Everybody loves emojis. Everybody uses emojis. But do you know what all emojis mean? Moreover, on the internet, certain emojis are used differently than what they were intended to signify or mean. This guide will break down the meaning of all emojis with descriptions, use cases, and types.

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Understanding Smiley Emojis
When words fall short or a touch of emotion is needed, these emojis fulfil them. This category of emojis surrounds a range of facial expressions, each carrying its distinct meaning. Let’s explore the diverse world within the “Smiley” emoji set.
Emojis | Emoji Name | Emoji Description | Usecase | Emoji Meaning |
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😀 | Grinning face | Broad, toothy grin, with eyes open. | Describe a cheerful face, grin, happy, laugh, smile, with teeth visible. | Expresses general happiness, cheerfulness, amusement, positivity. |
😃 | Grinning face with big eyes | Happier or smiling face with eyes and mouth open. | Describe something awesome, big, and happy. | Conveying more excitement or wide-eyed happiness. |
😄 | Grinning face with smiling eyes | Eyes closed and smiling with mouth open. | Expresses genuine happiness, laughter, or pleasure. | A happier version of a grinning face, with smiling eyes. |
😁 | Beaming face with smiling eyes. | Face with wide eyes, smiling with teeth. | Feeling of intense happiness, joy, or excitement. | Conveys glowing happiness, excitement, or a cheerful grin. |
😆 | Grinning squinting face | Tightly closed, squinting eyes and a wide, open-mouthed grin, showing upper teeth. | A reaction to something funny or expressing amusement. Laughing uncontrollably. | Indicates hearty laughter, amusement, or mirth, with eyes squeezed shut. |
😅 | Grinning face with sweat | A wide, open smile (showing teeth) and a single drop of blue sweat on its forehead or cheek. | Showing “phew” feeling or positive outcome in an intense situation or embarrassment. | Shows nervousness, awkwardness, relief after a close call, or working hard. |
😂 | A Face with tears of joy | A Wide smile, squinted eyes, tears streaming down. | Responding to something extremely funny, expressing joyful laughter. | Uncontrollable laughter, finding something hilarious. |
🤣 | Rolling on the floor laughing | Face tilted sideways, a wide open mouth, squinted eyes, tears. | Indicating extreme hilarity, often a more intense level of laughter than 😂. | Extreme laughter, often abbreviated as ROFL or ROTFL. |
😊 | Smiling face with smiling eyes | A closed, gentle smile and smiling eyes (curved lines). | Express warmth and positive feelings. | Conveys genuine happiness, warmth, contentment, or gratitude. Often seen as softer than 😀. |
😇 | Smiling face with halo | A gentle smile and a golden halo above its head. | Suggesting innocence, goodness, or sarcastic purity. | Innocence, purity, goodness, blessings, or a teasingly innocent attitude. |
🙂 | Slightly smiling face | A subtle, closed smile. | Show mild happiness, politeness, or smiling, but are sad inside. | Slight happiness, politeness, or sometimes irony or passive aggression, depending on context. |
🙃 | Upside-down face | A subtle, closed smile, turned upside down. | Show sarcasm, irony, playfulness, silliness, or a sense of things being “off.” | Irony, sarcasm, joking, silliness, or a sense of resignation/annoyance. |
😉 | Winking face | One eye winking (closed) and a slight smile. | Suggesting flirtation, a joke, a secret, or mischievousness. | Flirtation, teasing, a shared secret, mischievousness, playful intent. |
😌 | Relieved face | Closed eyes and a small, contented smile. | Expressing feelings of peace, contentment, relief, or tranquility. | Calmness, peace, contentment, relief from stress or worry, tranquility. |
😍 | Smiling face with heart-eyes | Face with a closed smile and red hearts instead of eyes. | Expressing love, adoration, infatuation, or intense positive feelings. | Love, adoration, infatuation, strong affection, being impressed or amazed. |
🥰 | Smiling face with hearts | Face with rosy cheeks and three red hearts floating around it. | Expressing warm and fuzzy feelings, love, care, and affection. | Warmth, love, care, affection, tenderness, happiness, and positive emotions. |
😘 | Face blowing a kiss | Face with puckered lips blowing a red heart. | Expressing love, affection, romantic feelings, or a friendly kiss. | Love, affection, kisses, romantic gestures, and friendly affection. |
😗 | Kissing face | Face with puckered lips, with slightly open eyes. | Expressing a desire to kiss someone or a platonic kiss. | A kiss, a peck, affection, can be romantic or friendly. |
😙 | Kissing face with smiling eyes | Face with puckered lips and smiling eyes (curved lines). | Often used to convey a sweet, gentle, or affectionate kiss. | Sweet kiss, gentle affection, can be used romantically or platonically. |
😚 | Kissing face with closed eyes | Face with puckered lips and closed eyes. | Often used to convey a passionate or heartfelt kiss. | Passionate kiss, heartfelt affection, a tender kiss. |
😋 | Face savoring food | A wide, open smile and tongue sticking out. | Expressing enjoyment or anticipation of delicious food. | Delicious, tasty, enjoying food, also imply playfulness or silliness. |
😛 | Face with tongue | A closed smile and tongue sticking straight out. | Often used to convey playfulness, silliness, teasing, or a sense of being cheeky. | Playfulness, silliness, teasing, cheekiness, can also imply being goofy. |
😜 | Winking face with tongue | One eye winking (closed) and tongue sticking out. | Often used to convey playfulness, silliness, a joke, or mischievousness. | Playfulness, silliness, joking, mischievousness, teasing. |
🤪 | Zany face | Wide, open eyes (crossed), and a wide, distorted mouth with one large and one small eye. | Used to express silliness, goofiness, craziness, or being playful and absurd. | Silliness, goofiness, craziness, absurdity, playful foolishness. |
😝 | Squinting face with tongue | Tightly squinted eyes and tongue sticking out. | Express silliness, goofiness, or a sense of being playfully ridiculous. | Silliness, goofiness, ridiculousness, can also imply being playfully exasperated. |
🤔 | Thinking face | A pensive expression, a furrowed brow, and often a hand on the chin. | Used to express thought, contemplation, confusion, or pondering a question. | Thinking, pondering, considering, questioning, confusion, contemplation. |
🤫 | Shushing face | Wide eyes and a finger pressed to its lips. | Used to indicate silence, secrecy, or to tell someone to be quiet. | Silence, quiet, secret, keep it down, hush. |
🤗 | Smiling face with open hands | Open hands held out in front, as if giving a hug. | Used to express warmth, affection, support, or comfort. | Hug, warmth, affection, support, comfort, a friendly gesture. |
😐 | Neutral face | Straight, closed mouth and neutral eyes. | Used to express a lack of strong emotion, indifference, or a reserved feeling. | Neutrality, indifference, impassiveness, reserved, neither happy nor sad. |
😑 | Expressionless face | Straight, closed mouth and flat, unexpressive eyes. | Used to convey a stronger sense of neutrality, seriousness, or being unimpressed. | Seriousness, unimpressed, blank, a stronger sense of neutrality than 😐. |
😶 | Face without a mouth | Face with no mouth. | Used to express silence, speechlessness, or a sense of being at a loss for words. | Silence, speechlessness, inability to speak, being at a loss for words. |
😏 | smirking face | Subtle, often mischievous, half-smile. | Used to convey smugness, self-satisfaction, slyness, or a knowing look. | Smugness, self-satisfaction, slyness, knowing look can be flirtatious or teasing. |
😒 | unamused face | Slight frown, and eyes looking to the side. | Used to convey dissatisfaction, annoyance, skepticism, or being unimpressed. | Dissatisfaction, annoyance, skepticism, unimpressed, a feeling of “meh.” |
🙄 | Face with rolling eyes | Eyes rolled upwards, often showing only the whites. | Used to express annoyance, boredom, disbelief, sarcasm, or exasperation. | Annoyance, boredom, disbelief, sarcasm, exasperation, “whatever.” |
😬 | Grimacing face | Clenched teeth and squinted eyes, as if wincing. | Used to convey discomfort, pain, awkwardness, or a forced smile in a tense situation. | Discomfort, pain, awkwardness, tension, forced smile, embarrassment. |
🤥 | Lying face | Slightly crossed eyes and a long nose. | Used to indicate that someone is lying or being deceitful. | Lying, deceitful, dishonesty, fibbing, telling a tall tale. |
😔 | Pensive face | Yellow face with a slight frown and downward-looking eyes. | Used to convey sadness, thoughtfulness, melancholy, or disappointment. | Sadness, thoughtfulness, melancholy, disappointment, contemplation. |
😪 | Sleepy face | Closed eyes, mouth slightly open, and a blue “snot bubble” coming from the nose (common in anime/manga to represent sleep). | Used to indicate sleepiness, tiredness, or exhaustion. | Sleepiness, tiredness, exhaustion, wanting to sleep. |
😴 | Sleeping face | Closed eyes and three Zs floating above its head. | Used to indicate that someone is sleeping or deeply tired. | Sleeping, deeply tired, asleep, time for bed. |
😷 | Face with medical mask | A face wearing a white surgical mask over its mouth. | Used to represent illness, protection from germs, or being in a medical setting. | Illness, sickness, protection, hygiene, medical, pandemic. |
🤒 | Face with thermometer | Face with a thermometer in its mouth. | Used to indicate illness, fever, or feeling unwell. | Illness, fever, sick, unwell, temperature. |
🤕 | Face with head-bandage | Face with a white bandage wrapped around its forehead. | Used to indicate injury, pain, or recovery. | Injury, hurt, pain, recovering, and accident. |
🤢 | Nauseated face | Furrowed brows, closed eyes, and a green mouth. | Used to express nausea, sickness, disgust, or feeling unwell. | Nausea, sickness, disgust, feeling ill, queasy. |
🤮 | Face vomiting | An open mouth expelling green vomit. | Used to express vomiting, sickness, extreme disgust, or feeling very ill. | Vomiting, sickness, extreme disgust, very ill, throwing up. |
🤧 | Sneezing face | Closed eyes, a crumpled mouth, and a tissue being held to its nose. | Used to indicate sneezing, having a cold, or allergies. | Sneezing, cold, allergies, hay fever, needing a tissue. |
🥵 | Hot face | Red face with sweat droplets and an open mouth. | Used to express feeling hot, flushed, or very attracted to someone. | Hot, flushed, sweaty, and very warm temperatures, can also imply attraction. |
🥶 | cold face | Light blue face with wide, open eyes, a slightly open mouth, and icicles hanging from its cheeks. | Used to express feeling cold, freezing, or a very low temperature. | Cold, freezing, very low temperature, icy. |
🥴 | woozy face | Squinted, wavy eyes and a crumpled mouth. | Used to express dizziness, intoxication, confusion, or feeling unwell. | Dizzy, intoxicated, confused, unwell, lightheaded. |
😵 | Dizzy face | Wide-open eyes displaying spiral patterns instead of pupils, and an open mouth. | Used to express dizziness, confusion, shock, or being overwhelmed. | Dizzy, confused, shocked, overwhelmed, stunned. |
🤯 | Exploding head | Wide eyes and its head exploding, depicted with brain fragments and swirling light. | Used to express shock, disbelief, astonishment, or being overwhelmed by information. | Shock, disbelief, astonishment, mind-blown, overwhelmed. |
🥳 | Partying face | A party hat, confetti streamers, and wide, joyful eyes. | Used to express celebration, excitement, happiness, or a festive mood. | Celebration, party, excitement, joy, festive. |
😎 | Smiling face with sunglasses | A cool, confident smile wearing black sunglasses. | Used to express coolness, confidence, nonchalance, or a sense of being carefree. | Cool, confident, chill, laid-back, carefree. |
🥺 | Pleading face | Large, puppy-dog eyes, often with slightly raised eyebrows and a small, pleading mouth. | Used to express begging, yearning, sadness, or trying to look innocent. | Begging, pleading, yearning, sad but hopeful, innocent. |
😭 | Loudly crying face | Large, open eyes and a single tear rolling down each cheek. | Used to express sadness, grief, disappointment, or pain. | Sadness, grief, disappointment, pain, sorrow. |
😱 | Face screaming in fear | Wide, open eyes, raised eyebrows, open mouth, and hands pressed to cheeks. | Used to express shock, horror, fear, or surprise. | Shock, horror, fear, surprise, astonishment. |
😠 | Angry face | Furrowed brows and a closed, straight, angry mouth. | Used to express anger, frustration, annoyance, or displeasure. | Anger, frustration, annoyance, displeasure, irritation. |
😡 | Enraged face | Furrowed brows and a closed, straight, red, angry mouth. | Express more anger or frustration, or annoyance. | Intense anger, rage, or fury. |
🤬 | Face with symbols on the mouth | Furrowed brows and symbols (often resembling swear words) covering the mouth. | Used to express extreme anger, frustration, or being very upset. | Extreme anger, frustration, fury, rage, and being very upset. |
😈 | Smiling face with horns | Purple face with a mischievous smile and small devil horns. | Used to express mischief, naughtiness, or a playful evil intent. | Mischief, naughtiness, devilishness, playful evil. |
👿 | Angry face with horns | Purple face with an angry expression, furrowed brows, and devil horns. | Used to express anger, rage, or a more serious evil intent. | Malice, evil intent, or anger, often more sinister than 😈. |
💀 | Skull | A white human skull with empty eye sockets. | It can represent death, danger, or be used in a humorous way like “i am dead inside”. | Death, danger, mortality, spooky, can also be used humorously. |
💩 | Pile of poo | A cartoon-styled pile of brown poop with large, smiling eyes. | Often used humorously or to express distaste or negativity. | Poop, humor, distaste, negativity, can be used playfully or childishly. |
🤡 | Clown face | A face painted like a traditional circus clown, with a red nose and exaggerated makeup. | Can represent silliness, fun, or sometimes be used negatively to imply foolishness. | Silliness, humor, playfulness, also imply foolishness or being ridiculous. |
👻 | Ghost | A cartoonish white ghost with wide, surprised eyes and a wavy body. | Represents a ghost, can be used in the context of Halloween or to express being unseen or unnoticed. | Ghost, spooky, unseen, unnoticed, Halloween. |
👽 | Alien | A green or gray alien face with large, black, almond-shaped eyes and antennae. | Represents extraterrestrial life, can also be used playfully or to indicate something strange. | Extraterrestrial being, alien, outer space, strange, unusual. |
👾 | Alien monster | A purple, pixelated alien monster with antennae and large eyes. | Represents a generic alien monster, often used in a playful or sci-fi context. | Alien monster, extraterrestrial creature, sci-fi, playful monster. |
🤖 | Robot | A metallic robot head with blinking eyes and a straight mouth. | Represents robots, artificial intelligence, or can be used in a futuristic context. | Robot, AI, artificial intelligence, futuristic, technology. |
🎃 | Jack-o’-lantern | A carved pumpkin with a smiling face, typically orange. | Represents Halloween, autumn, or spooky themes. | Halloween, autumn, fall, spooky, festive. |
😺 | Grinning cat | A yellow cat face with a wide, open smile and smiling eyes (curved lines). | Expressing happiness, warmth, and positive, cat-like feelings. | Happy cat, warm feline feelings, cheerful. |
😸 | Grinning cat with smiling eyes | A yellow cat face with a wide smile, squinted eyes, and tears streaming down. | Expressing hilarious amusement or extreme joy in a cat-like way. | Hilariously funny cat, extremely joyful feline. |
😹 | Cat with tears of joy | A yellow cat face with a wide smile and tears streaming down. | Expressing amusement, more intense than a regular smiling cat. | Amused cat, joyful feline, for funny situations. |
😻 | Smiling cat with heart-eyes | A yellow cat face with a closed smile and red hearts instead of eyes. | Expressing love, adoration, and affection in a cat-like way. | Loving cat, affectionate feline, expressing adoration. |
😼 | Cat with wry smile | A yellow cat face with narrowed eyes and a subtle, knowing smile. | Expressing smugness, slyness, or a mischievous cat-like attitude. | Smug cat, sly feline, mischievous intent. |
😽 | Kissing cat | A yellow cat face with puckered lips and closed eyes. | Expressing a sweet, affectionate kiss in a cat-like way. | Kissing cat, affectionate feline kiss. |
🙀 | Weary cat | A yellow cat face with wide, open eyes and a frowning mouth. | Expressing tiredness, shock, surprise, or a feeling of being overwhelmed. | Tired, shocked, surprised, or overwhelmed in a cat-like way. Export to Sheets |
😿 | Crying cat | A yellow cat face with large, downturned eyes and a single tear. | Expressing sadness, disappointment, or a sense of being upset in a cat-like way. | Cat version of 😢. Expresses sadness or disappointment as a cat. |
😾 | Pouting cat | A yellow cat face with furrowed brows and a prominent pout. | Expressing displeasure, annoyance, or grumpiness in a cat-like way. | Cat version of 😡. Expresses anger or displeasure as a cat. |
🙈 | See-no-evil monkey | A brown monkey covering its eyes with its hands. | Used to convey “see no evil,” a refusal to see or acknowledge something, or embarrassment. | Ignoring something, refusing to see, turning a blind eye, embarrassment, playful shyness. Export to Sheets |
🙉 | Hear-no-evil monkey | A brown monkey covering its ears with its hands. | Used to convey “hear no evil,” a refusal to listen to something, or pretending not to hear. | Ignoring something said, refusing to listen, pretending not to hear, avoiding something. Export to Sheets |
🙊 | Speak-no-evil monkey | A brown monkey covering its mouth with its hands. | Used to convey “speak no evil,” a vow of silence, or being unable to say something. | Keeping a secret, refusing to speak, being speechless, surprised into silence. Export to Sheets |
People and Body Emojis
Let’s dive into the diverse range of emojis that represent people, their characteristics, actions, and body parts:
Emojis | Emoji Name | Emoji Description | Usecase | Emoji Meaning |
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👋 | Waving hand | A hand with fingers displayed, waving from side to side. | Used for greetings, farewells, attracting attention, or a general acknowledgment. | Hello, goodbye, hi, bye, waving, attention, acknowledgment. |
👍 | Thumbs up | A hand with the thumb pointing upwards. | Expressing approval, agreement, or a positive sentiment. | Expresses approval, agreement, confirmation (“OK”), or a job well done. |
👎 | Thumbs down | A hand with the thumb pointing downwards. | Expressing disapproval, disagreement, or a negative sentiment. | Disapproval, disagreement, no, bad job. |
✊ | Raised fist | A clenched fist raised upwards. | Expressing solidarity, defiance, strength, resistance, or a greeting (fist bump). | Solidarity, resistance, strength, power, defiance, greeting, fist bump. |
✌️ | Victory hand | A hand with the index and middle fingers raised and parted. | Expressing victory, peace, or the number two. Often used as a greeting or farewell. | Victory, peace, two, bye, a positive or triumphant sign. |
🙏 | Folded hands | Two hands pressed together, palms touching, fingers pointing upwards. | Expressing prayer, gratitude, apology, or a respectful greeting (like “namaste”). | Prayer, thank you, please, sorry, respect, greeting (namaste). |
👶 | Baby | A depiction of a baby with a tuft of hair. | Representing infants, newborns, or baby-related topics. | Infant, newborn, small child, new beginnings, innocence. |
🧑 | Person | A gender-neutral representation of a person. | Used when gender is unspecified, unknown, or irrelevant to the context. | General person, individual, someone, can represent any gender. |
👨 | Man | A representation of a man. | Used to refer to males or men. | Male, man, guy, gentleman. |
👩 | Woman | A representation of a woman. | Used to refer to females or women. | Female, woman, lady, gentlewoman. |
👮 | Police officer | A person wearing a police uniform and cap. Gender can vary. | Representing law enforcement, security, or sometimes used playfully. | Police, officer, law enforcement, security, authority. |
👷 | Construction worker | A person wearing a hard hat. Gender can vary. | Representing construction work, building, or sometimes used for DIY projects. | Construction, worker, builder, hard hat, building, DIY. |
🧑⚕️ | Health worker | A gender-neutral person wearing a white coat, often associated with the medical field. | Representing doctors, nurses, paramedics, or other healthcare professionals. It can also be used for health-related topics. | Doctor, nurse, healthcare professional, medical worker, health, medicine. Can represent any gender. |
🧑🎓 | Student | A gender-neutral person wearing a graduation cap (mortarboard). | Representing graduation, academic achievement, or students. | Graduate, graduation, student, academic, education. Can represent any gender. |
🧑🏫 | Teacher | A gender-neutral person standing in front of a blackboard or whiteboard. | Representing teachers, education, or learning. | Teacher, professor, instructor, education, teaching. Can represent any gender. |
🧑💻 | Technologist | A gender-neutral person working on a laptop or computer. | Representing programmers, developers, IT professionals, or technology in general. | Programmer, developer, coder, IT, tech, computer, working. Can represent any gender. |
🧑🚒 | Firefighter | A gender-neutral person wearing a firefighter helmet. | Representing firefighters, fire safety, or emergency services. | Firefighter, firewoman, fireman, fire rescue, emergency. Can represent any gender. |
🙇 | Person bowing | A person bending at the waist, often in a gesture of respect. | Expressing apology, gratitude, respect, or deference. Gender can vary. | Bowing, apology, thank you, respect, deference, greeting (in some cultures). |
💁 | Person tipping hand | A person (gender can vary) with one hand raised, palm up. | Often used to convey helpfulness, giving information, sassiness, or “whatever.” | Information desk person, helpful, sassy, sarcastic, “Can I help you?”, “Whatever.” |
🙅 | Person gesturing NO | A person (gender can vary) with arms crossed in an “X” shape. | Expressing refusal, disagreement, denial, or saying “no.” | No, stop, refusal, denial, negative. |
🙆 | Person gesturing OK | A person (gender can vary) with arms raised above the head, forming a circle. | Expressing agreement, approval, or “OK.” It can also sometimes convey excitement or happiness. | OK, yes, agreed, good, all right, can also mean happy or excited. |
🙋 | Person raising hand | A person (gender can vary) with one hand raised. | Used to ask a question, volunteer, or signal for attention. | Asking a question, volunteering, attention, “me!”, I have a question. |
🤦 | Person facepalming | A person (gender can vary) with a hand covering their face. | Expressing disbelief, frustration, embarrassment, or exasperation. | Disbelief, frustration, embarrassment, exasperation, “oh my god.” |
🤷 | Person shrugging | A person (gender can vary) with raised shoulders and outstretched hands. | Expressing ignorance, indifference, or a lack of knowledge or care. | I don’t know, whatever, no big deal, who cares? |
💪 | Flexed biceps | A muscular arm with a flexed bicep. | Expressing strength, power, determination, success, or working out. | Strength, power, strong, muscles, workout, success, determination. |
❤️ | Red heart | A classic red heart shape. | Expressing love, passion, affection, or deep positive feelings. | Love, affection, passion, romance, care, positive emotion. |
💔 | Broken heart | A red heart shape that is cracked or broken into pieces. | Expressing sadness, heartbreak, disappointment, or emotional pain. | Heartbreak, sadness, disappointment, grief, and emotional distress. |
👀 | Eyes | Two wide-open human eyes looking forward. | Used to convey watching, looking, noticing, or sometimes suspicion. | Watching, looking, seeing, noticing, observing, also can imply suspicion. |
🧠 | Brain | A stylized representation of a human brain. | Used to refer to intelligence, thoughts, ideas, or intellectual activities. | Intelligence, intellect, thoughts, ideas, smart, clever, mind. Export to Sheets |
Food and Drink Emojis
Let’s explore the emojis that add flavours and contexts to your texts:
Emojis | Emoji Name | Emoji Description | Usecase | Emoji Meaning |
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🍇 | Grapes | A bunch of purple or green grapes. | Representing the fruit grapes in the context of snacks or wine. | Grapes, fruit, snacks, wine, and healthy eating. |
🍉 | Watermelon | A slice of watermelon with seeds. | Representing the fruit watermelon, associated with summer. | Watermelon, fruit, summer, refreshing, juicy. |
🍓 | Strawberry | A red strawberry with green leaves and seeds. | As a snack. | Represents a strawberry. |
🍎 | Red apple | A shiny red apple with a stem. | For a healthy snack or education. | Apple, fruit, healthy, school, teacher. |
🍏 | Green apple | A shiny green apple with a stem. | Can be used to show the fruit instead of typing | Represents a green apple (e.g., Granny Smith), often associated with tartness or pies. |
🍕 | Pizza | A slice of pizza with various toppings. | Using it as a fun way of chatting. | Represents a slice of pizza, a popular food item. Keywords: cheese, slice. |
🍔 | Hamburger | A classic hamburger with a patty, bun, and toppings. | Representing hamburgers, fast food, or a casual meal. | Hamburger, burger, fast food, meal, sandwich. |
🍟 | French fries | A serving of golden, crispy French fries in a red container. | Representing French fries. | French fries, fries, chips, side dish, snack. |
🍦 | Soft ice cream | A swirled cone of soft-serve ice cream, often pink or white. | Representing ice cream, desserts, or sweet treats. | Ice cream, soft serve, dessert, sweet, treat. |
🍩 | Doughnut | A ring-shaped doughnut with frosting and sprinkles. | Representing doughnuts, sweets, or a treat. | Doughnut, donut, sweet, treat, snack. |
🍫 | Chocolate bar | A rectangular bar of brown chocolate. | Representing chocolate, sweets, or a treat. | Chocolate, sweet, treat, candy, dessert. |
🎂 | Birthday cake | A frosted cake with lit candles on top. | Representing birthdays, celebrations, or parties. | Birthday cake, cake, celebration, party, happy birthday. |
☕ | Hot beverage | A steaming cup with liquid inside, often depicted with steam lines. | Representing coffee, tea, or any hot drink. Often used to imply warmth or a break. | Coffee, tea, hot drink, warm, break, morning. |
🍺 | Beer mug | A glass mug filled with golden beer and foam. | Representing beer, drinking, celebrations, or a casual get-together. | Beer, drink, cheers, party, relax, pub. |
🍷 | Wine glass | A stemmed glass filled with red wine. | Representing wine, celebrations, romance, or a sophisticated drink. | Wine, drink, romantic, elegant, cheers. |
Travel and Places Emojis
This section features a variety of emojis representing modes of transportation, landmarks, geographical features, and different types of places. These emojis help us share our travel experiences, discuss locations, and express our wanderlust.
Emoji | Emoji Name | Emoji Description | Usecase | Emoji Meaning |
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🚗 | Automobile | A common depiction of a car. | Representing cars, driving, transportation, or travel by road. | Car, vehicle, drive, transportation, road trip. |
✈️ | Airplane | A common depiction of an airplane in flight. | Representing air travel, vacations, trips, or long distances. | Airplane, plane, flight, travel, vacation, journey. |
⛵ | Sailboat | A boat with sails, typically depicted on water. | Representing sailing, boats, the sea, vacations, or leisurely travel. | Sailboat, boat, sailing, sea, ocean, vacation, leisure. |
🚀 | Rocket | A rocket ship ascending, often with flames coming from the bottom. | Representing space travel, speed, ambition, or a new beginning. | Rocket, space, launch, fast, ambition, new start. |
🏠 | House | A generic depiction of a house. | Representing home, residence, comfort, or family. | House, home, residence, family, comfort. |
🏢 | Office building | A multi-story building with many windows. | Representing workplaces, businesses, corporations, or city life. | Office, building, work, business, city, corporation. |
🏥 | Hospital | A building marked with a white “H” on a blue or red background. | Representing hospitals, healthcare, medical emergencies, or illness. | Hospital, medical, health, clinic, emergency. |
🏦 | Bank | A classical-style building with columns and a pediment. | Representing banks, finance, money, or economic activities. | Bank, money, finance, economy, institution. |
🏨 | Hotel | A multi-story building with an “H” symbol. | Representing hotels, lodging, travel accommodations, or hospitality. | Hotel, accommodation, travel, stay, lodging. |
🏪 | Convenience store | A small shop with a board on top. | Representing convenience stores, quick shopping, or late-night errands. | Convenience store, shop, store, quick stop, late night. |
🏫 | School | A building with a distinctive roof and a flagpole at the top. | Representing schools, education, learning, or childhood. | School, education, learning, classroom, students. |
🏭 | Factory | An industrial building with smokestacks emitting smoke. | Representing factories, industry, manufacturing, or pollution. | Factory, industry, manufacturing, plant, production, pollution. |
🏰 | castle | A grand, ornate castle with towers and ramparts. | Representing castles, fairy tales, history, or grand architecture. | Castle, fortress, palace, fairytale, historic, architecture. |
🗽 | Statue of Liberty | A depiction of the iconic Statue of Liberty in New York City. | Representing the United States, freedom, New York City, or landmarks. | Statue of Liberty, America, USA, New York, freedom, landmark. |
🗼 | Tokyo Tower | A red and white lattice tower, resembling the Eiffel Tower. | Representing Tokyo, Japan, landmarks, or modern architecture. | Tokyo Tower, Japan, Tokyo, landmark, architecture, city. |
🗿 | Moai | A large, stone head with a prominent nose and lips. | Representing the Moai statue and ancient cultures. Also, used in representing something as sigma or ironic, or chad. | Moai, Easter Island, statue, head, ancient, mystery, Polynesia. |
🗺️ | World map | A colorful depiction of the continents of the world. | Representing travel, geography, exploration, or a global perspective. | World map, map, travel, world, globe, geography, exploration. |
⛰️ | Mountain | A depiction of a rugged mountain peak. | Representing mountains, nature, hiking, adventure, or challenges. | Mountain, nature, hike, climb, adventure, landscape. |
🏖️ | Beach with umbrella | A sandy beach with a colorful umbrella and often with ocean water. | Representing beaches, vacations, summer, relaxation, or tropical destinations. | Beach, vacation, summer, relax, sun, sand, ocean. |
🏜️ | Desert | A sandy landscape with a few sparse plants or cacti. | Representing deserts, dry heat, arid environments, or vastness. | Desert, dry, heat, sand, arid, wilderness. |
🏝️ | Desert island | A small island with a palm tree surrounded by water. | Representing tropical islands, paradise, isolation, or remote getaways. | Island, tropical, paradise, vacation, remote, getaway. |
🏞️ | National park | A landscape with a river, trees, and often mountains. | Representing nature, parks, scenic views, or outdoor activities. | National park, nature, scenic, outdoors, landscape, river. |
🏟️ | Stadium | A large, oval structure with tiers of seating. | Representing sports venues, events, concerts, or large gatherings. | Stadium, arena, sports, event, concert, gathering. |
🏛️ | Classical building | A building with columns, often resembling a museum or government building. | Representing history, culture, museums, government, or classical architecture. | Classical building, museum, government, history, culture, architecture. |
🌉 | Bridge at night | A bridge illuminated at night, often with city lights in the background. | Representing bridges, cityscapes at night, connections, or journeys. | Bridge, night, city, lights, connection, journey. |
🌃 | Night with stars | A dark sky with stars and often a crescent moon. | Representing nighttime, evening, stars, peacefulness, or dreams. | Night, stars, evening, dark, peaceful, dream. |
🌄 | Sunrise over mountains | A sun rising over a range of mountains, often with rays of light. | Representing sunrise, dawn, new beginnings, hope, or scenic landscapes. | Sunrise, dawn, morning, mountains, nature, new beginning, hope. |
🌅 | Sunrise | A sun rising over the horizon, often over water. | Representing sunrise, dawn, new beginnings, hope, or scenic views. | Sunrise, dawn, morning, sun, new beginning, hope. |
🌆 | Cityscape at dusk | A city skyline with the sun setting, casting a warm glow. | Representing dusk, evening in the city, urban beauty, or transitions. | Cityscape, dusk, evening, city, sunset, urban, transition. |
🌇 | Sunset | A sunset below the horizon, often with warm colors. | Representing sunset, evening, the end of the day, or beautiful scenery. | Sunset, evening, sun, end of day, scenic, twilight. |
Activities Emojis
This section showcases a variety of emojis representing different hobbies, sports, events, and recreational activities. These emojis help us share our interests and enthusiasm for various activities.
Emojis | Emoji Name | Emoji Description | Usecase | Emoji Meaning |
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⚽ | Soccer ball | A classic black and white soccer ball. | Representing soccer (football), sports, games, or competition. | Soccer, football, sports, game, play, competition. |
🏀 | Basketball | An orange basketball with black lines. | Representing basketball, sports, games, or competition. | Basketball, sports, game, play, competition, NBA. |
🏈 | American football | A brown football with white laces. | Representing American football, sports, games, or competition. | American football, football, sports, game, play, competition, NFL. |
⚾ | Baseball | A white baseball with red stitching. | Representing baseball, sports, games, or competition. | Baseball, sports, game, play, competition, MLB. |
🎾 | Tennis | A bright yellow tennis ball and a tennis racket. | Representing tennis, sports, games, exercise, or competition. | Tennis, sport, game, exercise, play, competition, US Open, Wimbledon. |
🏐 | Volleyball | A whitish volleyball. | Representing volleyball, sports, games, beach activities, or teamwork. | Volleyball, sport, game, beach, team, competition. |
🎱 | Pool 8 ball | A black billiard ball with the number eight on it. | Representing pool, billiards, games, or is often used to symbolize fate or an outcome. | Pool, billiards, game, fate, outcome, eight ball. |
🎳 | Bowling | Bowling pins standing in front of a bowling ball. | Representing bowling, sports, games, or recreational activities. | Bowling, sport, game, recreation, strike, spare. |
⛳ | Flag in hole | A golf flag sticking out of a hole on a green. | Representing golf, sports, recreation, or leisure activities. | Golf, sport, recreation, leisure, hole-in-one. |
🎣 | Fishing pole | A fishing rod and reel with a hook and line. | Representing fishing, hobbies, nature, or relaxation. | Fishing, hobby, nature, relax, fish, angling. |
🥊 | Boxing glove | A red or blue padded boxing glove. | Representing boxing, sports, fighting, strength, or competition. | Boxing, sport, fight, strong, compete, punch. |
🥋 | Martial arts uniform | A white gi with a black belt. | Representing martial arts, self-defense, discipline, or training. | Martial arts, karate, judo, taekwondo, self-defense, training, discipline. |
🏆 | Trophy | A golden trophy cup with a pedestal. | Representing victory, achievement, awards, or success. | Trophy, award, win, champion, success, achievement. |
🥇 | 1st place medal | A gold medal with the number one on it. | Representing first place, victory, achievement, or excellence. | First place, gold medal, winner, champion, best. |
🥈 | 2nd place medal | A silver medal with the number two on it. | Representing second place, achievement, recognition, or effort. | Second place, silver medal, runner-up, achievement, effort. |
🥉 | 3rd place medal | A bronze medal with the number three on it. | Representing third place, achievement, recognition, or participation. | Third place, bronze medal, achievement, recognition, participation. |
🎯 | Bullseye | A dartboard with a dart hitting the center. | Representing targets, goals, accuracy, focus, or games. | Bullseye, target, goal, aim, focus, dart. |
🎮 | Video game | A classic-style video game controller with buttons. | Representing video games, gaming, entertainment, or competition. | Video game, game, play, entertainment, console, gamer. |
🎰 | Slot machine | A slot machine with spinning reels and a lever. | Representing gambling, casinos, luck, or chance. | Slot machine, gambling, casino, luck, chance, jackpot. |
🎲 | Game die | A single six-sided die, often showing a six. | Representing games, chance, luck, or decisions. | Dice, game, luck, chance, roll, decision. |
🧩 | Puzzle piece | A single, colorful puzzle piece. | Representing puzzles, problem-solving, teamwork, or autism awareness. | Puzzle, piece, solve, team, connect, autism. |
♟️ | Chess pawn | A white or black chess pawn piece. | Representing chess, strategy, games, or intellectual pursuits. | Chess, game, strategy, intellect, board game. |
🎭 | Performing arts | Two masks, one smiling and one frowning. | Representing theater, drama, acting, or the arts in general. | Theater, drama, acting, performance, art, play. |
🎨 | Artist palette | A palette with various colors of paint and a brush. | Representing art, painting, creativity, or hobbies. | Art, paint, creative, hobby, drawing, design. |
🎬 | Clapper board | A hinged board used in filmmaking to synchronize audio and video. | Representing movies, filmmaking, cinema, or behind-the-scenes. | Movie, film, cinema, action, cut, behind the scenes. |
🎤 | Microphone | A classic handheld microphone. | Representing singing, music, karaoke, public speaking, or interviews. | Microphone, sing, music, karaoke, talk, speak, interview. |
🎧 | Headphone | Over-ear headphones, often depicted in blue or black. | Representing music, listening, audio, podcasts, or focus. | Headphones, music, listen, audio, podcast, focus. |
🎼 | Musical score | A staff with musical notes and symbols. | Representing music, composition, performance, or musicality. | Musical score, music, notes, compose, perform, musical. |
🎹 | Musical keyboard | A piano or electronic keyboard with black and white keys. | Representing playing the piano or keyboard, music, or musical instruments. | Piano, keyboard, music, instrument, play, compose. |
🥁 | Drum | A traditional drum with drumsticks. | Representing drumming, music, rhythm, or percussion. | Drum, beat, music, rhythm, percussion, band. |
🎷 | Saxophone | A brass saxophone, often depicted in gold. | Representing saxophone music, jazz, musical instruments, or smooth sounds. | Saxophone, jazz, music, instrument, smooth, blues. |
🎺 | Trumpet | A brass trumpet with valves. | Representing trumpet music, brass instruments, fanfares, or announcements. | Trumpet, brass, music, instrument, fanfare, announce. |
🎸 | Guitar | An electric guitar, often depicted in red or black. | Representing guitar music, rock, pop, musical instruments, or playing the guitar. | Guitar, music, rock, pop, instrument, play, band. |
🎻 | Violin | A wooden violin with a bow. | Representing violin music, classical music, musical instruments, or playing the violin. | Violin, music, classical, instrument, play, orchestra. |
Objects Emojis
This section highlights a diverse collection of emojis representing everyday objects, tools, technology, and various items we see daily. These emojis add context, detail, and visual interest to our digital conversations.
Emoji | Emoji Name | Emoji Description | Usecase | Emoji Meaning |
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📱 | Mobile phone | A modern smartphone with a blank screen. | Representing communication, technology, calls, texts, or apps. | Mobile phone, phone, cell phone, smartphone, technology, communicate. |
💻 | Laptop | An open laptop computer with a screen and keyboard. | Representing work, technology, internet, coding, or portability. | Laptop, computer, work, tech, internet, code, portable. |
💡 | Light bulb | A glowing light bulb, often yellow or white. | Representing ideas, inspiration, solutions, or electricity. | Light bulb, idea, light, bright, solution, energy. |
💰 | Money bag | A beige bag with a dollar sign ($) on it. | Representing money, wealth, finance, or greed. | Money bag, cash, rich, wealth, finance, dollar. |
💎 | Gem stone | A sparkling, multifaceted blue diamond. | Representing precious stones, wealth, luxury, or beauty. | Gem, diamond, jewel, precious, luxury, beautiful. |
🎁 | Wrapped gift | A box wrapped in colorful paper with a bow. | Representing gifts, presents, celebrations, or surprises. | Gift, present, surprise, birthday, holiday, celebrate. |
🔔 | Bell | A golden or red bell, often with a clapper. | Representing notifications, alerts, announcements, or ringing. | Bell, notification, alert, ring, announce. |
🔑 | Key | A golden or silver key with a bow-shaped head. | Representing access, security, solutions, or secrets. | Key, access, security, unlock, secret, solution. |
🔒 | Locked | A closed padlock, often depicted in gray. | Representing security, privacy, protection, or being unavailable. | Locked, secure, private, protected, unavailable. |
🔓 | Unlocked | An open padlock, often depicted in gray. | Representing freedom, access, being available, or solutions. | Unlocked, open, free, access, available, solution. |
🔨 | Hammer | A claw hammer with a wooden handle. | Representing tools, construction, building, or fixing. | Hammer, tool, build, fix, construction, DIY. |
⛏️ | Pick | A pointed tool with a handle, used for mining. | Representing mining, digging, hard work, or exploration. | Pickaxe, mine, dig, work, explore, tool. |
🔫 | Pistol | A green and red colored pistol. | Representing things related to weapons and shooting. | Gun, handgun, pistol, revolver, tool, weapon. |
💣 | Bomb | A bomb with a burning fuse. | Represents a bomb, explosion, or something figuratively “explosive” or exciting. | Bomb, explosive. |
🔪 | Kitchen knife | A sharp Knife | Represents a knife, cooking, or cutting. | Cooking, hocho, knife, tool, weapon. |
💊 | Pill | An oblong capsule, often blue and white. | Representing medicine, health, treatment, or vitamins. | Medicine, pill, health, cure, treatment, medication. |
🚬 | Cigarette | A lit cigarette with smoke coming from the end. | Representing smoking, tobacco use, or sometimes a break or relaxation. | Cigarette, smoke, tobacco, smoking, break, relax. |
⚰️ | Coffin | A rectangular coffin, often brown or black. | Representing death, funerals, mourning, or sometimes Halloween. | Coffin, death, funeral, mourn, RIP, Halloween. |
⚱️ | Funeral urn | A decorative vase or container, typically used for ashes. | Representing death, mourning, remembrance, or funerals. | Funeral urn, urn, ashes, death, mourn, remembrance. |
🔭 | Telescope | A refracting telescope on a tripod. | Representing astronomy, science, observation, or exploration. | Telescope, astronomy, science, observe, explore, stars. |
🔬 | Microscope | A compound light microscope. | Representing science, biology, research, or observation. | Microscope, science, biology, research, observe, lab. |
📚 | Books | A stack of several colorful books. | Representing reading, knowledge, learning, or education. | Books, read, learn, study, education, library. |
📖 | Open book | An open book with text on the pages. | Representing reading, storytelling, knowledge, or studying. | Open book, read, story, learn, study, page. |
📰 | Newspaper | A folded newspaper with headlines visible. | Representing news, current events, journalism, or information. | Newspaper, news, headlines, article, press, inform. |
✉️ | Envelope | A sealed envelope, often white or light blue. | Representing mail, messages, communication, or letters. | Envelope, mail, message, letter, communicate, send. |
✂️ | Scissors | A pair of open scissors with silver blades. | Representing cutting, crafts, tailoring, or editing. | Scissors, cut, craft, tailor, edit, tool. |
🎀 | Ribbon | A pink or red decorative ribbon bow. | Decoration, gift wrapping, celebration, femininity, support (for causes). | Decorative, gift, festive, girly, awareness. |
👓 | Glasses | A pair of framed eyeglasses. | Vision correction, intellect, style, looking closely. | Vision, smart, nerdy, stylish, observing. |
🕶️ | Sunglasses | Darkened lenses in a frame. | Protecting eyes from the sun, style, coolness, anonymity. | Sunny, cool, stylish, incognito. |
🥽 | Goggles | Protective eyewear, often for water or science. | Swimming, diving, science experiments, protection from splashes or debris. | Swimming, science, protect, safety. |
🥼 | Lab Coat | A white coat worn in laboratories. | Science, research, medicine, doctor, chemist. | Science, lab, doctor, experiment. |
🦺 | Safety Vest | A brightly colored vest, often with reflective stripes. | Workwear for construction, traffic control, safety, and visibility. | Safety, work, visible, caution. |
👔 | Necktie | A tie worn around the neck with a shirt collar. | Formal wear, business, professionalism, special occasions. | Formal, business, professional, dressy. |
👕 | T-Shirt | A short-sleeved casual shirt. | Casual wear, everyday clothing, comfort. | Casual, comfortable, everyday. |
👖 | Jeans | Casual pants made of denim. | Casual wear, everyday clothing, informal. | Casual, denim, pants. |
🧣 | Scarf | A piece of fabric worn around the neck. | Warmth, fashion accessory, style. | Warm, stylish, accessory. |
🧤 | Gloves | Coverings for the hands with individual fingers. | Warmth, protection, gardening, sports. | Warm, protect, hands. |
🧥 | Coat | An outer garment with sleeves, worn for warmth or style. | Warmth, outerwear, fashion. | Warm, outerwear, stylish. |
🧦 | Socks | Coverings for the feet. | Warmth, footwear accessory. | Feet, warm, accessory. |
👘 | Kimono | A traditional Japanese robe. | Japanese culture, traditional clothing, formal occasions. | Japan, traditional, robe, cultural. |
👗 | Dress | A one-piece garment for women or girls. | Feminine clothing, casual or formal wear. | Feminine, stylish, garment. |
.🛍️ | Shopping Bags | Multiple shopping bags. | Representing Shopping, retail, consumerism, and gifts. | Shopping, retail, bags, purchase. |
🎒 | Backpack | A bag worn on the back with two straps. | Carrying belongings, school, travel, hiking. | Bag, school, travel, carry. |
🩴 | Thong Sandals | Open footwear with a strap between the big and second toe. | Casual footwear, beachwear, summer. | Casual, beach, summer, flip-flops. |
👞 | Man’s Shoe | A formal or semi-formal shoe for men. | Formal wear, business casual. | Formal, shoe, dressy |
👟 | Running Shoe | An athletic shoe designed for running | Exercise, sports, casual wear. | Athletic, shoe, exercise, casual |
🥾 | Hiking Boot | A sturdy boot designed for outdoor activities. | Hiking, outdoor activities, durability, protection. | Hiking, boots, outdoor, sturdy. |
🥿 | Flat Shoe | A shoe without a heel. | Casual wear, comfort. | Casual, comfortable, shoe, flats. |
👠 | High-Heeled Shoe | A shoe with a raised heel. | Formal wear, fashion, feminine style. | Heels, stylish, formal, feminine. |
.👡 | Woman’s Sandal | Open footwear for women. | Casual wear, summer, fashion. | Sandals, summer, casual, feminine. |
🩰 | Ballet Shoes | Soft shoes worn for ballet. | Dance, ballet, performance. | Ballet, dance, shoes, performance. |
👢 | Woman’s Boot | A boot designed for women. | Fashion, warmth, various styles (ankle, knee-high, etc.). | Boots, stylish, feminine, warm. |
👒 | Sun Hat | A wide-brimmed hat for protection from the sun. | Sunny weather, beach, outdoors, protection. | Sunny, hat, protect, beach. |
👑 | Crown | A circular ornamental head covering, often jeweled. | Royalty, power, authority, special occasions. | Royal, power, authority, king, queen. |
.🎩 | Top Hat | A tall, formal hat. | Formal wear, vintage style, special events (e.g., weddings). | Formal, hat, vintage, dressy. |
🎓 | Graduation Cap | A square academic cap with a tassel. | Graduation, education, achievement. | Graduation, school, achievement, academic. |
🧢 | Baseball Cap | A soft cap with a visor. | Casual wear, sports, sun protection, style. | Casual, hat, sports, style. |
🪖 | Military Helmet | A hard protective head covering for soldiers. | Military, war, protection, uniform. | Military, helmet, protect, soldier. |
⛑️ | Rescue Worker’s Helmet | A helmet worn by rescue or emergency personnel. | Rescue, emergency services, safety, help. | Rescue, safety, emergency, help. |
Symbols Emojis
This section explores many symbols, including mathematical notations, currency signs, astrological symbols, religious icons, and signs with specific meanings and concepts. These emojis add a layer of symbolic communication to our digital interactions.
Emojis | Emoji Name | Emoji Description | Usecase | Emoji Meaning |
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☮️ | Peace symbol | A circle with a vertical line extending below the center and two diagonal lines branching downwards from the center. | Representing peace, harmony, non-violence, or solidarity. | Peace, harmony, non-violence, unity, calm. |
✝️ | Latin cross | A cross with a longer vertical beam and a shorter horizontal beam. | Representing Christianity, faith, spirituality, or sacrifice. | Christian cross, Christianity, faith, spiritual, sacrifice, religion. |
☪️ | Star and crescent | A crescent moon with a five-pointed star. | Representing Islam, Muslim faith, or Islamic culture. | Islam, Muslim, faith, Islamic, religion, moon. |
🕉️ | Om | A sacred syllable in Hinduism and other Indian religions, depicted in Devanagari script. | Representing Hinduism, spirituality, meditation, or peace. | Om, Aum, Hinduism, spiritual, meditate, sacred. |
✡️ | Star of David | A six-pointed star formed by two overlapping equilateral triangles. | Representing Judaism, Jewish identity, or Jewish culture. | Star of David, Jewish, Judaism, Israel, religion. |
☸️ | Wheel of dharma | An eight-spoked wheel, often gold or red. | Representing Buddhism, Dharma, the Eightfold Path, or peace. | Wheel of Dharma, Buddhism, Dharma, peace, enlightenment. |
☯️ | Yin yang | A circle divided into two swirling halves, one dark and one light, each with a dot of the opposite color. | Representing balance, harmony, duality, or Taoism. | Yin-Yang symbol, symbolizing balance and duality in Taoist philosophy. |
☦️ | Orthodox cross | A cross with three horizontal beams: the top one shorter, the middle one longer, and the bottom one slanted. | Representing Eastern Orthodox Christianity, faith, or spirituality. | Orthodox Cross, Eastern Orthodox, Christian, faith, spiritual, religion. |
♈ | Aries | The symbol for the astrological sign of Aries, resembling a ram’s horns. | Representing the zodiac sign Aries (March 21 – April 19), new beginnings, or fiery energy. | Aries, zodiac, astrology, ram, fire, assertive. |
♉ | Taurus | The symbol for the astrological sign of Taurus, resembling a bull’s head. | Representing the zodiac sign Taurus (April 20 – May 20), stability, or groundedness. | Taurus, zodiac, astrology, bull, earth, stable. |
♊ | Gemini | The symbol for the astrological sign of Gemini, representing the Roman numeral II. | Representing the zodiac sign Gemini (May 21 – June 20), duality, or communication. | Gemini, zodiac, astrology, twins, air, communicative. |
♋ | Cancer (zodiac) | The symbol for the astrological sign of Cancer, resembling a sideways “69” or a crab. | Representing the zodiac sign Cancer (June 21 – July 22), nurturing, or emotions. | Cancer, zodiac, astrology, crab, water, emotional. |
♌ | Leo | The symbol for the astrological sign of Leo, resembling a lion’s tail or mane. | Representing the zodiac sign Leo (July 23 – August 22), pride, or leadership. | Leo, zodiac, astrology, lion, fire, proud. |
♍ | Virgo | The symbol for the astrological sign of Virgo, resembling the letter “M” with a loop. | Representing the zodiac sign Virgo (August 23 – September 22), practicality, or analysis. | Virgo, zodiac, astrology, maiden, earth, analytical. |
♎ | Libra | The symbol for the astrological sign of Libra, resembling a set of scales. | Representing the zodiac sign Libra (September 23 – October 22), balance, or justice. | Libra, zodiac, astrology, scales, air, fair. |
♏ | Scorpio | The symbol for the astrological sign of Scorpio, resembling the letter “M” with a downward-pointing arrow. | Representing the zodiac sign Scorpio (October 23 – November 21), intensity, or transformation. | Scorpio, zodiac, astrology, scorpion, water, passionate. |
♐ | Sagittarius | The symbol for the astrological sign of Sagittarius, resembling an archer’s bow and arrow. | Representing the zodiac sign Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21), adventure, or optimism. | Sagittarius, zodiac, astrology, archer, fire, adventurous. |
♑ | Capricorn | The symbol for the astrological sign of Capricorn, resembling a goat’s horns or tail. | Representing the zodiac sign Capricorn (December 22 – January 19), discipline, or ambition. | Capricorn, zodiac, astrology, goat, earth, ambitious. |
♒ | Aquarius | The symbol for the astrological sign of Aquarius, resembling two wavy lines representing water. | Representing the zodiac sign Aquarius (January 20 – February 18), innovation, or independence. | Aquarius, zodiac, astrology, water bearer, air, innovative. |
♓ | Pisces | The symbol for the astrological sign of Pisces, resembling two fish swimming in opposite directions. | Representing the zodiac sign Pisces (February 19 – March 20), compassion, or intuition. | Pisces, zodiac, astrology, fish, water, intuitive. |
⛎ | Ophiuchus | The symbol for the constellation Ophiuchus, resembling a “U” shape with a wavy line through it, sometimes depicted with a serpent. | Representing the proposed 13th zodiac sign (roughly November 30 – December 17), astrology enthusiasts, or those interested in alternative zodiac systems. | Ophiuchus, zodiac, astrology, serpent bearer, constellation. |
♻️ | Recycling symbol | Three green arrows chasing each other in a triangular loop. | Representing recycling, environmental awareness, sustainability, or reuse. | Recycle, environment, green, sustainable, reuse. |
✅ | Check mark button | A white heavy check mark enclosed in a green square. | Representing confirmation, agreement, completion, or a task well done. | Check mark, done, yes, confirmed, completed, agree. |
❌ | Cross mark | Two intersecting diagonal lines form an “X”. | Representing negation, incorrectness, cancellation, or danger. | Cross, no, wrong, cancel, error, danger. |
❓ | Question mark | A red question mark. | Representing a question, uncertainty, or curiosity. | Question, ask, unsure, curious, doubt. |
❗ | Exclamation mark | A red exclamation point. | Representing emphasis, excitement, surprise, or warning. | Exclamation, wow, surprise, alert, danger. |
💯 | Hundred points | The number 100 is written in red with double underlines. | Representing perfection, excellence, full marks, or strong approval. | 100, perfect, excellent, great, awesome. |
💲 | Heavy dollar sign | A bold, green dollar sign. | Representing money, wealth, finance, or cost. | Dollar, money, cash, rich, expensive. |
©️ | Copyright | The copyright symbol, a capital “C” in a circle. | Indicating copyright protection for a work. | Copyright, protected, intellectual property, legal. |
®️ | Registered | The registered trademark symbol, a capital “R” in a circle. | Indicating that a brand name or logo is officially registered. | Registered, trademark, brand, legal, official. |
™️ | Trade mark | The trademark symbol, the letters “TM” as a superscript. | Indicating an unregistered trademark for a brand name or logo. | Trademark, brand, unregistered, product, service. |
New Emojis in iOS (18.4)
The iOS 18.4 update introduced new emojis across different categories. Here’s what those look like and mean:
Emoji | Emoji Name | Emoji Description | Usecase | Emoji Meaning |
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![]() | Face with Bags Under Eyes | Face with a strained expression and dark markings under its eyes | Feeling stressed, tired, depressed and sleepy. | Show stress or exertion. |
![]() | Root Vegetable | A root vegetable that has been extracted from the earth. | Representing a vegetable or something related to food. | Vegetable extracted from the underground. |
![]() | Leafless Tree | A bare tree trunk with branches lacking leaves. | Represent a leafless tree, weather, or season, and maybe sadness. | A Tree without any leaves. |
![]() | Fingerprint | A human fingerprint. | Representing fingerprint, Touch ID, and something related to unlocking. | A human fingerprint. |
![]() | Shovel | A farming or dirt removal type tool. | Representing something related to farming or digging. | A tool used for digging. |
![]() | Harp | A triangular stringed musical instrument played by vertical strings plucked with the fingers. | Representing a musical instrument or sound. | An instrument that is played by its vertical strings. |
![]() | Splatter | A chaotic splash of an unknown purple color liquid, possibly thick or viscous like paint. | Representing a splash or paint marks. | A splash of colored paint. |
![]() | Flag: Sark | A red field with two yellow lions passant and a red canton with two yellow lions passant. May show as “CQ” on some platforms. | Representing Sark in discussions, identifying origin/affiliation, travel to Sark, expressing national pride for Sark | Sark, Channel Islands, unique territory. |
And that’s it, folks! We have mostly covered our emoji dictionary and everything you need to know about it. Check out the icons and symbols’ meaning of different apps linked below:
- Apple CarPlay Icons and Symbols Meaning – Complete Guide
- Microsoft OneNote Icons and Symbols Meaning – App/Desktop
- Apple iCloud Icons and Symbols Meaning – Complete Guide