Emoji meanings demystified
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Grinning
It conveys cheerfulness and joy towards something positive.
Other names
Grinning face
Smiley
Smiley emoji denotes happiness and positive feelings.
Other names
Grinning face with big eyes
Smile
The smile emoji depicts a person’s happiness when sending a greeting text or simply used to compliment.
Other names
Grinning face with smiling eyes, happy face, smiley face
Grin
The grin emoji represents mischievousness but can be used to give away excitement and enjoyment.
Other names
Beaming face with smiley eyes, cheesy face
Laughing
The emoji depicts laughter often used to react towards something hilarious.
Other names
Grinning squinting face emoji
Sweat smile
Used to depict a close call but is also often used in awkward situations during a chat.
Other names
Phew emoji, grinning face with sweat, relief emoji
Rolling on the floor laughing
Used when someone cracks a hilarious joke.
Other names
Titled laughter
Joy
Shedding tears because of laughing so hard.
Other names
Face with tears of joy, haha emoji
Slightly smiling face
This emoji can have two or more meanings, such as being positive, happy or patronizing and ironic.
Other names
Ironic smile, pain behind the smile
Upside down face
The emoji depicts being silly and sarcastic.
Other names
Sarcasm, silly
Wink
This emoji signals a joke or a hidden meaning which when used won’t be understood by many.
Other names
Winky face
Blush
This emoji expresses extreme happiness and positive feelings.
Other names
Happy, blush face
Innocent
This emoji means being as innocent and pure as an angel.
Other names
Angel
Heart eyes
Taken straight from cartoons, this emoji is used to convey feeling of love and attraction.
Other names
Heart face
Kissing heart
The emoji is used to convey a goodbye to a very close one.
Other names
Blowing kiss
Kissing closed eyes
The pink cheeks and puckered lips on this emoji convey sentiments of love and affection.
Other names
Kissy, kiss
Kissing smiling eyes
This emoji is also used to convey sentiments of love and affection but in a lighter way.
Other names
Kissy
Yum
Used when one is about to have a delicious meal, or already had one.
Other names
Tasty, delicious
Stuck out tongue
This conveys a sense of excitement, fun and cuteness.
Other names
Tongue out
Stuck out tongue winking eye
Used when just casually kidding around with jokes and funny conversations.
Other names
Crazy
Neutral face
When the other person doesn’t get the joke but can also be used in context to concern for someone.
Other names
Straight face emoji
Expressionless
The flat eyes and mouth convey a sense of frustration or disappointment.
Other names
Straight mouth
Thinking face
Depicts going into a deep state of thinking.
Other names
Thinker
Shushing face
When the chat has gone with loads of messages and you want to make everyone quiet.
Other names
Shh, quiet emoji, hush
Hugging face
This emoji depicts a sense of affection for someone.
Other names
Hugging, aww come here!
Star-struck
May express that someone or something is amazing, fascinating, impressive, or exciting.
Other names
Grinning face with star eyes, starry eyes
Face Exhaling
The emoji is used to represent feelings of exhaustion, smoking, and exhaling a big sigh.
Other names
Sigh, phew, blow
Zipper mouth face
Used when secrets and promises are to be kept among only certain number of people.
Other names
Lips sealed, zit it
Money mouth face
This emoji conveys the feeling of getting a good sum of money.
Other names
Dollar sign eyes, money face
No mouth
This conveys the situations when one has no words to speak due to being disappointed.
Other names
Blank face, mouthless, silence
Smirk
The emoji to use when you’ve achieved something great and can’t wait to boast around it.
Other names
Flirting face, smug face, suggestive face
Unamused face
This emoji conveys grumpiness or irritation towards someone or something.
Other names
Dissatisfied, meh, unimpressed
Face with rolling eyes
Used when the other person says something obvious or too dumb.
Other names
Eye roll
Grimacing face
The wide-open mouth and clenched teeth depict awkwardness or nervousness.
Other names
Awkward, eek, nervous
Lying face
Taken straight from the fictional character Pinocchio, this emoji depicts lying.
Other names
Liar, long nose, Pinocchio
Relieved face
This emoji depicts a sense of calmness, peace or satisfaction.
Other names
Content, pleased
Pensive face
An emoji used to describe a state of pain and sorrow.
Other names
Sad, sad face, sorrowful
Sleeping face
One can use this emoji to convey “good night” to a chat.
Other names
Sleepy, zzz face
Sleepy face
The emoji depicts the feeling of exhaustion after a long tiring day.
Other names
Side-tear, snot bubble
Drooling face
This emoji denotes the irresistibility over a yummy food.
Other names
Drool, water-dropping
Face with medical mask
Wearing of a mask to protect from viruses and airborne diseases.
Other names
Coronavirus, COVID-19, face mask
Face with thermometer
This emoji depicts a sick person.
Other names
Sick, ill
Face with head bandage
The emoji denotes a bad head injury.
Other names
Clumsy, bandaged head, injured
Nauseated face
The face depicting ‘about to throw up’ feeling.
Other names
Disgusting, vomit face, yuck!
Face vomiting
This represents disgust or an actual food illness.
Other names
Spew, throwing up, vomit
Sneezing face
The emoji to use when someone has fallen sick and caught cold.
Other names
Gesundheit, sneeze
Hot face
When the temperature is rising.
Other names
Overheated face, so damn hot!
Cold face
When temperature touches rock bottom. Extremely cold.
Other names
Freezing face, coldness, do damn cold!
Woozy face
When you had too much booze.
Other names
Drunk face
Face with crossed-out eyes
This emoji denotes disbelief or in some cases even death.
Other names
Dizzy face
Exploding head
Read, heard or saw something extremely shocking and amusing.
Other names
Mind blow, what the…
Cowboy hat face
A simple smiley emoji with a cowboy hat.
Other names
Cowboy, brown hat face
Partying face
Party time!
Other names
Let’s party!
Disguised face
Sneaking into solving a particular case or matter.
Other names
Detective
Smiling face with sunglasses
Feeling overachieved and cool.
Other names
Sunglasses, cool, oh yeah!
Nerd face
Depicting a mind loaded with theoretical knowledge.
Other names
Class topper, nerdy
Face with monocle
This emoji depicts taking a closer into something.
Other names
Detective mode ON, something fishy
Confused face
An emoji giving a look of uncertainty.
Other names
Puzzled, nonplussed
Frowning face
This emoji denotes a deeply saddened state.
Other names
Megafrown, disappointment
Face with open mouth
A round mouth emoji describing a shock which makes one go ‘wow!’
Other names
Open mouth, surprised
Hushed face
The emoji depicts mild amusement or surprise.
Other names
Surprised face, surprise
Astonished face
Used when one comes across something amusing or shocking in both positive or negative way.
Other names
Drunk face, gasping face
Flushed face
A surprised emoji with eyes wide opened.
Other names
Embarrassed, blushing face, shame
Pleading face
Depicts wanting of something so bad that eyes become full of tears.
Other names
Begging, glossy eyes, simp
Anguished face
Depicting sadness and disappointment at the same time.
Other names
Pained face
Fearful face
This emoji intends to depict fear from someone or something.
Other names
Scared, surprised
Sad but relieved face
Sad and relieved at the same time as things could’ve gone much worst.
Other names
Eyebrow sweat
Loudly crying face
This emoji conveys inconsolable grief but is also used in fun ways such as laughter or joy.
Other names
Sobbing, sad tears, crying out loud
Face screaming in fear
High degree of shock which can be both positive and negative.
Other names
Home alone, scream, shocked
Confounded face
The zig-zag mouth with crossed eyes on this emoji convey irritation, sadness and negative feelings.
Other names
Quivering face, scrunched face
Disappointed face
This emoji conveys an unhappy and sad face due to some recent events.
Other names
Sad, sad face
Downcast face with sweat
This emoji conveys a certain degree of sadness, pain or disappointment.
Other names
Hard work, dejected
Tired face
When you’ve had a rough and tiring day at work.
Other names
Exhausted, fed up
Yawning face
Used when someone’s feeling sleepy.
Other names
Feeling sleepy
Face with steam from nose
Inspired by manga or anime, this emoji depicts angriness and frustration.
Other names
Triumph, steaming, frustrated
Face with symbols on the mouth
Vulgar behaviour due to being too much furious at someone or something.
Other names
Cursing, swearing
Angry face with horns
When the sender of this emoji gets so angry they turn into devils with horns.
Other names
Devil, devil horns, ultra angry
Smiling face with horns
When the sender of this emoji is onto something mischievous or wicked.
Other names
Happy devil
Skull
This emoji represents death from extreme laughter or frustration.
Other names
Death, death skull
Pile of poo
A poo emoji can be used to describe something as silly or funny but in a disgusting way.
Other names
Smiling poop, dog dirt
Clown face
A circus clown can be used to describe something as creepy or haunted.
Other names
Joker, what a joke!
Japanese ogre
A kind of hideous ogre in Japanese folklore.
Other names
Mask face, Oni, red monster
Goblin
The goblin emoji denotes evil, anger, cruel behaviour.
Other names
Long face mask, red mask, grumpy monster
Ghost
The ghost emoji can be used to convey someone or something as goofy and strange.
Other names
Halloween, disappear, Snapchat
Alien
A spooky face of an alien from outer space.
Other names
Outer space creature
Speaking head
The silhouette of a person speaking. Sometimes used in the context of shouting or mansplaining.
Other names
Yelling, talking
Alien monster
An alien monster from a video game of some sort.
Other names
Space invader, video game monster
Robot face
The head of a classic vintage robot.
Other names
Droid, robot
Cat face
A yellow cat face emoji.
Other names
Smiley cat, kitty, smiling cat
See no evil monkey
A monkey covering its eyes.
Other names
Monkey covering eyes
Hear no evil monkey
A monkey covering its ears.
Other names
Monkey covering ears
Speak no evil monkey
A monkey covering its mouth.
Other names
Monkey covering mouth
Boy face
A simple emoji portraying a boy’s face.
Other names
Boy, child boy
Girl face
A simple emoji portraying a girl’s face.
Other names
Girl, child girl
Eyes
Huge eyes emoji with the pupil pointing to the left.
Other names
Eyeballs, wide-open eyes, what happened!?
Writing hand
An emoji depicting the action of writing with a pen or pencil.
Other names
Writing, write
Waving hand
Used either at the start or at the end of the conversation.
Other names
Goodbye, hello, hand wave
Flexed biceps
The brawny arm of the flexed biceps emoji is used to represent all sorts of strength and power, from physical might to mental determination.
Handshake
Represents the same ideas as a real-life handshake. It can be a greeting, a sign of an agreement, or a symbol for a truce.
Pinched fingers
Means “What do you want?” in Italian. Italians are known for speaking with their hands, and the pinched finger gesture is most associated with the phrase, Ma che vuoi? (“What do you want?”).
Call me hand
While this represents someone holding up a phone to say “Call me,” it also resembles the surfer-culture symbol that means “hang loose” or “take it easy!”
Clapping hands
Two hands clapping emoji, which when used multiple times can be used as a round of applause.
Nail polish
Aside from tagging nail and beauty-related images online, the nail polish emoji can serve as a tone marker indicating sass, fanciness, nonchalance, or self-confidence across a variety of digital contexts.
Backhand index pointing down
This pointing down emoji can be used to point out a message below in texting. It can also be used to indicate that the incoming message is going to be important.
Backhand index pointing up
Used as an exclamation mark to emphasize a statement.
Mechanical arm
A robotic artificial arm.
Other names
Robotic arm, metal arm, artificial arm
Selfie
A human arm depicting the action of taking a selfie from a mobile phone.
Other names
Selfie hand, hand cam
Monkey face
A monkeyface emoji with wide-open eyes.
Other names
Monkey head
Monkey
A small primate with long limbs.
Other names
Cheeky monkey
Gorilla
An emoji of a grey haired gorilla.
Orangutan
The orange-haired ape emoji with long arms.
Dog face
An emoji portraying the face of a dog.
Other names
Puppy, doggy
Dog
A dog emoji generally known as ‘human’s best friend’.
Other names
Doggo
Wolf
An emoji portraying the face of a wolf.
Other names
Wolf face
Fox
An emoji portraying the face of a fox.
Other names
Fox face
Raccoon
A gray raccoon emoji.
Cat
A cat emoji which is generally kept as a pet.
Other names
Feline, house cat
Lion face
A simple emoji with a face of a lion.
Other names
Lion
Tiger
A large orange cat with black stripes across its body.
Other names
Bengal tiger
Leopard
A large yellow cat with black yellow spots.
Other names
Jaguar
Horse
A horse emoji depicted as galloping towards the left.
Other names
Racehorse, galloping horse
Unicorn
A mythical and fantasy animal.
Zebra
An emoji of the popular black striped animal called zebra.
Bison
A brown bison shown in full profile with horns, a beard, and woolly mane.
Other names
Buffalo
Cow
A dairy cow emoji with black spots on its body.
Other names
Dairy cow
Ox
An emoji depicting a brown ox.
Other names
Oxen, bull
Camel
An emoji portrayal of a desert animal.
Other names
Desert camel, Arabian camel
Llama
A rare camel like animal found in South America.
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Alpaca
Giraffe
A face emoji of the tallest animals around called giraffe.
Elephant
An emoji of the largest animal on the planet known as elephant.
Rhino
A large mammal with massive horns.
Other names
Rhinoceros
Mammoth
A wooly extinct creature with long curvy tasks.
Hippo
An emoji of a huge water mammal with big jaws.
Other names
Hippopotamus
Mouse
A bright mouse emoji with a long pink tail.
Other names
Rodent, mice
Rat
A rat emoji with a long pink tail.
Other names
Rodent
Hamster
A small cute rodent often kept as a pet.
Other names
Hamster face
Rabbit
A mammal that loves to eat and has long eats.
Other names
Bunny
Squirrel
A rodent with big and puffy cheeks.
Other names
Chipmunk
Hedgehog
An emoji of a small spiny mammal called hedgehog.
Other names
Spike
Bat
A bat emoji that can also be used to describe the superhero Batman.
Other names
Batman
Bear
An emoji portrayal of a bear.
Other names
Teddy bear
Polar bear
An emoji of an animal found in arctic places.
Other names
Bear face
Panda
An emoji depicting a panda.
Other names
Panda face
Kangaroo
An emoji of a kangaroo.
Other names
Roo
Dove
A bird associated with the symbol of peace.
Other names
Dove of peace
Eagle
An emoji portrayal of the majestic bird eagle.
Other names
Bald eagle
Owl
An emoji of a large-eyed bird owl.
Evergreen tree
An evergreen tree is the one that keeps its leaves all year long.
Other names
Fir tree, pine tree
Cactus
A cactus plant emoji.
Other names
Desert
Palm tree
A tree on which coconuts grow.
Other names
Coconut tree
Herb
May be used for various content as cooking, herbal medicine, and plant life.
Other names
Crop
Maple leaf
An orange maple leaf also associated with the country Canada.
Other names
Canada
Rose
A vibrant red rose emoji with stem. Often used as a symbol of love.
Other names
Red rose, red flower
Cherry blossom
The cherry blossom emoji is shorthand for beauty or cuteness.
Shamrock
Widely used in association with Irish culture, identity, and heritage, especially on St. Patrick’s day each year on March 17.
Recycling symbol
Means recycling, reusing, earth appreciation, and environmental concerns. Likely used in Earth Day texts or when discussing environmental concerns.
Grapes
A grape bunch emoji.
Other names
Grape
Melon
A light green melon emoji.
Other names
Cantaloupe, Honeydew
Watermelon
A slice of watermelon showing the juicy red part with black seeds.
Orange
An emoji portraying the pulpy fruit known as orange.
Other names
Tangerine, Mandarin
Lemon
The yellow and sour citrus fruit called lemon.
Other names
Lemonade
Banana
A peeled banana emoji.
Other names
Monkey snack
Pineapple
The tropical fruit pineapple with a shoot of leaves at the top.
Mango
An emoji of a tropical mango.
Other names
Mangifera
Apple
A vibrant red apple emoji.
Other names
Red apple
Green apple
An emoji portraying a green apple.
Other names
Granny apple
Pear
An emoji portraying a green pear.
Peach
An emoji portraying a peach.
Other names
Bottom
Strawberry
A red fruit called strawberry topped with green leaves.
Cherries
Two cherries with a leaf.
Other names
Cherry
Kiwi
A kiwi fruit sliced open to show the actual fruit along with black seeds.
Other names
Chinese gooseberry
Tomato
A full red tomato with green stem.
Other names
Tomato plant
Coconut
A half-cut coconut emoji showing its white meat.
Avocado
A half-cut avocado emoji exposing the brown pit in the middle.
Eggplant
An eggplant emoji with green stem.
Other names
Brinjal
Potato
A potato emoji.
Other names
Baked potato
Carrot
A long bright orange carrot emoji with green leaves on the top.
Corn
An ear of golden corn partially husked.
Other names
Ear of corn, maize
Hot pepper
A bright red chili.
Other names
Chilli, spicy
Broccoli
An emoji depicting broccoli.
Other names
Green veggie
Bread
A loaf of bread.
Other names
Loaf of bread
Bacon
An emoji depicting bacon.
Other names
Bashers
Burger
A burger emoji with patty and vegetables.
Other names
Hamburger, cheeseburger
Fries
Brown french fries in red carton.
Other names
French fries, chips
Pizza
A slice of pepperoni pizza.
Other names
Slice of pizza, cheese pizza
Hotdog
A popular western food featuring a sausage inside a bun.
Other names
Sausage
Burrito
A wrapped dish filled with rice, beans, beef and cheese.
Other names
Wrap, roll
Falafel
A popular dish in the Middle East and North Africa.
Other names
Flatbread, pita
Shallow pan of food
An emoji denoting a dish that contains rice, vegetables and curry.
Other names
Mix veg, pan
Steaming bowl
A steaming bowl of rice or noodles.
Other names
Ramen, noodles
Curry and rice
A plate of orange-brown curry with vegetables or meat, served with rice.
Other names
Curry, Indian food
Poultry leg
This brown colored emoji depicts a crispy chicken leg.
Other names
Chicken, chicken leg piece, drumstick
Rice ball
The emoji indicates a rice ball wrapped in seaweed.
Other names
Onigiri, seaweed
Fish cake
A Japanese delicacy of processed whitefish served with ramen.
Other names
Fish cake with swirl, pink swirl
Mooncake
A traditional sweet Chinese delicacy.
Other names
Chinese mooncake
Dango
A Japanese sweet dumpling made of rice flour and served on a skewer.
Other names
Dessert stick
Dumpling
A popular Asian food filled with veg and non-veg items.
Other names
Momos, empanada
Shaved ice
A shaved ice cone with cherry/strawberry syrup.
Other names
Snowcone, ice-cream
Doughnut
A chocolate doughnut emoji.
Other names
Donut
Cake
A piece of cake or more specifically an emoji of a pastry.
Other names
Pastry, shortcake, strawberry cake
Cupcake
A cupcake emoji with pink cream topping
Other names
Muffin, fairy cake
Hot beverage
This emoji can be related to coffee, tea and other hot beverages.
Other names
Tea, Espresso, hot chocolate
Chocolate
A bar of chocolate in a red wrapper.
Other names
Chocolate bar, candy bar
Waffle
It generally refers to waffles, a Belgian dessert.
Teacup without handle
A beverage cup generally associated with green tea.
Other names
Green tea, matcha
Tumbler glass
A short and wide glass used for liquors such as whiskey.
Other names
Liquor, rum, whiskey
Ice
An ice cube which is used to make drinks cooler.
Other names
Ice cube
Snowflake
The unique, feathery ice crystal of a snowflake.
Spoon
A simple silver spoon emoji.
Other names
Teaspoon
Fork & knife with plate
An emoji associated with having a meal.
Other names
Dinner, cutlery
Beer
A mug filled with beer with frothy heads.
Other names
Beer mug, beer stein
Beers
The clinking of two beers mugs for the gesture of ‘Cheers!’
Other names
Clinking beer mugs
Cheese wedge
Used to represent cheese and mice. It also refers to the slang “cheesy” which describes a statement, person, or action being too lame, impersonal, or overexaggerated.
Glass of milk
Used to symbolize drinking milk. You can also use the glass of milk to pertain to other kinds of milk such as protein milk, almond milk, and soy milk.
Bowl with spoon
A bowl with a silver spoon inside, as used to eat cereal or soup. Bowl color varies across platforms, as do contents, though most are empty.
Jack-o'-lantern
The jack-o'-lantern is the classic symbol of Halloween.
Other names
Halloween, pumpkin
Christmas
The Christmas tree emoji represents Christmas and/or holidays.
Other names
Xmas tree
Fireworks
Fireworks emoji represents the stunning combination of lights in the nighttime when burnt crackers.
Other names
Explosion
Firecracker
A firecracker is burnt on various occasions across the globe such as Diwali, New Year celebrations etc.
Other names
Crackers, dynamite, blast
Sparkles
Used to represent positive sentiments like happiness, gratitude and excitement.
Other names
Glitter, shiny
High voltage
A symbol for high voltage, as warns against injury from electricity.
Star
A classic, five-point gold star. Commonly used for various metaphorical senses of star (e.g., for fame, success, excellence, reviews).
Glowing star
Commonly used for anyone or anything that really shines or dazzles.
Collision
May be used to represent various types of bangs, explosions, or crashes.
Rocket
A rocket being propelled into space. Sometimes used to indicate a fast increase, for instance when referring to stocks going to the moon (rising quickly in price).
Police car light
In a text situation, the emoji is usually used as a symbol for an emergency.
Check mark button
Commonly used in lists to signify completed tasks or verification of a statement of fact.
Down arrow
An arrow, pointing down.
Up arrow
An arrow, pointing up.
Balloon
The red balloon emoji represents birthday celebrations or a generic simple balloon.
Other names
Party, red balloon
Party popper
The party popper emoji is used to depict celebrations or parties.
Other names
Tada, celebration
Confetti
Confetti emoji is used to depict celebrations or parties.
Other names
Confetti ball
Tanabata tree
A tree emoji specifically representing the Tanabata tree.
Other names
Wish tree
Bamboo
A bamboo emoji representing the bamboo plant in a pot or cup.
Other names
Pine decoration
Dolls
Dolls indicating toys.
Other names
Japanese dolls
Wind chime
Used for content concerning various senses of wind and chime due to its appearance.
Other names
Jellyfish, wind bell
Red envelope
Generally used in Asian cultures.
Other names
Red packet, Ang Pao
Ribbon
The emoji indicates something or someone is cute.
Other names
Bow
Gift
An emoji indicating surprise, gift or presents.
Other names
Gif package, birthday present
Reminder ribbon
An awareness ribbon emoji.
Other names
Ribbon
Ticket
The ticket emoji is used when going to a place that requires a paid entry such as cinema, sports etc.
Other names
Movie ticket, admission ticket
Medal
The medal emoji represents an achievement recognition.
Other names
Military medal
Trophy
The trophy emoji represents an achievement recognition.
Other names
Championship trophy
Crown
A gold crown with jewels on the sides. Represents a King, Queen, or other form of Royalty.
Other names
King, queen, royal
First place medal
A golden emoji used in chats to convey first place ranking in a sports or an event.
Other names
First position, gold medal
Musical notes
Three eighth notes (quavers in British English), used to represent music or singing.
Headphone
Headphones, used to listen to music or other forms audio, such as podcasts.
Speaker high volume
A speaker cone displayed with three sound waves, generally used as an icon to indicate the increasing of volume on a phone or computer.
Musical note
A music note emoji, which can denote song lyrics, or other music related topics.
Movie camera
Often used when posting one's excitement about an anticipated or favorite film.
Camera
A classic camera, as an SLR used to take pictures before camera phones.
Camera with flash
A classic camera, shown with its flash going off, as to illuminate a darker scene.
Soccer
A soccer ball emoji depicting the football or soccer sport.
Other names
Football
Baseball
A ball emoji but more specifically a baseball.
Other names
Softball
Basketball
A basketball emoji showing the orange striped ball used in basketball.
Other names
Orange ball
Volleyball
A volleyball emoji, showing the round ball used in the sport.
Other names
Volley
Rugby football
This emoji depicts a famous western sport called rugby.
Other names
Football, league
Tennis
A racket and ball emoji indicating the tennis sports.
Other names
Tennis racket, lawn tennis, tennis ball
Ping pong
A paddle and ping pong ball used in the sport of table tennis.
Other names
Table tennis
Criket game
A bat and ball emoji depicting the game of cricket.
Other names
Bat & ball
Bowling
A ball and pin emoji depicting the indoor game called bowling.
Other names
Pins, bowling ball
Field hockey
A hockey stick and ball, used in the sport of field hockey.
Other names
Hockey
Flying disc
A disc-like emoji depicting frisbee.
Other names
Frisbee
Lacrosse
A sport in which two players have to hit the wall with a tennis ball using racquets.
Other names
Squash
Badminton
A racquet and shuttlecock emoji representing badminton.
Other names
Badminton racquet and shuttlecock
Boxing glove
A red boxing glove emoji depicting the boxing sport.
Other names
Punch, punching
Martial arts
A traditional martial arts uniform emoji which depicts games such as judo or karate.
Other names
Martial Arts uniform
Goal net
Also known as goal pole, this emoji depicts a classic outdoor sport called soccer.
Other names
Soccer
Golf
Also known as a flag in the hole, this emoji represents a sport called golf.
Other names
Flag in hole
Ice skates
Ice skates are used to skate on a floor made of ice.
Other names
Ice skating
Running shoe
A comfortable shoe used in sports such as tennis or golf, or for fashion purposes.
Fishing
This emoji represents a fishing rod and a fish hooked on to it.
Other names
Fishing pole, fishing rod
Man biking
The male version of the bicyclist emoji. Currently identical in appearance to the non-gendered base emoji.
Diving mask
This emoji represents snorkels, a crucial piece of equipment for diving or staying under water.
Other names
Diving, swimming
Ski
An outdoor winter sport in which a person slides down a snowy mountain or hill.
Other names
Skiing, skis
Darts
A dart emoji specifically depicting bullseye.
Other names
Bullseye
Yo-yo
This is a fun little spinning gadget used during free time.
Other names
Spinning
Kite
A diamond-shaped red kite with a long tail.
Other names
Red kite
8 ball
The classic 8 ball representing games such as snooker and billiards.
Other names
Snooker, 8 Ball pool, billiards
Crystal ball
Crystal ball emoji can be used in texts concerning magic and future prediction.
Other names
Fortune teller, purple crystal
Nazar amulet
This emoji represents eyes and various senses of charm, envy & jealousy in Turkish culture.
Other names
Evil eye, talisman
Joystick
An emoji generally used to convey playing video games, usually classic or aviation genre games.
Other names
Gaming
Video game
This emoji can be used to call up your friends for a video game session.
Other names
Controller, gamepad, Xbox, PlayStation
Slot machine
One can use this emoji on a chat to make casino or gambling plans.
Other names
Casino, gambling
Dice
A six-sided die emoji that depicts dice used in board games such as Ludo, Monopoly etc.
Other names
Game die
Teddy bear
Teddy bear emoji can be used to convey something or someone cute.
Other names
Bear, soft toy
Spades
A type of card used in playing cards.
Other names
Spades suit
Diamonds
A type of card shaped like diamond used in playing cards.
Other names
Diamonds suit
Clubs
A type of card used in playing cards.
Other names
Clubs suit
Hearts
One of the groups in a deck of cards. This emoji and the red heart both express love and appreciation.
Other names
Hearts suit
Chess
A chess piece called pawn.
Other names
Chess pawn
Joker
A card emoji that depicts joker.
Other names
Joker card
Mahjong
A red-white tile from the Japanese game called Mahjong.
Other names
Mahjong red dragon
Performing arts
This emoji is used to indicate theatre or drama.
Other names
Drama, theatre
Yarn
A ball of yarn through which woolen clothes are sewed.
Other names
Ball of yarn
Art
The emoji depicts color palette.
Other names
Artist palette, painting
Red heart
A classic red love heart emoji, used for expressions of love and romance.
Two hearts
Two pink love hearts. One larger than the other. Can be used to display that “love is in the air”.
Purple heart
Classic representation of a heart, colored purple. It is commonly used to represent love, support, close bonds, and admiration for things that have some relation to the color purple.
Blue heart
A blue heart emoji, commonly used by brands as a neutral heart color.
Broken heart
This emoji represents the aching one feels when they are missing the person they love.
Sparkling heart
The sparkling heart emoji variously shows love and affection, often with a happy, playful, or sweet tone.
Growing heart
This emoji is used to show an outpouring of love, joy, pride, or any strong, positive emotion that would cause your heart to swell or grow.
Yellow heart
The yellow colour of the heart symbolizes happiness, positivity and hope like the sunshine.
Beating heart
The beating heart emoji is used as an intensive form of the red heart emoji, expressing passionate love, happiness, excitement, and even obsession.
Green heart
Represent love, support, close bonds, and admiration for things that have some relation to the color green, from nature to sports teams that use green.
White heart
Represent love, support, close bonds, and admiration for things that have some relation to the color white, such as white-colored clothing or animals.
Black heart
The black heart emoji is a popular symbol that is often associated with negative emotions such as sadness, disappointment, or heartbreak.
Revolving hearts
Used to reflect overwhelming, dizzying feelings of love, joy, or affection.
Heart with arrow
Represent relationships, romance, and to express love for people and things. Alongside the many other heart emoji, the Heart with Arrow emoji is typically used to celebrate Valentine's Day.
Orange heart
Represent love, support, close bonds, and admiration for things that have some relation to the color orange, from the season of fall to sports teams that use orange.
Heart with ribbon
Represent love, romance, gratitude, and giving gifts. It is especially common on gift-giving holidays, such as Valentine's Day and Christmas.
Brown heart
The brown heart emoji is often used to show solidarity with people of color and for movements like Black Lives Matter.
Earth Africa
A globe of Earth showing the continent of Africa.
Other names
Globe showing Africa
Earth Americas
A globe of Earth showing the continent of North and South America.
Other names
Globe showing Americas
Earth Asia
A globe of Earth showing the continent of Asia.
Other names
Globe showing Asia
Globe with meridians
This emoji is generally associated with the internet.
Other names
WWW, internet
World map
A map showing the Earth’s different continents.
Other names
Map, Earth
Japan
An emoji depicting the geographical map of Japan.
Other names
Island
Compass
An instrument that shows the direction of the north.
Other names
Direction
Mountain
This emoji depicts a mountain with sharp peaks at the top.
Other names
Hill
Snow capped mountain
This emoji depicts a mountain with sharp snowy peaks at the top.
Other names
Snow mountains
Camping
A tent placed within the forest for accommodation.
Other names
Campsite
Volcano
This emoji indicates the eruption of a volcano with lava and smoke.
Other names
Eruption
Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji is the largest mountain in Japan.
Other names
Fuji-san
Desert island
A desert but on an island.
Other names
Island
Beach with umbrella
A beach emoji showing water, sand and umbrella for protection against the sun rays.
Other names
Umbrella
Desert
A land filled with sands, cacti and a scorching sun overhead.
Other names
Sand
Stadium
A place where mega sports events take place such as football and cricket matches.
Other names
Grandstand, sports stadium
National park
A park that comprises river streams, mountains and greenery.
Other names
Park
Classical building
A classical building is the one that is associated with a town hall or a stock exchange.
Other names
Building
Bricks
An emoji of bricks that are used in building homes, schools and tons of other structures.
Other names
Red stone
Building construction
A construction site, depicted as a tower crane lifting steel or materials.
Other names
Crane
House building
A simple house emoji with a brown door.
Other names
House
Derelict house
An emoji which indicates unused house generally associated with haunted house.
Other names
Abandoned house, broken house, haunted house
House with tree
A simple house emoji with a big tree behind it.
Other names
House with garden
Office
A place to work during business hours.
Other names
Office building
Post office
Indicating a post building that involves sending and receiving parcels and packages from someone.
Other names
Parcel office
Hospital
A place where people come to get medical care.
Other names
Medical, Red Cross
Bank
A bank emoji indicates all the tasks related to money such as withdrawals, deposits, etc.
Other names
Money
Hotel
An accommodation place to stay when you’re on a trip to another city or country.
Other names
Motel, rent home
Love hotel
An accommodation place for couples.
Other names
Couple hotel
Departmental store
An emoji indicating departmental store which caters to shopping for all kinds of different stuff.
Other names
Shopping center, mall
School
An emoji depicting a school building where children go to get their education.
Other names
High school, clock tower
Factory
An industrial factory which can also be associated with air pollution.
Other names
Industry, pollution
Japanese castle
This emoji means a traditional Japanese castle made from stone and wood.
Other names
Fortress
Tower
A red tower generally associated with Tokyo tower and sometimes Eiffel tower.
Other names
Eiffel tower, red tower
Statue of Liberty
This emoji is often used to depict New York City.
Other names
New York
Church
A church building where people come to pray and at times to attend weddings and funerals.
Other names
Cross
Fountain
Used for decorative purposes, a fountain is found in parks and gardens
Other names
Park
Tent
A temporary shelter made out of cloth and related materials.
Other names
Camping
Foggy
This emoji depicts a foggy landscape.
Other names
Foggy city, fog
Night with stars
Buildings with visible night stars in the sky.
Other names
Nighttime, night city
Sunrise over mountains
The sun rising over a mountain range in the morning.
Other names
Morning, sunrise
Hot springs
This emoji is a sign which indicates Hotsprings.
Other names
Steam
Carousel horse
A kids horse ride found in carnivals and adventure parks.
Other names
Carnival
Ferris wheel
A large rotating wheel with cabinets for people to sit and witness the cityscape from great heights.
Other names
Carnival
Barber
A red-white striped pole depicting a barbershop.
Other names
Barbershop
Circus
A circus tent where several stunts are performed by professionals.
Other names
Stunts
Railway car
A car carriage pulled along a railway line in cities.
Other names
Railroad, railroad carriage
Bullet train
A fast-paced train running on electricity generally used in rural areas or cities.
Other names
Metro train
Mountain railway
A passenger transport system used in hilly areas.
Other names
Train and mountain
Bus
A public transport service which allows passengers to travel to their desired destinations.
Other names
School bus
Motorcycle
A motorbike used in racing or motorsports.
Other names
Bike, motorbike
Automobile
A red car emoji depicting an automobile.
Other names
Red car
Motor scooter
A light-weighted two-wheeler vehicle.
Other names
Scooty
Auto rickshaw
A three-wheeled vehicle used in several Asian countries to transport a passenger between places.
Other names
Tuk tuk
Skateboard
A classic emoji of a skateboard.
Other names
Skating
Fire
The fire emoji depicts hot, warm, flame and also used in context to represent coolness (lit).
Other names
Hot, lit, flame
Droplet
Used for various types of liquid such as water, tears, sweat and may even depict crying or sadness.
Other names
Water, waterdrop
Twelve o’clock
Emoji depicting 12 o’clock either in the afternoon or midnight.
Other names
12AM, 12PM, time
Alarm
Emoji depicting an alarm clock with a time of around 10:10.
Other names
Alarm clock, time
New moon
A fully dark new moon.
Other names
Dark moon, solar eclipse
New moon face
Throwing ironic sentiments.
Other names
Creepy moon, smiling moon
Full moon face
Used in situations of sarcasm.
Other names
Moonface, happy moon
Ringed planet
This emoji is made in a way to look like the Saturn planet.
Other names
Saturn
Cloud with rain
You can use this emoji when your plans are ruined by rain.
Other names
Cloudy, rainy
Mostly sunny
An emoji used to represent a sunny and wonderful weather.
Other names
Sun behind cloud
Tornado
An emoji that depicts a tornado.
Other names
Cyclone
Fog
An emoji depicting foggy weather.
Other names
Foggy
Umbrella with raindrops
An umbrella with drops of water used for rainy weather.
Other names
Raining
Round pushpin
A pushpin, as used to indicate a location on a map. Generally depicted as an upright pin with a red, round head.
Airplane
Used either as a literal airplane, to represent an overseas vacation, or sometimes as a proxy for airplane mode on a phone or tablet.
Chequered flag
Triangular flag
Crossed flags
Black flag
White flag
Rainbow flag
Transgender flag
Pirate flag
Afghanistan
Åland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Caribbean Netherlands
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Republic of the Congo
DR Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini (Swaziland)
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Réunion
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City (Holy See)
Venezuela
Vietnam
British Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands
Wales
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
How do brands use emojis?
Ten of the most-used emojis in 2023
Ten of the most-used emojis in 2023
Brands have crafted distinct emoji styles and usage guidelines, ensuring a consistent
and recognizable emoji presence, tailored to their unique identity and audience. We've curated
the
following list by analyzing hundreds of posts through our Competitors module.
Nike
Check mark button
Commonly used in lists to signify completed tasks or verification of a statement of fact.
Running shoe
A comfortable shoe used in sports such as tennis
or golf, or for fashion purposes.
Flexed biceps
The brawny arm of the flexed biceps emoji is used to represent all sorts of strength and power.
Earth Africa
A globe of Earth showing the continent of Africa.
Recycling symbol
Means recycling, reusing, earth appreciation, and environmental concerns. Likely used in Earth Day.
Sparkles
Used to represent positive sentiments like happiness, gratitude and excitement.
Trophy
The trophy emoji represents an achievement recognition.
Soccer
A soccer ball emoji depicting the football or soccer sport.
Fire
The fire emoji depicts hot, warm, flame and also used in context to represent coolness (lit).
Handshake
Represents the same ideas as in real-life. It can be a greeting, an agreement, or a symbol for a truce.
Domino's
Pizza
A slice of pepperoni pizza.
Pinched fingers
Means “What do you want?” in Italian. It is mostly associated with the phrase “Ma che vuoi?”
Drooling face
This emoji denotes the irresistibility over a yummy food.
Cheese wedge
Commonly used to represent cheese, mice, and rats. It also refers to the slang “cheesy”.
Waffle
It generally refers to waffles, a Belgian dessert.
High voltage
A symbol for high voltage, as warns against injury from electricity.
Potato
A potato emoji.
Eyes
Huge eyes emoji with the pupil pointing to the left.
Two hearts
Two pink love hearts. One larger than the other. Can be used to display that “love is in the air”.
Handshake
Represents the same ideas as in real-life. It can be a greeting, an agreement, or a symbol for a truce.
Oreo
Camera with flash
A classic camera, shown with its flash going off,
as to illuminate a darker scene.
Wink
This emoji signals a joke
or a hidden meaning which when used won’t be understood by many.
Glass of milk
Used to symbolize drinking milk. You can also use the glass of milk to pertain to other kinds of milk.
Bowl with spoon
A bowl with a silver spoon inside, as used to eat cereal or soup. Bowl color varies across platforms.
Banana
A peeled banana emoji.
Wink
This emoji signals a joke or a hidden meaning which when used won’t be understood by many.
Smirk
The emoji to use when you’ve achieved something great and can’t wait to boast around it.
Drooling face
This emoji denotes the irresistibility over a yummy food.
Sparkles
Used to represent positive sentiments like happiness, gratitude and excitement.
Blue heart
A blue heart emoji, commonly used by brands as a neutral heart color.
Red Bull
Fire
The fire emoji depicts hot, warm, flame and also used in context to represent coolness (lit).
Star-struck
May express that someone or something is amazing, fascinating, impressive, or exciting.
Rocket
A rocket being propelled into space. Sometimes used to indicate a fast increase.
Heart eyes
Taken straight from cartoons, this emoji is used to convey feeling of love and attraction.
Pinched fingers
Means “What do you want?” in Italian. It is mostly associated with the phrase “Ma che vuoi?”
Clapping hands
Two hands clapping emoji, which when used multiple times can be used as a round of applause.
Man biking
The male version of the bicyclist. Currently identical in appearance to the non-gendered base emoji.
Exploding head
Read, heard or saw something extremely shocking and amusing.
Trophy
The trophy emoji represents an achievement recognition.
Flexed biceps
The brawny arm of the flexed biceps emoji is used to represent all sorts of strength and power.
Converse
Flexed biceps
The brawny arm of the flexed biceps emoji is used to represent all sorts of strength and power.
Star
Commonly used for various metaphorical senses of star (e.g., for fame, success, excellence, reviews).
Check mark button
Commonly used in lists to signify completed tasks or verification of a statement of fact.
Down arrow
An arrow, pointing down.
Musical notes
Three eighth notes (quavers in British English), used to represent music or singing.
Headphone
Headphones, used to listen to music or other forms audio, such as podcasts.
Speaker high volume
A speaker cone, generally used as an icon to indicate the increasing of volume on a phone or computer.
Art
The emoji depicts color palette.
Up arrow
An arrow, pointing up.
Fire
The fire emoji depicts hot, warm, flame and also used in context to represent coolness (lit).
Spotify
Trophy
The trophy emoji represents an achievement recognition.
Musical note
A music note emoji, which can denote song lyrics, or other music related topics.
Cherry blossom
The cherry blossom emoji is shorthand for beauty or cuteness.
Glowing star
Commonly used for anyone or anything that really shines or dazzles.
Sparkles
Used to represent positive sentiments like happiness, gratitude and excitement.
Collision
May be used to represent various types of bangs, explosions, or crashes.
Blue heart
A blue heart emoji, commonly used by brands as a neutral heart color.
Fire
The fire emoji depicts hot, warm, flame and also used in context to represent coolness (lit).
Growing heart
This emoji is used to show an outpouring of love, joy, pride, or any strong, positive emotion.
Black heart
It is often associated with negative emotions such as sadness, disappointment, or heartbreak.
Ryanair
Beach with umbrella
A beach emoji showing water, sand and umbrella for protection against the sun rays.
Shamrock
Widely used in association with Irish culture, identity, and heritage, especially on St. Patrick’s day.
Airplane
Used either as a literal airplane, to represent an overseas vacation, or as a proxy for airplane mode.
Nail polish
This emoji can serve as a tone marker indicating sass, fanciness, or self-confidence.
Round pushpin
A pushpin, as used to indicate a location on a map. Generally depicted as an upright pin.
Sparkles
Used to represent positive sentiments like happiness, gratitude and excitement.
Police car light
In a text situation, the emoji is usually used as a symbol for an emergency.
Face Exhaling
The emoji is used to represent feelings of exhaustion, smoking, and exhaling a big sigh.
Heart eyes
Taken straight from cartoons, this emoji is used to convey feeling of love and attraction.
Eyes
Huge eyes emoji with the pupil pointing to the left.
Burger King
Burger
A burger emoji with patty and vegetables.
Fire
The fire emoji depicts hot, warm, flame and also used in context to represent coolness (lit).
Crown
A gold crown with jewels on the sides. Represents a King, Queen, or other form of Royalty.
Red heart
A classic red love heart emoji, used for expressions of love and romance.
Speaking head
The silhouette of a person speaking. Sometimes used in the context of shouting or mansplaining.
Pinched fingers
Means “What do you want?” in Italian. It is mostly associated with the phrase “Ma che vuoi?”
Trophy
The trophy emoji represents an achievement recognition.
Musical notes
Three eighth notes (quavers in British English), used to represent music or singing.
Nail polish
This emoji can serve as a tone marker indicating sass, fanciness, or self-confidence.
Backhand index pointing down
This emoji can be used to point out a message or to indicate its importance.
Starbucks
Snowflake
The unique, feathery ice crystal of a snowflake.
Green heart
Represent love, support, close bonds, and admiration for things, from nature to sports teams.
Sparkles
Used to represent positive sentiments like happiness, gratitude and excitement.
Movie camera
Often used when posting one's excitement about an anticipated or favorite film.
Camera
A classic camera, as an SLR used to take pictures before camera phones.
Chocolate
A bar of chocolate in a red wrapper.
Herb
May be used for various content as cooking, herbal medicine, and plant life.
Hot beverage
This emoji can be related
to coffee, tea and other hot beverages.
Cherry blossom
The cherry blossom emoji is shorthand for beauty or cuteness.
Strawberry
A red fruit called strawberry topped with green leaves.
Netflix
Heart eyes
Taken straight from cartoons, this emoji is used to convey feeling of love and attraction.
Camera with flash
A classic camera, shown with its flash going off,
as to illuminate a darker scene.
Black heart
It is often associated with negative emotions such as sadness, disappointment, or heartbreak.
Sparkles
Used to represent positive sentiments like happiness, gratitude and excitement.
Collision
May be used to represent various types of bangs, explosions, or crashes.
Call me hand
While this represents someone holding up a phone. It also resembles the surfer-culture symbol.
Red heart
A classic red love heart emoji, used for expressions of love and romance.
Police car light
In a text situation, the emoji is usually used as a symbol for an emergency.
Two hearts
Two pink love hearts. One larger than the other. Can be used to display that “love is in the air”.
Writing hand
An emoji depicting the action of writing with a pen or pencil.