Emoji Picker & Search

Browse 850+ emoji by group or search by name and keyword, with instant click-to-copy and a list of recent picks.

Everything runs in your browser: the dataset is embedded in the page and nothing is uploaded. Your recents live in localStorage.

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How It Works

The page embeds a curated dataset of 850+ emoji — character, official Unicode name, group and search keywords — as a static list, so browsing and searching never touch a network. Clicking a tile copies it to your clipboard with the standard Clipboard API, appends it to the collection box, and remembers it in your local recently-used strip.

Emoji are Unicode code points
Behind every emoji is a number in the Unicode Standard, like U+1F600 for the grinning face. A text file stores the number, not a picture, which is why emoji can travel through plain text: emails, code, JSON, anything. This picker searches and copies those code points like any other character.
Why the same emoji looks different everywhere
Unicode assigns code points; vendors draw them. Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and others each ship their own font artwork for the same number, so your "🙏" may be high-fived or praying depending on the recipient's device. Your operating system renders every tile here with its own emoji font — nothing is pre-rendered as images.
Variation selectors and flag letter-pairs
Some emoji carry an invisible variation selector (U+FE0F) that asks for the colorful emoji presentation instead of a plain monochrome glyph — that is why ✈ and ✈️ are different strings. Country flags are even stranger: each one is a pair of regional-indicator letters, so 🇩🇪 is literally "D" + "E". Copying the full sequence matters, which is why you pick by tapping, not by retyping.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a licence to use these emojis?

No. Emoji characters are part of the Unicode Standard, and the code points themselves are not copyrightable — what is copyrighted are specific vendors' drawings (Apple's set, Google's set, and so on). Copying the character from this picker into your own text is exactly what keyboard emoji panels do, and it is free for personal and commercial use.

Can I use emoji in business emails?

Yes, and it is increasingly normal — but check the recipient's platform first. Some corporate mail clients still render older or rarely used emoji as empty boxes, and a plain smiley is safer in a first cold email than a sequence. This picker shows each emoji's English name, so you can judge whether the one you picked carries the meaning you think it does.

Do different systems show the same emoji?

Same code point, different picture. The character is identical everywhere, but Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and WhatsApp each ship their own artwork, so a “grinning face” can look noticeably different to your recipient. Some emoji even changed meaning between designs (the “pleading face” started life looking like a disappointed one), so test on a second device when the message matters.

Where are my recently used emoji stored?

Only in your browser's localStorage, capped at the last 24 picks. Nothing is sent anywhere, the list never syncs, and clearing the strip or your browser site data removes it. No analytics or cookie is attached to the picker.

Is anything uploaded to a server?

No. The whole dataset — 850+ characters with their Unicode names and search keywords — is embedded in the page itself, and searching, rendering and copying happen locally. There is no API call of any kind; the picker works with the internet switched off.