Practical guides

Emoji, explained with care.

Short, specific guides to finding, understanding, copying and using emoji — without turning every sentence into a row of symbols.

9 guides · English

Basics How to use EmojiBase A quick tour of search, categories, emoji pages, copy formats and the text tools. 4 min read → Basics How to search emoji by name or keyword What the search box understands, how direct emoji lookup works, and what to try when a search returns nothing. 4 min read → Developers How to copy emoji for HTML, CSS and JavaScript The difference between the character, the code point, HTML entities, CSS escapes, JavaScript escapes and shortcodes. 6 min read → Reference Emoji skin tones, explained How modifier characters create skin tone variants, why some emoji have no variants, and what to check before using one. 5 min read → Explainer What is a Unicode code point? A plain-language explanation of U+ values, multi-code-point emoji, joiners and variation selectors. 6 min read → Reference Emoji versions and what new means Unicode versions, Emoji versions, platform support and why a new emoji may not appear everywhere at once. 4 min read → Design Why the same emoji looks different on every platform Noto, Twemoji, OpenMoji and system fonts are separate artwork sets for the same Unicode character. 5 min read → Accessibility Emoji, alt text and screen readers How assistive technology reads emoji, when to use alt text, and how to avoid emoji-only labels. 5 min read → Usage Using emoji in bios and captions A practical approach to rhythm, readability and platform rendering when emoji share space with text. 4 min read →