How to Draw a Laughing Emoji with Hands: Easy 5-Step Guide

Perfect for ages 5 and up, this tutorial helps young artists master expressive cartoon faces. All you need is a pencil, paper, and an eraser to bring this joyful character to life. Follow along to develop your sketching skills and add a touch of humor to your sketchbook.

6 Steps

🎯 Final Result

A vibrant, finished illustration of a laughing emoji with hands, perfect for kids to use as a reference.
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Step-by-Step Instructions

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Step 1: Sketching the Base Circle

A light pencil sketch of a perfect circle on white paper, serving as the foundation for the emoji head.

Draw a light circle to serve as the emoji's head. Teacher's Tip: Keep your pencil strokes very faint so you can easily erase any overlapping lines later when we add the hands.

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Step 2: Drawing Expressive Eyes

Close-up of the emoji face showing two sideways V-shaped eyes and curved eyebrows drawn above them.

Add two sideways 'V' shapes for the eyes, showing they are clenched shut in laughter. Draw a small, curved arch above each eye to represent the eyebrows. Tip: Make the eyebrows slightly angled to emphasize the 'laughing' expression.

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Step 3: Creating the Laughing Mouth

The emoji face now includes a wide, open mouth with visible teeth and a tongue, indicating a hearty laugh.

Draw a wide, open mouth using two curved lines. Add a horizontal line for the upper teeth and a rounded 'M' shape inside for the tongue. Tip: Keep the tongue shape soft and rounded to make the character look truly happy.

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Step 4: Adding the Hands

Two hands added to the sides of the emoji face, with one hand showing a pointing finger gesture.

Sketch the hands using overlapping curved lines. Draw one hand as a fist with a pointing finger, and the second hand resting against the face. Tip: Don't worry if the lines overlap the face; just use your eraser to clean up the circle behind the fingers.

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Step 5: Adding Text and Color

The completed drawing with the word LAUGH written in bold letters above the finished laughing emoji.

Write 'LAUGH' in bold, block letters above your emoji. Finally, color your drawing! Use a bright yellow for the face, but feel free to get creative with your own color palette. Tip: Use markers for a vibrant, pop-art look.

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Step 6: Final Touches

The final, polished laughing emoji drawing with clean lines and vibrant yellow coloring.

Review your drawing and darken your final outlines with a pen or dark pencil. Erase any remaining stray guide marks to give your emoji a clean, professional finish.

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