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Clubhouse

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emojidex

Emojipedia Sample Images

Facebook

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Google Noto Color Emoji

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Icons8

Instagram

JoyPixels

JoyPixels Animations

LinkedIn

Mastodon

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Microsoft

Microsoft 3D Fluent

Microsoft Teams (3D Animated)

Mozilla

MSN Messenger

Nintendo

Noto Color Emoji, Animated

Noto Emoji Font

OpenMoji

Panasonic

RedNote

Roblox

Samsung

SerenityOS

Sharp

Signal

Sina Weibo

Skype

Slack

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SoftBank

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Telegram

TikTok

Tinder

Toss Face (토스페이스)

Twitch

Twitter Emoji Stickers

Twitter / X

Viber

VinSmart

WeChat

WhatsApp

WhatsApp (Animated)

Yahoo! Messenger

Yo Status

YouTube

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Australia Day

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Carnaval

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Coronavirus

Couples With Hearts

Diwali

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Emoji Movie

Fall / Autumn

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Festivus

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Gestures

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Handshakes

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Happy

Hearts

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Independence Day

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Japanese Culture

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Juneteenth

Kisses

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LGBT Pride

Love

Mardi Gras

MLB World Series

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NSFW

Olympics

People Holding Hands

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Purim

Queen’s Birthday

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St Patrick’s Day

Summer

Super Bowl

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Winter

Winter Olympics

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World Emoji Day

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Flags

Index finger pointing upward, showing the back of the hand while doing so.

White Up Pointing Backhand Index

A middle finger emoji, used in some western cultures as a rude or insulting&nbsp;gesture. The back of the hand is shown with the middle finger raised.

Reversed Hand with Middle Finger Extended

A single finger pointing upward,&nbsp;which could be used to represent the number one, or to&nbsp;ask a question.

Since 2020 this emoji has been prominently associated with professional wrestler <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Reigns">Roman Reigns</a> and his &quot;Bloodline&quot; stable,&nbsp;symbolizing their &quot;We The Ones&quot; catchphrase.

White Up Pointing Index

A hand with the index finger pointing straight forward at the person viewing the emoji. Used to represent the word and concept of &#39;you,&#39; the second-person singular and plural pronoun.

This symbol is seen in art, advertisements, and military recruitment posters as a way to draw the viewer into the image they&#39;re looking at.

This hand shape is also used in multiple sign languages from around the world.

Index Pointing at the Viewer

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Emojipedia

Backhand Index Pointing Up: Light Skin Tone

Backhand Index Pointing Up: Medium-Light Skin Tone

Backhand Index Pointing Up: Medium Skin Tone

Backhand Index Pointing Up: Medium-Dark Skin Tone

Backhand Index Pointing Up: Dark Skin Tone

Used by Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) whenever emojis are displayed. Also used by Telegram messenger.

Default emoji set for Android devices created by Google and used on devices by Google, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, Sony, and many others.

Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.

Glossy,&nbsp;gradient-heavy versions of the Microsoft emoji set. Used within select platforms such as Word and PowerPoint within the Windows 11 23H2 update.

3D animated versions of Microsoft&rsquo;s Fluent emoji set, used Microsoft Teams for PC and Android.

Used across Microsoft PCs. Windows 11 uses the Fluent set. Windows 10&rsquo;s final update was in May 2019.

Used on WhatsApp for Android and PC. WhatsApp on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Used on Twitter / X for PC. Also used by Discord, Roblox, and Mastodon. Twitter / X&nbsp;on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs. Android devices use native emoji design as of early 2023.

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Used on Facebook for Android and PC. Not used across Meta&rsquo;s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms. Facebook on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Custom emoji set used on select Huawei&nbsp;phones and tablets.

A licensable emoji design set. Previously named EmojiOne.

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An animated subset of the licensable JoyPixels emoji set.

Custom emoji set used on LG devices. Discontinued between 2017 and 2020, replaced by Noto Color Emoji, but then revived in 2021 for LG&rsquo;s final mobile device.

Animated versions of Apple&rsquo;s emoji set, custom-built by the Telegram message platform.

Animated emoji-adjacent designs used by the Skype platform.

Highly-detailed emoji set used by Twitter&rsquo;s Statuses feature and within the tweet image editor on Android devices.

Custom emoji set used on the open-source SerenityOS.

A custom emoji design set used by Korean fintech platform Toss.

Used on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 within the device&rsquo;s messaging functionality.

A minimalist, monochrome version of Google&rsquo;s Noto Color Emoji designs.

A open-source emoji design set by the HfG Schw&auml;bisch Gm&uuml;nd (Design University) in Germany.

A licensable emoji design set.

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An open-source emoji design set consisting of user-submitted emoji designs.

Previously used by Facebook&rsquo;s Messenger platform. Discontinued in 2017, replaced by flagship Facebook emoji set.

Custom emoji set previously used on HTC devices. Discontinued in 2016, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.

Japanese mobile phone carrier that created the earliest emoji set currently on record. Discontinued in 2016 following 2014 update, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.

Japanese mobile phone carrier responsible for the most famous early emoji set from 1999. Discontinued in 2013, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.

Japanese mobile manufacturer with its own early emoji designs. Discontinued in 2013, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.

Emojis from early handheld devices from the late 1980s / early 1990s.

Open-source emoji set designs for 2015&rsquo;s Firefox OS 2.5 update, but never implemented.

Released in&nbsp;October&nbsp;2010, Unicode 6.0 was the first version of the <a href="/the-unicode-consortium">Unicode Standard</a> to support emoji.

Some characters in <a href="/unicode-5.2/">prior</a>&nbsp;versions of Unicode were retroactively updated to provide&nbsp;an emoji presentation. This release was the first to introduce new characters for the sole purpose of compatability with emojis being used in Japan.

Google emoji images are used on most Android devices, Gmail Web Interface, Google Meet, and ChromeOS. These are provided as part of the&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/googlei18n/noto-emoji">Noto Emoji</a> project. These images are also used for&nbsp;<a href="/slack/">Slack</a> on non-Apple platforms including Windows, Linux, and Android.

Gboard also includes an <a href="/emoji-kitchen/">emoji mashup feature known as&nbsp;Emoji Kitchen </a>which allows two emojis to be combined into a sticker. Thousands of combinations are available, using Gboard for Android and Google search.

The Google Noto Color Emoji set is used as the default emoji set on mobile devices manufactured by the likes of&nbsp;Xiaomi,&nbsp;Oppo,&nbsp;Huawei, Sony,&nbsp;and of course Google.

There are also two additional Noto Emoji variants: the&nbsp;minimalist <a href="https://emojipedia.org/noto-emoji/">Noto Emoji font</a>, and an <a href="https://emojipedia.org/animated-noto-color-emoji/">animated subset of Noto Color Emoji</a> designs used by the Messages by Google mobile app.

Note:&nbsp;<a href="/samsung/">Samsung</a>&nbsp;devices use distinct&nbsp;emoji images. <a href="/whatsapp/">WhatsApp</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/facebook/">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and <a href="/twitter/">Twitter</a> use their own emoji images on Android, while&nbsp;Signal and Telegram for Android&nbsp;use&nbsp;<a href="/apple/">Apple</a> emoji images.

Every emoji supported by Android and other Google platforms such as ChromeOS, Meet, and Gmail. Compare Google emojis with Apple, Samsung and Windows. Update to the latest version of Android or Gboard for the latest emoji support.

Google Emoji List — Emojis for Android, Gmail, ChromeOS, YouTube

This update to Google&#39;s Noto Color Emoji set introduced support for 2024&#39;s <a href="/emoji-16.0">Emoji 16.0</a> recommendations. It also tweaked the shading and outlines for most <a href="/gestures">gesture</a>&nbsp;emoji designs.

First made available via Google&#39;s <a href="https://fonts.google.com/noto/specimen/Noto+Color+Emoji">Noto Color Emoji</a> font page on 2024-09-10, this update was released progressively across different Google platforms such as Chrome OS, Gmail, YouTube. It was released for mobile devices via an Android 15 update in February 2025.

16.0

This update to Google&#39;s Noto Color Emoji set introduced support for 2023&#39;s <a href="/emoji-15.1">Emoji 15.1</a> recommendations.

Additionally, the family emojis have been changed to have a silhouette icon design, matching the new non-gender-specifying family emojis from&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-15.1">Emoji 15.1</a>.

First made available via Github on 2023-11-17, this update was released progressively across different Google platforms such as Chrome OS, Gmail, YouTube, and various Android devices.

15.1

First released as a&nbsp;color vector&nbsp;font file on 2022-09-14, this update to Google&#39;s Noto Color Emoji set introduced support for <a href="https://emojipedia.org/emoji-15.0/">Emoji 15.0</a> emoji such as <a href="https://emojipedia.org/shaking-face/">Shaking Face</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/pink-heart/">Pink Heart</a>.

This update also included minor revisions to select emoji designs,&nbsp;including all of the hand gestures.

The update was released progressively across different Google platforms such as Chrome OS, Gmail, and YouTube between September 2022 and their release within&nbsp;Android 13 in March 2023.&nbsp;

15.0

First made available via as a&nbsp;Developer Preview on&nbsp;2021-10-27, Android 12L was&nbsp;the first vendor update to&nbsp;include support for 2021&rsquo;s <a href="/emoji-14.0/">Emoji 14.0</a> recommendations. Devices running Android 12&nbsp;also began to receive this emoji update via subsequent security updates.&nbsp;

A total of 107 new emojis were introduced in this update, including <a href="/melting-face/">Melting Face</a>, <a href="/heart-hands/">Heart Hands</a>, and mixed skin tone support for <a href="/handshake/">🤝 Handshake</a>. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/google-emoji-14-0-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

Android 12L

Released to eligible Pixel devices on&nbsp;2021-10-04, Android 12.0 updated the designs of almost one thousand previously available emojis.&nbsp;

The emoji design revised included in this update rolled out across a variety of Google platforms such as Gmail, Chrome OS, and YouTube Live Chat from July 2021. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-emoji-changelog-july-2021/">Read more about this update.</a>

Android 12.0

A&nbsp;feature drop&nbsp;exclusive to Google Pixel devices which added support for&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-13.1/">Emoji 13.1</a>. Not available as part of a regular Android release, these updates began rolling out to Pixel users on 2020-12-09. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/google-emoji-13-1-changelog/">More about this update.</a>

Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop

Android 11.0&nbsp;was released on 2020-09-08.&nbsp;Updates in this release include full support for <a href="/emoji-13.0/">Emoji 13.0</a>&nbsp;as well as a significant number of design changes across the entire emoji set. These additions are included in <a href="https://itsfoss.com/fedora-33/">Fedora 33</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-11-0-emoji-changelog/">More about this update.</a>

Android 11.0

A&nbsp;feature drop&nbsp;exclusive to Google Pixel devices which added support for&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-12.1/">Emoji 12.1</a>. Not available as part of a regular Android release, these updates began rolling out to Pixel users on 2020-03-02. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/google-march-2020-pixel-feature-drop-emoji-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

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