What is an emoji shortcode?

A shortcode is a colon-wrapped text alias such as :fire: or :heart: that chat apps like Slack, Discord and GitHub auto-replace with the matching emoji. It is handy when you cannot type the glyph directly.

How do I find an emoji's Unicode code point?

Each result shows its primary code point in U+ notation, for example the fire emoji is U+1F525. Code points uniquely identify the character across all platforms even if the picture differs.

Why do emojis look different on different devices?

Unicode defines the meaning and code point of an emoji, but each vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Twitter) draws its own artwork. The same code point can therefore look quite different across phones and apps.

Can I search by feeling instead of exact name?

Yes. Every emoji is tagged with keywords, so searching happy, love or done returns the relevant faces and symbols even when those words are not in the official name.

Does copying an emoji send data anywhere?

No. The emoji set is bundled with the page and filtered locally. Copy uses your browser's clipboard API and never contacts a server.

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Emojis are ordinary Unicode characters, each with a code point and a standard name. This tool lets you search a curated set by name, keyword, shortcode or category, then copy the glyph with one click. It also surfaces each emoji’s U+ code point and its :shortcode: alias for chat platforms that prefer text.

How it works

The emoji dataset is bundled into the page, so filtering is instant and fully offline. Your search term is matched against four fields: the official name, the :shortcode:, any tagged keywords, and an exact glyph match. The code point shown under each emoji comes from char.codePointAt(0) converted to hexadecimal with a U+ prefix. Copying calls the browser clipboard API and confirms with a brief “Copied” badge.

Tips and notes

In Slack, GitHub and Discord you can type the shortcode such as :rocket: and it expands to the emoji automatically.
The same emoji can render differently per platform because vendors ship their own artwork for each code point.
Searching by feeling works: happy, love, done and error all map to keyword tags, not just exact names.
For the technical code point (for example to use in a regex or font check), read the U+ value shown beneath each result.