temporary shops.

That means sending smiley face emoji to your younger colleagues in work emails might be making you seem passive-aggressive rather than friendly.