How to find and copy an emoji
- Type a word like “heart”, “cat”, or “flag” in the search box, or pick a category. Searching also matches keywords and shortcodes.
- Choose a skin tone if you want one. Click an emoji to copy it, and paste it where you need it.
- Use “Recently used” to get back to your favourites. It is saved only in your browser.
Below the grid you can also copy the shortcode, the Unicode code points, the HTML entity, or the JavaScript escape of the emoji you picked, which helps when you write code or web pages. Use the arrow keys to move around the grid.
Questions
Is anything I search or copy sent to a server?
No. The emoji list is a file on this site that your browser loads once, and searching and copying happen on your device. Your recently used emoji are stored only in this browser.
How do I paste an emoji?
Click an emoji to copy it, then paste it with Ctrl+V (or Cmd+V on a Mac) into a message, document, or form. If your browser blocks copying, select the emoji in the details box that opens below the grid.
How do skin tones work?
Choose a skin tone above the grid and every emoji that supports one, such as hands and people, switches to that tone. Emoji without skin tone options, like faces and animals, stay the same.
Why does an emoji look different on another device?
Each system draws emoji with its own artwork, so a smiley from Apple, Google, Microsoft, or Samsung looks slightly different. The underlying character and its meaning are the same. A very new emoji may show as an empty box on an older device.
What are shortcodes?
Shortcodes such as :smile: or :thumbsup: are text names for emoji, used by GitHub, Slack, Discord, and many other apps. Search by shortcode here, and the details box shows the one to type.
Credits
Built on Emojibase (Unicode CLDR emoji data) (MIT). OneTooling is not affiliated with that project.