About Emoji / Unicode Lookup

Search emoji by name and show Unicode codepoints. Part of the DevTools Surf developer suite. Browse more tools in the Fun / Niche collection.

Use Cases

• Find the right emoji for commit messages or PR titles
• Copy Unicode escape sequences for i18n strings
• Audit emoji usage when debugging font-rendering issues
• Look up codepoints when writing regex to match specific emoji

Tips

• Search by keyword: 'heart', 'fire', 'rocket'
• Paste an emoji to see its Unicode codepoints
• Results show all matching keywords

Fun Facts

• There are over 3,600 emoji in Unicode 15.0. The most-used emoji worldwide is the 'Face with Tears of Joy' (though 'Red Heart' is catching up).
• Emoji originated in 1999 from Shigetaka Kurita at NTT DoCoMo in Japan. The original set had just 176 12x12 pixel icons.
• A single emoji like a family group can be composed of up to 7 Unicode codepoints joined by zero-width joiners (ZWJ), making string length calculations tricky.

FAQ

How do I search?

By emoji name (dog, fire), by character (paste the emoji), or by codepoint (`1F600`). All three return the same result card.

What info is shown?

Codepoint, name, category, group, subgroup, ASCII alias (:dog:), HTML numeric entity, and skin tone variants where applicable.

Are emoji regional differences shown?

Rendered emoji differs per platform (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Twitter). The tool shows the reference glyph; on your device it renders with your system's font.

What about ZWJ sequences?

Yes — complex emoji like 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 are recognized and their component codepoints listed. Copy either the full compound or individual parts.