Why does the same emoji look different on different platforms?

Each vendor (Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, X/Twitter) renders the same Unicode codepoint with their own design. The semantics are the same; the art differs. The tool shows your platform's rendering since the emoji is a font glyph.

Are skin-tone modifiers supported everywhere?

On Apple, Google, and most modern systems, yes — the Fitzpatrick types 1–6 modifier joins to the base emoji to produce 6 skin-tone variants. Older systems may show the base emoji and the modifier as separate characters.

Why doesn't this emoji copy correctly to my old app?

Most likely the emoji is a recent addition (Unicode 14+) and your destination doesn't have a font that includes it. Update the OS/app, or fall back to the unmodified base.

Is anything sent to a server?

No — the emoji set is bundled with the page.

emoji · search · skin tones · 8 categories · local

Search emoji by name or keyword

Searchable reference of 443 common emoji across smileys, people, animals, food, travel, objects, symbols, and flags. Click any tile to copy with your selected skin tone.

Emoji Search

443 matches

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Pool

443

emoji

How to find an emoji

Type a name or keyword to narrow the grid. Skin tones apply automatically to people and hand emoji that support them.

01
Search
Free-text matches name, keywords, and category.
Inputs are treated as UTF-8 throughout the pipeline and validated client-side as you type — nothing dispatches until the value is well-formed.
searchinpututf-8client-sidevalidated
search · texthappy · set
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smile · grin
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loaded · parsedclient-side
02
Filter category
Smileys, people, animals, food, travel, objects, symbols, flags.
Each toggle re-computes through a memoised hook, so flipping options never resets your input and the UI stays snappy on large inputs.
catoptionslivememoisedtoggles
cat · memoisedfood · live
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🍕 · 🍔 · 🌮
```
options set · memoisedlive
03
Pick skin tone
Light to dark — applies only to people/hand emoji.
Randomness — where used — comes from crypto.getRandomValues, never Math.random. Heavy work sits in useMemo.
tonecomputeinstantlocaldeterministic
tone · instantmedium · computed
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👍🏽
```
computed · instantinstant
04
Click to copy
One click copies the rendered emoji (with tone) to clipboard.
Copy writes through navigator.clipboard and downloads use a Blob — zero network traffic. Same input plus same options always yield the same bytes.
copydownloadzero-networkreproducible
ok · copiedready · copied
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Copied 👍🏽
```
shipped · ready to shipsuccess

Pro tips

Pro tips for everyday utilities

Reach for crypto.getRandomValues

Cryptographically random for IDs, tokens, salts. Math.random is for animation and games, not security.

Sort IDs lexicographically

UUID v4 has no time ordering. Use ULID or UUID v7 if you need sorted IDs.

Mock data with seeds

Faker-style libraries can be seeded so tests are reproducible. Embed the seed in the fixture file.

Reference cards beat memory

Cheatsheets for Vim, Git, Docker, Linux signals are faster than man pages when you’re mid-flow.

Browser APIs vary

Touch events, gamepads, and clipboard differ across vendors. Feature-detect before use.

Persist in the right place

localStorage for user preferences, sessionStorage for transient state, IndexedDB for structured data.

Use Cases

When to find an emoji fast

Slack, PRs, marketing copy, presentations.

Slack messages

Quick emoji reactions without the picker. Random values come from crypto.getRandomValues — cryptographically secure for tokens, salts, and session IDs. Math.random is deterministic enough for animations but predictable enough to be a security bug.

CSPRNG-backed

Pull requests

Drop a ✅ or 🚀 in PR comments. Pair with hashids, ULID, or UUID v7 when you need both random and sortable — useful for primary keys, public-facing IDs, and event log ordering without a sequence column.

reproducible

Marketing copy

Find on-brand emoji for promos. Output is deterministic given the same seed, so fixtures and tests stay reproducible across CI runs and contributor machines. Embed the seed in the fixture file for full replay.

snappy

Documentation

Highlight notes with consistent emoji. Heavy work runs through useMemo so the UI stays snappy on large inputs. Same input + same options yields identical bytes — the kind of stability snapshot tests rely on.

feature-detected

Presentations

Sprinkle emoji in slide titles. Storage tools persist to the right backend: localStorage for user preferences, sessionStorage for transient state, IndexedDB for structured data. Pick the right shelf and quota worries disappear.

deterministic

Flag picker

Search any country flag by name. Browser feature detection: clipboard, fullscreen, gamepad, and Web Bluetooth APIs gracefully fall back when unavailable. No surprise white screens on Safari or older Firefox.

production-ready

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How many emoji?

443 curated common emoji — popular subset, not the full Unicode set.

Why some tones don't apply?

Skin tones are only valid for human / hand emoji. Animals, food, objects ignore the modifier.

Can I add my own?

Open a PR — the EMOJIS array lives in this file.

Why is the same emoji elsewhere named differently?

Names vary by platform. We use Unicode short names where possible.

Does it run locally?

Yes — the whole emoji set ships in the JS bundle. Nothing is sent to a server.

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