Find emojis, symbols, emoticons & GIFs

You can find emojis, symbols, emoticons, and GIFs by right-clicking in a text field, or using the shortcut Search + Shift + Space.

Two ways to find emojis, symbols, emoticons & GIFs

Use categories to find an emoji, symbol, emoticon, or GIF
  1. Right-click on the text field and select Emoji.
    • You can also press the Search + Shift + Space keys.
  2. To the right of the search bar, select:
    • Emoji: You can select through 10 categories of preselected emojis.
      • Smileys & Emotions
      • People
      • Animals & Nature
      • Food & Drink
      • Travel & Places
      • Activities & Events
      • Objects
      • Symbols
      • Flags
    • Symbols: You can select through 6 categories of symbols.
      • Arrows
      • Bullet/Stars
      • Currency
      • Letterlike
      • Math
      • Miscellaneous
    • Emoticons: You can select through 15 categories of emoticons.
      • Classic
      • Smiling
      • Love
      • Hugging
      • Flexing
      • Animals
      • Surprising
      • Dancing
      • Shrugging
      • Table Flipping
      • Disapproving
      • Crying
      • Worrying
      • Pointing
      • Sparkling
    • GIFs: You can select through trending GIFs or GIFs from popular categories.

Tip: You can also copy emojis, symbols, emoticons, and GIFs you come across. 

Use the search bar to find emojis, symbols, emoticons, & GIFs
  • In the Search bar, enter the name of the emoji, symbol, emoticon, or GIF you want to find. For example, you can type Ice cream.
  • GIF search is powered by Tenor, a Google owned GIF search engine and database.

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