About the Emoji Picker
Emoji Picker lets you find and copy any emoji in one click. Search by name or idea, such as heart, cat, birthday or thumbs up, or browse the groups: smileys, people, animals, food, travel, activities, objects, symbols and flags. Click an emoji and it is copied to your clipboard, and it is added to a box at the bottom so you can build a whole row of emoji and copy them together. A skin-tone menu changes hands and people to the shade you choose. The list is the current Unicode emoji set, with names and keywords for easy searching, and it works on phones and computers.
Updated October 2026
How to use the Emoji Picker
- 1Type a word in the search box, or choose a group.
- 2Pick a skin tone if you want one for hands and people.
- 3Click an emoji to copy it.
- 4Click more emoji to add them to the box at the bottom.
- 5Press Copy all, then paste into your message, post or document.
Emoji in your writing
Emoji add tone to short messages, where a smile or a thumbs up can show feelings that plain text lacks. They are useful in chats, social posts, email subject lines and titles. Use them sparingly in formal writing, since some readers may not see or may misread them.
Finding the right one
Search words that describe the emoji or the feeling, not only its official name. Heart brings every colour of heart, and party finds balloons, confetti and the party face. If you do not find it, try a related word or browse the group.
- Smileys: faces and feelings
- People: hands, gestures and people
- Animals and food: nature and meals
- Travel, activities and objects: places, sport and things
- Symbols and flags: signs and countries
Using emoji across devices
The code behind an emoji is the same everywhere, but the picture differs by platform. A few emoji can look quite different on Apple, Google and Windows, so check a message that depends on the meaning. Emoji that are made of several symbols, such as flags and people with a skin tone, may fall back to separate pieces on old systems.
Related tools
Find other symbols with Symbols Copy Paste, style text with the Fancy Text Generator, count characters with the Character Counter and write bios with the Instagram Bio Generator. The Social Media Character Counter checks post limits.
Features
- Search by name and keywords
- Nine groups from smileys to flags
- Skin tones for hands and people
- One click to copy
- Tray to build and copy a row of emoji
- The current Unicode emoji set
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy and paste an emoji?
Click it. The emoji is copied to your clipboard, and you paste it with Ctrl+V on a computer or by tapping and holding on a phone.
Why do some emoji show as boxes?
Your device or app is too old to draw that emoji. Newer emoji need a recent version of the system. The emoji is still copied correctly.
Will the emoji look the same everywhere?
No. Each platform, Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft, draws its own version, so the same emoji looks a little different on each.
How do I change the skin tone?
Use the Skin tone menu. It applies to hands, people and body parts that have tone versions.
Can I use emoji in names, bios and file names?
In most social profiles and messages, yes. Some websites, file systems and old software do not allow them.
How can I find a particular emoji?
Search for the object, the feeling or a common name, for example sad, party or money. Each emoji has several keywords.
Does the picker work offline?
The list is loaded once from this site. After it has loaded, searching works without a connection, but a new visit needs it again.
Is it free?
Yes, with no sign-up and no tracking of what you copy.