Brita And I
◊ (1895), by Carl Larsson. (Note: Brita also appeared in 10 other paintings made by her father.)
◊ (1895), by Carl Larsson. (Note: Brita also appeared in 10 other paintings made by her father.)"Start every day with a smile and get it over with."
Tropes pertaining to moments where characters smile. Smiling is a facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward. It expresses various emotions, especially happiness, amusement, pleasure, approval, or sometimes scorn.
Compare Happiness Tropes.
Contrast Tear Tropes.
Might see usage of some Teeth Tropes.
Tropes:
- Bloody Smile: A character smiles while their mouth and/or teeth are covered in blood.
- Braces of Orthodontic Overkill: Braces are depicted as ugly and inconvenient, often shown when the character smiles.
- British Teeth: Non-British media's depiction British people as having bad teeth, generally in a visually unattractive way.
- Broken Smile: A creepy smile that indicates that a character has gone insane.
- Cheerful Child: A child who is optimistic and constantly happy, and thus prone to smiling.
- Cheer Them Up with Laughter: Making a sad person happy by making them laugh or smile.
- Cheshire Cat Grin: A really wide smile before a very mischievous act, often the archetypical smile of The Trickster.
- Cute Little Fangs: A character has a visible fang (or fangs), usually visible when they smile, to add to their cuteness.
- Died Happily Ever After: After a character dies, they are seen as happy just before or after they Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence, often indicated by a smile.
- Dissonant Serenity: A character acts unsettlingly calm, e.g. smiling, even in the middle of a horrifying situation.
- Dreamworks Face: Smirking with a raised eyebrow in marketing and promotional material.
- Dying Smirk: A character grins, smirks or laughs ironically before dying.
- Ends with a Smile: A story ends with a character smiling.
- Fangs Are Evil: An evil or dangerous character is portrayed with fangs, often shown when they smile.
- Finger-Forced Smile: Sticking one's fingers into someone's mouth to force them to smile.
- Glasgow Grin: A large smile created by scarring the cheeks.
- Go Out with a Smile: A character dies smiling, usually as an indicator they went out happy or at peace.
- Grin of Audacity: A bold, confident smile/smirk when performing a risky task.
- Grin of Rage: Smiling or grinning when one is angry.
- "Have a Nice Day" Smile: The yellow smiley face with the message "Have a Nice Day".
- Just Smile and Nod: Instead of rebuking someone, a character just smiles and waits for them to finish talking.
- Mona Lisa Smile: Stock Shout-Out of Leonardo da Vinci's famous The Mona Lisa.
- More Teeth than the Osmond Family: A monster has lots of teeth, usually shown when it is smiling.
- "Oh, Crap!" Smile: A character gives a nervous smile after realizing they are in trouble.
- Ominous Adversarial Amusement: A villain smiling or laughing after being defeated as foreshadowing that they still have an advantage over the hero.
- Perpetual Frowner: A character is never (or rarely) seen smiling.
- Perpetual Smiler: A character is always seen smiling.
- Playful Cat Smile: A playful or mischievous smile, usually indicated by a ":3" in art.
- Psychotic Smirk: A character making a small devious smile is an indicator of trouble.
- Sideways Smile: Face-splitting smiles with obscured eyes viewed from the side profile.
- Slasher Smile: A character's malicious smile, often a big, creepy grin, is unsettling and often indicates insanity and violence.
- Smile of Approval: A character smiles at another character they initially disliked as a sign of admiration or respect.
- Smug Smiler: A character who always has an arrogant smile or smirk on their face.
- Stepford Consumer: A consumer in an advertisement who is seemingly excited for an item, no matter how mundane; no straight examples allowed.
- Stepford Smiler: The character smiles, but their smile is forced and emotionless; usually used to hide depression, emptiness, or insanity.
- Tearful Smile: Smiling while crying.
- Technically a Smile: Baring one's teeth in what looks like a smile, but does not work in expressing joy or friendliness.
- Tombstone Teeth: Big, straight, and rectangle-shaped teeth.
- Twinkle Smile: When a character smiles, they show teeth that are so white and spotless that there's an Audible Gleam or sparkling effect.
- The Un-Smile: A character attempts to smile, but their smile comes off as forced and unnerving.
- When She Smiles: A character who was depressed or grumpy beforehand finally starts smiling to show that they are at last experiencing happiness.
- Wipe That Smile Off Your Face: Someone's mouth is literally removed from their face.
- Wistful Smile: A smile that is both happy and sad at the same time.
