Emoji Glossary
Symbols are some of the most important and most used emojis in the entire collection. Many of these emojis transcend language and can be understood by almost everyone, making them great emojis to use in situations where you’re speaking to people from different cultures or walks of life. Though they may look simple, many symbol emojis have multiple meanings, and we’re going to shed light on each of them.
To make things easier, we’ve broken up the main symbol emojis into six categories:
Emoji: 🧡
Name: Orange heart emoji
Meaning: The orange heart emoji is specifically used in contexts about warmth, friendship and care.
Emoji: 💛
Name: Yellow heart emoji
Meaning: The yellow heart emoji represents many things including love, happiness and joy.
Emoji: 💚
Name: Green heart emoji
Meaning: The green heart emoji is used when talking about close bonds, admiration or a love for things that are green.
Emoji: 💙
Name: Blue heart emoji
Meaning: The blue heart emoji is representative of loyalty, tranquility and trust.
Emoji: 💜
Name: Purple heart emoji
Meaning: The purple heart emoji is used as a symbol of love, spirituality and luxury.
Emoji: 🖤
Name: Black heart emoji
Meaning: The black heart emoji can be used when talking about sorrow, grieving or in relation to a dark sense of humor.
Emoji: 🤍
Name: White heart emoji
Meaning: The white heart emoji represents love in its purest form and is often used when talking about connections that are deep and infinite.
Emoji: 🤎
Name: Brown heart emoji
Meaning: The brown heart emoji is used to show love, coziness, affection or that you have a close bond with someone.
Emoji: 💔
Name: Broken heart emoji
Meaning: The broken heart emoji is most commonly used when someone is heart broken or very sad about something.
Emoji: ❤️🔥
Name: Heart on fire emoji
Meaning: The heart on fire emoji is representative of a burning, passionate love and can be used when someone likes someone or something a lot.
Emoji: ❤️🩹
Name: Mending heart emoji
Meaning: The mending heart emoji shows that there is some existing hurt but the mending is in process. It can be used as a ‘get well soon’ message.
Emoji: ❣️
Name: Heart as an exclamation point emoji
Meaning: The heart as an exclamation point emoji, represents big love and the shock, surprise and excitement that comes along with it.
Emoji: 💕
Name: Two hearts emoji
Meaning: The two hearts emoji can be used romantically and platonically to show love and is often used aesthetically when talking about things that are girly or pink.
Emoji: 💞
Name: Revolving hearts emoji
Meaning: The revolving hearts emoji is meant to express an excited amount of love, affection and joy towards someone.
Emoji: 💓
Name: Beating heart emoji
Meaning: The beating heart emoji is perfect to use when talking about love, happiness or even obsession.
Emoji: 💗
Name: Growing heart emoji
Meaning: The growing heart emoji portrays a heart growing and size and can be used when someone is feeling a lot of love or is having a ‘change of heart’.
Emoji: 💖
Name: Sparkling heart emoji
Meaning: The sparkling heart emoji represents kindness, love and friendship.
Emoji: 💘
Name: Heart with arrow emoji
Meaning: The heart with arrow emoji is often linked to romantic love, Valentine’s Day and the expression of falling in love.
Emoji: 💝
Name: Heart with ribbon emoji
Meaning: The heart with ribbon emoji is used when talking about gratitude, gift-giving, giving and love in general.
Emoji: 💟
Name: Heart decoration emoji
Meaning: The heart decoration emoji is another symbol that can be used to show love, affection and other positive emotions.
Emoji: ♈️
Name: Aries emoji
Meaning: The Aries emoji depicts the astrological sign Aries and is most typically used by people who are Aries and born between March 21 and April 19.
Emoji: ♉️
Name: Taurus emoji
Meaning: The Taurus emoji is most commonly used by people who are Tauruses and were born between April 20 and May 20.
Emoji: ♊️
Name: Gemini emoji
Meaning: The Gemini emoji is popular to use amongst Geminis (born between May 21 and June 20) and when talking about Geminis.
Emoji: ♋️
Name: Cancer emoji
Meaning: The Cancer emoji represents and is used by people who are Cancers and born between June 21 and July 22.
Emoji: ♌️
Name: Leo emoji
Meaning: The Leo emoji represents the fifth sign of the zodiac and is typically associated with people born between July 23 and August 22.
Emoji: ♍️
Name: Virgo emoji
Meaning: The Virgo emoji is typically used by Virgos themselves who are born between August 23 and September 22 or when talking about Virgos.
Emoji: ♎️
Name: Libra emoji
Meaning: The Libra emoji depicts scales and is most commonly when talking about balance or Libras (born between September 23 and October 22).
Emoji: ♏️
Name: Scorpio emoji
Meaning: The Scorpio emoji is popular to use when talking about Scorpios and anything during that time period (October 23 and November 21).
Emoji: ♐️
Name: Sagittarius emoji
Meaning: The Sagittarius emoji represents an archer and is commonly used by people who are born between November 22 and December 21.
Emoji: ♑️
Name: Capricorn emoji
Meaning: The Capricorn emoji is representative of Capricorns (people born between December 22 and January 19) and astrology in general.
Emoji: ♒️
Name: Aquarius emoji
Meaning: The Aquarius emoji depicts the astrological sign Aquarius and is most used by Aquarians who were born between January 20 and February 18.
Emoji: ♓️
Name: Pisces emoji
Meaning: The Pisces emoji represents the final sign of the zodiac and is used most by Pisces who are born between February 19 and March 20.
Emoji: ⛎
Name: Ophiuchus emoji
Meaning: The Ophiuchus emoji is representative of the constellation and what some consider to be the 13th zodiac sign, though it’s never officially been added to the roster.
Emoji: ☮️
Name: Peace symbol emoji
Meaning: The peace symbol emoji is meant to be a representation of peace, unity and calmness.
Emoji: ✝️
Name: Latin/Christian cross emoji
Meaning: The cross emoji is popular to use when talking about religion or making religious references.
Emoji: ☪️
Name: Star and crescent emoji
Meaning: The star and crescent emoji is a symbol that is typically associated with the religion of Islam and is found on the flags of many countries.
Emoji: 🕉
Name: Om symbol emoji
Meaning: The Om symbol emoji represents oneness and is also a symbol in Hinduism and other religions.
Emoji: ☸️
Name: Wheel of Dharma emoji
Meaning: The Wheel of Dharma emoji is popular among Buddhists as a symbol of law and what is established or firm.
Emoji: ✡️
Name: Star of David emoji
Meaning: The Star of David emoji is most typically used when talking about Judaism, religion and Israel.
Emoji: 🔯
Name: Six pointed star with middle dot emoji
Meaning: The six pointed star with middle dot emoji is commonly linked with eastern religion and spirituality though not specifically tied to anything.
Emoji: 🕎
Name: Menorah emoji
Meaning: The Menorah emoji is a type of candelabra used to celebrate the popular Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
Emoji: ☦️
Name: Orthodox cross emoji
Meaning: The Orthodox cross emoji, also known as the Byzantine Cross or the St. Andrew’s Cross, is commonly associated with religion and the church.
Emoji: 🛐
Name: Place of worship emoji
Meaning: The place of worship emoji is a symbol of spirituality, religion, faith and sacred spaces.
Emoji: 🆔
Name: Identification sign emoji
Meaning: The identification sign emoji is meant to represent your ID and can be used as a reminder for someone to bring it if you are going somewhere that checks ID’s.
Emoji: ⚛️
Name: Atom symbol emoji
Meaning: The atom symbol is often associated with science, experiments and anything related to chemistry or atomic energy.
Emoji: ☢️
Name: Radioactive emoji
Meaning: The radioactive emoji is often used as a warning of something hazardous or toxic where contamination could be a concern.
Emoji: ☣️
Name: Biohazard emoji
Meaning: The biohazard emoji indicates that something is very dangerous and needs to be handled with care.
Emoji: 📴
Name: Mobile phone off emoji
Meaning: The mobile phone off emoji can be an indicator that your phone is either off or you are going to turn it off and won’t be able to be reached.
Emoji: 📳
Name: Vibration mode emoji
Meaning: The vibration mode emoji can show that your phone is on vibrate and not ring mode so it is possible you might miss something.
Emoji: ✴️
Name: Eight pointed star emoji
Meaning: The eight pointed star emoji is a representation of excellence and achievement. It can also be used to show the importance of something.
Emoji: 🆚
Name: Squared vs emoji
Meaning: The squared vs emoji is commonly used to represent a contest between two sides. It can be used when you feel like you’re against someone or comparing two things.
Emoji: 🆎
Name: Blood type A/B/AB/O emoji
Meaning: The blood type A/B/AB/O emojis can be used when talking about your blood type and talking about giving or donating blood.
Emoji: 🆑
Name: CL sign emoji
Meaning: The CL sign emoji means ‘clear’ and can be used when talking about clearing or deleting something.
Emoji: 🆘
Name: SOS sign emoji
Meaning: The SOS sign emoji is a distress signal that is typically used when someone is in an emergency and needs help.
Emoji: ⛔️
Name: No entry emoji
Meaning: No entry emoji is typically used when talking about not being able to enter something but even more commonly to show that you are not available.
Emoji: 📛
Name: Name badge emoji
Meaning: The name badge emoji can be used when talking about events where you’re being introduced or where you wear a name tag, such as conferences or events.
Emoji: 💯
Name: Hundred points symbol emoji
Meaning: The hundred-point symbol emoji is very popularly used when someone strongly agrees with something and is often used to say ‘one hundred percent’.
Emoji: 💢
Name: Anger symbol emoji
Meaning: The anger symbol emoji is meant to represent the veins popping on someone who is mad and can also accompany words like ‘BOOM’ when trying to make a statement.
Emoji: ♨️
Name: Hot springs emoji
Meaning: The hot springs emoji is meant to depict a Japanese hot spring or onsen. This symbol can be found on maps all over Japan.
Emoji: 🚷
Name: No pedestrians emoji
Meaning: The no pedestrians emoji is used when talking about places (usually roadways) where pedestrians are not permitted.
Emoji: 🚯
Name: No littering emoji
Meaning: The no littering emoji indicates that littering is not allowed in a specific area or location and can be used when talking about litter or trash.
Emoji: 🚳
Name: No bicycles emoji
Meaning: The no bicycles emoji shows a bicycle with a red line through it meaning no bikes are permitted in a specific area.
Emoji: 🚱
Name: Non-potable water emoji
Meaning: The non-potable water emoji is used when water is not going to be available or used in a certain location.
Emoji: 🔞
Name: No one under eighteen emoji
Meaning: The no one under eighteen emoji is popular to use when talking about events or content that is not suitable for viewers under the age of 18.
Emoji: 📵
Name: No mobile phone emoji
Meaning: The no mobile phone emoji is used when talking about events or scenarios where no phones are allowed.
Emoji: 🚭
Name: No smoking sign emoji
Meaning: The no smoking sign emoji is used when talking about places where people cannot smoke and smoking is not tolerated.
Emoji: ❗️❕
Name: Red/white exclamation mark emoji
Meaning: The red or white exclamation mark emoji is used to express surprise or shock about something.
Emoji: ❓❔
Name: Red/white question mark emoji
Meaning: The red or white question mark emoji shows that the user is heavily questioning something or unsure how to respond.
Emoji: 🚸
Name: Children crossing emoji
Meaning: The children crossing emoji is mostly used when talking about children, walking and especially road safety and school zones.
Emoji: ♻️
Name: Recycling symbol emoji
Meaning: The recycling symbol emoji is commonly used when talking about reducing, reusing and recycling. It can also be used when ‘recycling’ old content and using it again.
Emoji: ✅
Name: Check mark symbol emoji
Meaning: The check mark symbol emoji is popular to use when you are confirming something or something is correct.
Emoji: 💹
Name: Chart with upwards trend and yen sign emoji
Meaning: The chart with upwards trend and yen sign emoji depicts the rise of the Yen and is used when talking about finances or money.
Emoji: ❇️
Name: Sparkle emoji
Meaning: The sparkle emoji can be representative of something being brand new and very clean or shiny.
Emoji: ✳️
Name: Eight spoked asterisk emoji
Meaning: The eight spoked asterisk emoji is meant to represent a star or a bullet point and can be used when making a list.
Emoji: ❎
Name: X mark emoji
Meaning: The X mark emoji can be used in many different ways but is typically used as a ‘no’ or as the ‘X’ on a map.
Emoji: 🏧
Name: ATM sign emoji
Meaning: The ATM sign emoji can be used when talking about money and the need to either deposit or withdraw an amount.
Emoji: 🚾
Name: Water closet emoji
Meaning: The water closet emoji can be used when talking about public bathrooms and either the need for one or just in casual conversation.
Emoji: ♿️
Name: Wheelchair symbol emoji
Meaning: The wheelchair symbol emoji can be used to discuss the accessibility of certain locations for people in wheelchairs.
Emoji: 🛗
Name: Elevator emoji
Meaning: The elevator emoji can be used when talking about riding on elevators or the elevator availability within a place someone is going.
Emoji: 🛂
Name: Passport control emoji
Meaning: The passport control emoji is commonly used when talking about traveling and needing your passport to be reviewed.
Emoji: 🛃
Name: Customs emoji
Meaning: The customs emoji is used when talking about travel, immigration and border crossing to different countries.
Emoji: 🛄
Name: Baggage claim emoji
Meaning: The baggage claim emoji can be used when talking about luggage in general or the loss of luggage while travelling.
Emoji: 🛅
Name: Left luggage emoji
Meaning: The left luggage emoji is representative of a place where people can leave their luggage for a small fee.
Emoji: 🚹
Name: Men’s symbol emoji
Meaning: The men’s symbol emoji is usually representative of spaces that are just for men like the men's washroom or shower.
Emoji: 🚺
Name: Women’s symbol emoji
Meaning: The women’s symbol emoji represents spaces that are just for women, such as women’s washrooms or changing rooms.
Emoji: 🚼
Name: Baby symbol emoji
Meaning: The baby symbol emoji can be used when talking about babies in general or spaces that are baby-friendly.
Emoji: 🚻
Name: Restroom emoji
Meaning: The restroom emoji can be used when talking about the restroom or needing to go.
Emoji: 🚮
Name: Put litter in its place symbol emoji
Meaning: The put litter in its place symbol emoji is commonly used to refer to something that is trash and needs to be thrown away.
Emoji: 🎦
Name: Cinema symbol emoji
Meaning: The cinema symbol emoji is used when talking about the theater or going to the movies to see something new.
Emoji: 📶
Name: Cellular signal bars emoji
Meaning: The cellular signal bars emoji can be used by someone who either has service or wants to showcase that they don’t.
Emoji: 🔣
Name: Input symbol for symbols emoji
Meaning: The symbols emoji can be used when talking about symbols in general.
Emoji: ℹ️
Name: Information source emoji
Meaning: The information source emoji is typically used when offering some type of valuable information or when more information is needed on something.
Emoji: 🔤🔡🔠
Name: Input symbol for letters/lowercase letters/uppercase letters emoji
Meaning: The letters emojis can be used when talking about writing or anything else you would use letters for.
Emoji: 🆖
Name: No good sign emoji
Meaning: The no good sign emoji is meant to show a stern ‘no’ or ‘no good’ meaning that something is not happening or approved.
Emoji: 🆗
Name: OK sign emoji
Meaning: The OK sign emoji can be used when ok’ing something, giving approval or just as a way of saying OK.
Emoji: 🆙
Name: Up sign emoji
Meaning: The up sign emoji can be used to indicate that there is something ‘up’ or above that needs to be addressed.
Emoji: 🆒
Name: Cool sign emoji
Meaning: The cool sign emoji can be used when something is cool both literally or sarcastically.
Emoji: 🆕
Name: New sign emoji
Meaning: The new sign emoji can be used to garner excitement when sharing information or something new.
Emoji: 🆓
Name: Free sign emoji
Meaning: The free sign emoji is typically used when talking about something that is free or in relation to something that someone wants ‘freed’.
Emoji: 🔢
Name: Input symbol for numbers emoji
Meaning: The numbers emoji is typically used when talking about math or anything else that relates to numbers in general.
Emoji: ⏸
Name: Pause symbol emoji
Meaning: The pause symbol emoji is often used when someone is having a conversation and needs to pause to really take in the information they’ve been given.
Emoji: ⏯
Name: Play/pause symbol emoji
Meaning: The play/pause emoji can be used when talking about movies or television and also when a situation needs to be played or paused.
Emoji: ⏹
Name: Stop symbol emoji
Meaning: The stop symbol emoji is used when telling someone to stop, possibly in relation to something they are saying or doing.
Emoji: ⏺
Name: Record symbol emoji
Meaning: The record symbol emoji can be used to indicate that something or someone is being recorded.
Emoji: ⏭⏮
Name: Skip forward/backward symbol emoji
Meaning: The skip forward and skip backward emojis are perfect for when you see or read something that you want to skip past or watch again.
Emoji: ⏩⏪
Name: Fast forward/rewind symbol emoji
Meaning: The fast-forward and rewind symbol emojis can be used when you want to fast-forward through a situation or rewind and relive it again.
Emoji: ⏫⏬
Name: Up/down-pointing double triangle emoji
Meaning: The up- and down-pointing double triangle emojis represent ‘fast up’ and ‘fast down’, respectively.
Emoji: 🔼🔽
Name: Up/down-pointing triangle emoji
Meaning: The pointing triangle emojis can be used to point the user’s attention subtly in another direction.
Emoji: ➡️⬅️⬇️
Name: Right/left/down arrow emoji
Meaning: These arrow emojis can be used when talking about a specific direction and wanting to point that way.
Emoji: 🔀
Name: Shuffle tracks symbol emoji
Meaning: The shuffle tracks symbol emoji can be used to talk about shuffling music and other things that may need to be shuffled or changed.
Emoji: 🔁🔂
Name: Repeat/single track symbol emoji
Meaning: The repeat track symbol emojis can be used when you want to repeat music or when you want someone to repeat a story or something they’ve said.
Emoji: 🔄🔃
Name: Counterclockwise arrows/clockwise vertical arrows emoji
Meaning: The counterclockwise arrows and clockwise vertical arrows emojis can be used when talking about something being in a cycle that just keeps going and going.
Emoji: 🎵🎶
Name: Musical note/notes emoji
Meaning: The musical note and notes emojis are popular to use when talking about listening to or creating music or singing.
Emoji: ➕➖➗✖️🟰
Name: Plus/minus/division/multiplication/equals symbol emoji
Meaning: The math symbol emojis are commonly used when talking about math, equations and when things just aren’t adding up.
Emoji: 💲
Name: Dollar sign emoji
Meaning: The dollar sign emoji can be used to discuss money in all its forms and the cost of things.
Emoji: 💱
Name: Currency exchange emoji
Meaning: The currency exchange emoji is most regularly used when discussing traveling and the possible currency exchanges that will have to be made.
Emoji: ™️
Name: Trademark sign emoji
Meaning: The trademark sign emoji is popular to use in conjunction with something someone has said or done, though it doesn’t mean the thing is actually trademarked.
Emoji: ©️
Name: Copyright sign emoji
Meaning: The copyright sign emoji can be used by people on the internet to show that they are the owners of their content.
Emoji: ®️
Name: Registered sign emoji
Meaning: The registered sign emoji is a registered trademark symbol and can be used to show that something is owned by someone.
Emoji: 👁🗨
Name: I am a witness emoji
Meaning: The I am a witness emoji is meant to be used to call out bullying and as a symbol of support for those having been or being bullied.
Emoji: 🔚
Name: End arrow emoji
Meaning: The end arrow emoji simply means move to the end. This can mean in the sense of a line, a song, a story or anything else that needs to be wrapped up.
Emoji: 🔙
Name: Back arrow emoji
Meaning: The back arrow emoji tells someone to go back or to move backward. This can be in relation to directions, stories or more.
Emoji: 🔛
Name: On! arrow emoji
Meaning: The On! arrow emoji is popular to use when talking about moving on from something or someone.
Emoji: 🔝
Name: Top arrow emoji
Meaning: The top arrow emoji is commonly used in conjunction with ‘on’ to show that someone is ‘on top’ or doing very well.
Emoji: 🔜
Name: Soon arrow emoji
Meaning: The soon arrow emoji is typically used when announcing something that is coming soon but not ready yet.
Emoji: ✔️
Name: Checkmark emoji
Meaning: The checkmark emoji is perfect to use when someone has completed a task and can check it off as done.
Emoji: 🔘
Name: Radio button emoji
Meaning: The radio button emoji is most commonly used when talking about a selection or focus, though the button in reality is used to speed up the audio on the radio.
Emoji: 🉑
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘acceptable’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘acceptable’ emoji is typically used when saying ‘yes’ or ‘permissible’ in response to a question or message.
Emoji: 🈶
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘not free of charge’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘not free of charge’ emoji means to own or to possess something.
Emoji: 🈚️
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘free of charge’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘free of charge’ emoji means the lack of something or to have none.
Emoji: 🈸
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘application’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘application’ emoji is representative of a request and alternatively seen as a representation of the monkey in the Chinese zodiac.
Emoji: 🈺
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘open for business’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘open for business’ emoji is a signifier of work, or a good deal or bargain.
Emoji: 🈷️
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘monthly amount’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘monthly amount’ emoji is meant to represent monthly bills like rent, gas, electricity and more.
Emoji: 🉐
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘bargain’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘bargain’ emoji is most commonly used when talking about getting a good deal on something.
Emoji: ㊙️
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘secret’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘secret’ emoji is popular to use when sharing something you want to keep a secret or confidential.
Emoji: ㊗️
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘congratulations’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘congratulations’ emoji is most often used when sending well wishes or blessings on special occasions like birthdays.
Emoji: 🈴
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘passing (grade)’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘passing (grade)’ emoji is used when talking about a good grade or sometimes to portray agreement.
Emoji: 🈵
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘full; no vacancy’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘full; no vacancy’ emoji can be used in many ways but is typically used when something is full or when rejecting someone's advances.
Emoji: 🈹
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘discount’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘discount’ emoji is used when talking about sales or cheap prices.
Emoji: 🈲
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘prohibited’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘prohibited’ emoji is used when something is restricted or forbidden.
Emoji: 🈯️
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘reserved’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘reserved’ emoji is used to say that something is reserved and belongs to someone else.
Emoji: 🈳
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘vacancy’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘vacancy’ emoji represents there being space and availability whether that be literally or figuratively.
Emoji: 🈂️
Name: Japanese sign meaning ‘service’ or ‘service charge’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese sign meaning ‘service’ or ‘service charge’ emoji means that something is owned but not free of charge.
Emoji: 🈁
Name: Japanese word sign meaning ‘here’ emoji
Meaning: The Japanese word sign meaning ‘here’ emoji means ‘here’ and can be used when talking about specific locations.
Emoji: 🔰
Name: Japanese symbol for beginner emoji
Meaning: The Japanese symbol for beginner emoji is to be used when someone is starting something new for the first time and would be considered a ‘beginner’.
Emoji: 🔴🟥
Name: Red circle/square emoji
Meaning: The red circle emoji or red square emoji are most commonly used when talking about things that are red or those specific shapes.
Emoji: 🟠🟧
Name: Orange circle/square emoji
Meaning: The orange circle and square emoji can be used when talking about things that are orange or wanting to symbolize youth.
Emoji: 🟡🟨
Name: Yellow circle/square emoji
Meaning: The yellow circle emoji or yellow square emoji can be used when talking about yellow things and wanting to portray joyfulness and positivity.
Emoji: 🟢🟩
Name: Green circle/square emoji
Meaning: The green circle and square emoji can be used to represent anything that is green and also be seen as a ‘green light’.
Emoji: 🔵🟦
Name: Blue circle/square emoji
Meaning: The blue circle or blue square emojis are most typically used when talking about things that are blue and can be a representation of calm and tranquility.
Emoji: 🟣🟪
Name: Purple circle/square emoji
Meaning: The purple circle emoji and purple square emojis can be used when talking about things that are the color purple and to add a pop of color to messages or captions.
Emoji: 🟤🟫
Name: Brown circle/square emoji
Meaning: The brown circle and square emoji are commonly associated with the color brown and can be a representation of strength and power.
Emoji: ⚫️
Name: Black circle emoji
Meaning: The black circle and square emojis can be used to represent bullet points but are more commonly used when referring to things that are black.
Emoji: ⚪️
Name: White circle emoji
Meaning: The white circle emoji and white square emoji are representations of things that are white and are typically associated with purity.
Emoji: 🔺🔻
Name: Red triangle pointed up/down emoji
Meaning: The red triangle pointed up or down emojis can be used as an alert, a warning and as a symbol to indicate support and activism.
Emoji: 🔸🔶
Name: Small/large orange diamond emoji
Meaning: The orange diamond emojis can be used when talking about the color orange or diamonds in general.
Emoji: 🔹🔷
Name: Small/large blue diamond emoji
Meaning: The small or large blue diamond emoji is typically when talking about diamonds or in reference to the color blue.
Emoji: 🔳🔲
Name: White/black square button emoji
Meaning: The white square button and black square button emojis can be used when talking about buttons, white or black or geometry in general.
Emoji:◾️◼️
Name: Black square emojis
Meaning: The black square emojis can be linked to anything that is the color black, darkness, nighttime and even social justice.
Emoji:◽️◻️
Name: White square emojis
Meaning: The various sizes of white squares can be used when talking about anything that is white or anything that is square in shape.
Emoji: 💬
Name: Speech balloon emoji
Meaning: The speech balloon emoji is commonly used to depict someone typing or writing and can even be a representation of someone being busy.
Emoji: 💭
Name: Thought balloon emoji
Meaning: The thought balloon emoji is really popular to use when sharing thoughts you have or when talking about daydreaming.
Emoji: 🗯
Name: Angry speech bubble emoji
Meaning: The angry speech bubble emoji may accompany text or content that is angry, loud or trying to get the attention of the viewers.
Emoji: 〰️
Name: Wavy dash emoji
Meaning: The wavy dash emoji is meant to add a little extra personality and life to your content and can be used in place of regular emdashes.
Emoji: ➰➿
Name: Curly loop/double curly loop emoji
Meaning: The curly loop and double curly loop emoji is used when talking about things that have a curly shape and even more commonly in reference to curly hair texture.
Emoji: ♾️
Name: Infinity emoji
Meaning: The infinity emoji is popular to use when talking about something with infinite solutions or possibilities. It can be used when talking about how much you love someone.
Emoji: 🌀
Name: Cyclone emoji
Meaning: The cyclone emoji is a symbol that is typically associated with storms, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones.
Emoji: 🌐
Name: Globe with meridians emoji
Meaning: The globe with meridians emoji is meant to represent the world wide web, time zones and coordinates.
Emoji: 💠
Name: Diamond shape with a dot inside emoji
Meaning: The diamond shape with a dot inside is meant to represent the shape of a flower and something being cute and lovable.
Emoji: 🔅🔆
Name: Low/high brightness symbol emoji
Meaning: The low and high brightness symbol emojis can be used when talking about brightness and needing it to either be higher or lower.
Emoji: 〽️
Name: Part alternation mark emoji
Meaning: The part alternation mark emoji is meant to represent the beginning of traditional Japanese music like Noh or Renga. It’s a signifier that music is beginning.
Emoji: ❌
Name: Cross mark emoji
Meaning: The cross mark emoji is very commonly used when something is wrong or someone doesn’t like something.
Emoji: ⭕️
Name: Circle mark emoji
Meaning: The circle mark emoji is an alternative to a checkmark in Japan and is used when something is correct.
Emoji: 🛑
Name: Octagonal sign emoji
Meaning: The octagonal sign emoji is commonly used when talking about traffic, stop signs and not being allowed to do something.
Emoji: 🚫
Name: Prohibited emoji
Meaning: The prohibited emoji is representative of a stop sign and signifies no going forward or no entering.
Emoji: 🔈🔇🔉🔊
Name: Speaker/muted speaker/speaker with medium volume/speaker with high volume emoji
Meaning: The various speaker emojis can be used to represent different levels of volume and how loud something is or is going to be.
Emoji: 🔔🔕
Name: Bell/muted bell emoji
Meaning: The bell and muted bell emoji can be used to represent literal bells but are more commonly used as a symbol to get someone's attention as a notifier or notification.
Emoji: 📣
Name: Cheering megaphone emoji
Meaning: The cheering megaphone emoji is typically used when talking about big events, anticipation and noise.
Emoji: 📢
Name: Public address loudspeaker emoji
Meaning: The public address loudspeaker emoji is used when making big announcements in public areas (group chats) or when trying to get someone’s attention.
Emoji: 🃏
Name: Joker emoji
Meaning: The joker emoji is popular to use when talking about playing cards, gambling and in reference to pop culture moments featuring ‘the Joker’.
Emoji: 🎴
Name: Flower playing cards emoji
Meaning: The flower playing cards emoji can be used when talking about any card game but is typically used in Japanese games like Kabu.
Emoji: 🀄️
Name: Mahjong tile red dragon emoji
Meaning: The Mahjong tile red dragon emoji is meant to be a representation of the game of Mahjong as a whole and also the sense of victory or triumph over another player.
Emoji: 🕐🕑🕒🕓🕔🕕🕖🕗🕘🕙🕚🕛
Name: One/two/three/four/five/six/seven/eight/nine/ten/eleven/twelve o’clock emoji
Meaning: The various time clock emojis can be used when trying to convey a certain time or book plans within that hour timeslot.
Emoji: 🕜🕝🕞🕟🕠🕡🕢🕣🕤🕥🕦🕧
Name: One-thirty/two-thirty/three-thirty/four-thirty/five-thirty/six-thirty/seven-thirty/eight-thirty/nine-thirty/ten-thirty/eleven-thirty/twelve-thirty o’clock emoji
Meaning: The time-thirty emojis are used by those looking to talk about a certain time that is halfway through the hour.
Emoji: 💤
Name: Sleeping sign emoji
Meaning: The sleeping sign emoji is most popularly used when someone is talking about wanting to go to sleep or being tired or bored.
Emoji: 🔱
Name: Trident emblem emoji
Meaning: The trident emblem emoji is used to convey a sense of strength and dominance. It can also be used when talking about the ocean.
Emoji: ⚜️
Name: Fleur-de-lis emoji
Meaning: The Fleur-de-lis emoji depicts an iris flower that is often associated with France, French heritage and local pride.