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Emoji Copy & Paste
Every emoji by group, with search, skin tones, and the codes and meaning behind each one.
Free tools that run in your browser. Nothing you type, open or create is uploaded to NerdBible or anyone else.
Click an emoji to copy it. Ctrl or Cmd click opens its page with codes and variants.
Recently used
Smileys & Emotion 172
People & Body 222
Component 9
Animals & Nature 161
Food & Drink 132
Travel & Places 221
Activities 85
Objects 268
Symbols 224
Flags 270
No emoji matches that search.
Unicode Emoji data (Emoji 18.0) and CLDR annotations, Unicode licence. Each emoji is drawn by your device's own font; recent ones may show as an empty box on older systems.
How to use it
- Find an emoji by scrolling the groups or typing a word into the search box.
- Choose a skin tone if you want one; emoji that support it switch at once.
- Click an emoji to copy it, then paste it anywhere. Ctrl or Cmd click opens its page with every code and variant.
Questions
Why does an emoji look different on another phone?
Unicode defines what each emoji is, not how it looks. Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and others draw their own artwork, so the same code can look quite different, and a recent emoji shows as an empty box on a system that does not have it yet.
How do skin tones work?
A skin tone is a separate modifier character placed straight after the emoji, based on the Fitzpatrick scale. Systems that support the combination draw one toned emoji; others show the yellow emoji followed by a colour swatch.
What is a ZWJ sequence?
Several emoji joined by the invisible zero width joiner, such as a family or a profession. Where the system knows the combination it draws one emoji; where it does not, the parts appear side by side.
Where do the names and keywords come from?
From CLDR, the Unicode project that supplies emoji names and search keywords in many languages. The list, groups and versions come from the Unicode emoji test file.
Are recently used emoji sent anywhere?
No. The recently used row is kept in this browser only, using local storage, and you can clear it with your browser data.
About this tool
How to use the emoji picker
Every emoji is listed in the groups Unicode uses, from Smileys & Emotion to Flags. Type a word to search the official names and the keywords emoji keyboards use, pick a skin tone if you want one, and click an emoji to copy it. Your recently used emoji are kept in this browser only. Hold Ctrl or Cmd while clicking to open the emoji's own page.
What each emoji page shows
- The official name and keywords from CLDR, the Unicode project that names emoji in many languages.
- When it arrived: the emoji version and year, plus its group and subgroup.
- Codes: code points, HTML decimal and hex references, and CSS, JavaScript, Python and URL escapes, each with a copy button.
- Variants: skin tones and man, woman or facing right forms, listed on the base emoji's page.
- How it is built, for flags, keycaps and ZWJ sequences that combine several characters.
Why emoji look different on each device
Unicode defines what an emoji is, not how it looks. Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and others draw their own artwork, so the same character varies, and a new emoji shows as an empty box until the system's emoji font includes it. This page uses your own device's font and loads no images. Data: Unicode emoji files and CLDR annotations, Unicode licence.
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