How do I type emoji shortcodes?

In Slack, GitHub, Discord and many other tools, type a colon followed by the name, for example :thumbsup: or :+1:, and the app turns it into the emoji. A few names differ between apps.

How do I change an emoji's skin tone?

Many people and hand emojis support five skin-tone modifiers. Copy the default emoji, then long-press it on your phone keyboard to pick a tone, or in Slack add a modifier such as :skin-tone-3: after the shortcode.

Why do emojis look different on iPhone and Android?

Unicode defines what each emoji means, but Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and others each draw their own artwork, so the same emoji can look different depending on the device.

Do emojis in subject lines improve open rates?

Sometimes. Results vary by audience and industry, so A/B test a relevant emoji against a plain subject line rather than relying on general claims.

Emoji Cheat Sheet · Productivity

Emoji Cheat Sheet: Copy & Paste Emojis

Search 600+ emojis with names and shortcodes. Click to copy.

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😀 Smileys

👋 People

🐶 Animals & nature

🍕 Food & drink

✈️ Travel & places

⚽ Activities

💡 Objects

❤️ Symbols

🏁 Flags

Shortcodes follow the Slack / GitHub style and work in Slack, GitHub, Discord and many other apps (a few names differ between apps). Skin tones: people and hand emojis accept five skin-tone modifiers 🏻 🏼 🏽 🏾 🏿. Copy the default version, then pick a tone on your keyboard, or in Slack add a modifier such as :+1::skin-tone-4:. Emojis look different on each device because every platform draws its own.

How it works

How to use Emoji Cheat Sheet

Search by name or shortcode, or pick a category tab.

Choose whether a click copies the emoji or its shortcode.

Click any emoji to copy it, then paste it into your post, message or code.

About

About this tool

Emojis add tone and personality to Instagram captions, WhatsApp broadcasts, email subject lines and LinkedIn posts, but hunting for the right one on a desktop keyboard is slow. This cheat sheet puts more than 600 popular emojis on one searchable page, grouped into smileys, people, nature, food, travel, activities, objects, symbols and flags.

Every emoji shows its official-style name and the shortcode used by Slack, GitHub, Discord and many other apps, such as :rocket: or :tada:. Switch the copy mode to grab either the emoji itself or the shortcode, and your recently copied emojis stay at the top for next time (saved only in your browser).

Use emojis to add tone and scannability, not to replace words. One or two relevant emojis at the start of a line work better than a row of them, and remember that each platform draws emojis slightly differently. Screen readers read emojis aloud by name, so avoid long strings of them in important messages.

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