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๐Ÿ”Ž Find an emoji by description

Seen an emoji and cannot name it? Most people just describe it: "the one with the two hands", "the smiley with three hearts". The description is on the left, the character on the right.

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Emoji with two hands

๐Ÿ™Œ is two raised hands for cheering, ๐Ÿคฒ two open hands for asking, ๐Ÿซถ shapes a heart.

Smiley with three hearts

The smiling face with hearts: one face with three small hearts floating around it.

Smiley with a halo

Usually a good-child face, often ironic: "It was not me."

Smiley with sunglasses

๐Ÿ˜Ž is the face with sunglasses, ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ is the glasses alone.

Smiley with heart eyes

In love, or simply thrilled by something.

Smiley with star eyes

Awe and excitement, say at a celebrity or a gift.

Upside-down smiley

The upside-down face signals irony, sarcasm or "it is all fine".

Smiley sticking out its tongue

๐Ÿ˜› is the plain tongue, ๐Ÿ˜œ adds a wink, ๐Ÿ˜ squeezed eyes, ๐Ÿคช mismatched wild eyes.

Smiley crying with laughter

๐Ÿ˜‚ is the face with tears of joy, ๐Ÿคฃ is rolling on the floor laughing.

Hand over the face

๐Ÿคฆ is the facepalm, ๐Ÿคญ giggles behind a hand, ๐Ÿซฃ peeks through the fingers.

Smiley with hand on chin

The thinking face: pondering, doubting, a sceptical question.

Praying hands

Please, thank you or hope. In Japan it means "thanks for the meal".

Folded hands

Same character as the praying hands: Unicode calls it "folded hands".

Thumbs up

Approval. Some younger people read it as curt or dismissive.

Thumbs down

Rejection or disapproval.

Smiley rolling its eyes

Annoyed, bored or "sure, you wish".

Melting smiley

Embarrassment, heat or overload: you are dissolving.

Smiley with a monocle

Looking closely, inspecting something or acting posh.

Smiley with a cowboy hat

Cowboy, country or plain good cheer out west.

Kiss with a heart

The face blows a kiss and a heart flies along.

Kiss without a heart

๐Ÿ˜— just puckers up, ๐Ÿ˜š kisses with closed eyes, ๐Ÿ˜™ smiles while doing it.

Winking smiley

Flirting, a knowing wink or "just kidding".

Crying smiley

๐Ÿ˜ข is one tear, ๐Ÿ˜ญ a stream, ๐Ÿฅฒ smiles through it, ๐Ÿฅน holds tears back.

Smiley with a sweat drop

๐Ÿ˜… laughs in relief or embarrassment, ๐Ÿ˜“ is downcast, ๐Ÿ˜ฐ is anxious.

Smiley with a snot bubble

๐Ÿ˜ช has the bubble at its nose and is exhausted, ๐Ÿ˜ด is already asleep.

Dizzy smiley

๐Ÿ˜ต is knocked out, ๐Ÿฅด is woozy, ๐Ÿ’ซ are the stars around the head.

Exploding head

Something blows your mind.

Smiley with a face mask

Ill or careful, and a hygiene mask since 2020.

Smiley with a thermometer

Ill with a fever.

Party smiley

๐Ÿฅณ wears the party hat, ๐ŸŽ‰ and ๐ŸŽŠ are confetti.

Ghost

Halloween, spooky stuff or someone who stopped replying.

Skull

๐Ÿ’€ usually means "I am dead from laughing", โ˜ ๏ธ is the pirate skull.

Clown

Used as a jab: someone making a fool of themselves.

Monkey covering its eyes

๐Ÿ™ˆ sees nothing, ๐Ÿ™‰ hears nothing, ๐Ÿ™Š says nothing. Mostly embarrassment.

Fire

Hot, great, impressive.

Hundred points

Full agreement or "one hundred percent".

Star

โญ is the plain star, ๐ŸŒŸ glows, โœจ are sparkles, ๐Ÿ’ซ swirls.

Sparkles

Three sparks: new, clean, magical or just pretty.

Rainbow

๐ŸŒˆ is the rainbow in the sky, ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ is the rainbow flag.

Black heart

Dark humour, grief or a gothic look.

Blue heart

๐Ÿ’™ is dark blue, ๐Ÿฉต the light blue heart. Friendship, trust, calm.

Purple heart

Affection without romance, in K-pop fandom also "I love you all".

Broken heart

Heartbreak or disappointment.

Heart with a ribbon

A heart as a gift, often for Valentine's Day.

Two hearts

๐Ÿ’• is two hearts side by side, ๐Ÿ’ž are circling each other.

Growing heart

๐Ÿ’— has waves spreading outwards, ๐Ÿ’“ is beating.

Fist

๐Ÿ‘Š is the fist from the front, โœŠ is raised, ๐Ÿคœ and ๐Ÿค› are the fist bump.

OK sign

All good. In some countries the gesture is an insult.

Victory sign

โœŒ๏ธ stands for victory or peace, ๐Ÿคž for crossed fingers.

Middle finger

An insult, meant plainly.

Waving hand

Hello or goodbye.

Flexed bicep

Strength, working out or "I can do this".

Hands up

๐Ÿ™Œ cheers, ๐Ÿ™‹ raises one hand to speak.

Handshake

An agreement, a deal or a greeting.

Pointing finger

โ˜๏ธ and ๐Ÿ‘† point up, ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿ‘ˆ sideways, ๐Ÿ‘‡ down.

Shrug

No idea, or whatever.

Facepalm

Dismayed at a mistake, your own or someone else's.

Eye

๐Ÿ‘๏ธ is a single eye, ๐Ÿ‘€ is two eyes glancing sideways.

Eyes

Curiosity, "I am watching" or "this is getting interesting".

Lips

๐Ÿ‘„ is the mouth, ๐Ÿซฆ bites its lip, ๐Ÿ’‹ is the kiss mark.

Zipper mouth

My lips are sealed, it stays secret.

Vomiting smiley

๐Ÿคฎ is throwing up, ๐Ÿคข is merely green in the face.

Sneezing smiley

Has a cold, tissue in hand.

Yawning smiley

Tired or bored.

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Common questions

How do I find an emoji if I only know what it looks like?

Describe it in a word or two and filter the table. If that fails, try the emoji search or browse the categories.

What is the emoji with two hands called?

There are several: ๐Ÿ™Œ (raising hands, cheering), ๐Ÿ™ (folded hands), ๐Ÿคฒ (palms up together) and ๐Ÿซถ (hands shaping a heart). The pose of the hands tells you which one you mean.