The Lenny Face, technically known as ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), is a one-line emoticon that first appeared on the Finnish imageboard Ylilauta in November 2012 before exploding on Reddit and 4chan. It is primarily used to convey a suggestive double entendre, imply sexual innuendo, or simply to troll message boards with spam. While it originated as a string of unicode characters, its distinct smug expression has been adapted into various image formats. Over the years, it has become a universal shorthand for 'if you know what I mean,' remaining one of the most recognizable and enduring artifacts of internet subculture.