What Screen Readers Say for Each Emoji

A screen reader does not describe the picture. It reads a short name. Unicode's CLDR project publishes the standard spoken ("tts") name for every emoji in each language; NVDA reads exactly those, while VoiceOver and Android keep their own lists, which can word some emoji differently. CLDR names 👍 "thumbs up" in English, "pulgar hacia arriba" in Spanish and "قبول" (acceptance) in Arabic. Below are those names in all 8 languages of this site, taken from CLDR 48.2 on 2026-10-20, plus the 453 emoji whose spoken English name is not their formal Unicode name.

1,914

of 1,923 emoji have a spoken name in English

453

spoken names differ from the Unicode name

languages compared side by side

48.2

CLDR release used, published 2026-03-17

Spoken names in 8 languages

Each row is the CLDR text-to-speech name for that language, exactly as published. They are written by translators in each language, not translated word for word, so they often disagree: 🙏 is "folded hands" in English, "prayer" in Japanese and "greeting" in Hindi, and 💩 is "poo with eyes" in Spanish. The first rows are popular emoji, skin tones and flags; the rest is every face in the Smileys & Emotion group.

Emoji	English	Español	Français	Deutsch	日本語	中文	हिन्दी	العربية
👍	thumbs up	pulgar hacia arriba	pouce vers le haut	Daumen hoch	サムズアップ	拇指向上	थंब्स अप	قبول
🙏	folded hands	manos en oración	mains en prière	zusammengelegte Handflächen	祈り	双手合十	अभिवादन	يدان مضمومتان
👏	clapping hands	manos aplaudiendo	applaudissements	klatschende Hände	拍手	鼓掌	हाथ की ताली का चिह्न	يدان تصفقان
🤌	pinched fingers	dedos juntos apuntando hacia arriba	bout des doigts joints	zusammengedrückte Finger	上向きにすぼめた手	捏手指	सिकोड़ी हुई अंगुलियाँ	أصابع مضمومة
❤️	red heart	corazón rojo	cœur rouge	rotes Herz	赤いハート	红心	लाल दिल	قلب أحمر
🔥	fire	fuego	feu	Feuer	火	火焰	आग	حريق
💯	hundred points	cien puntos	cent points	100 Punkte	100点満点	一百分	100 अंक	100 درجة
🎉	party popper	cañón de confeti	cotillons	Konfettibombe	クラッカー	拉炮彩带	पार्टी पॉपर	فرقعة حفلة
👀	eyes	ojos	yeux	Augen	目	双眼	आँखें	عينان
💩	pile of poo	caca con ojos	tas de crotte	Kothaufen	うんち	大便	मल का ढेर	فضلات
👍🏽	thumbs up: medium skin tone	pulgar hacia arriba: tono de piel medio	pouce vers le haut : peau légèrement mate	Daumen hoch: mittlere Hautfarbe	サムズアップ: 中間の肌色	拇指向上: 中等肤色	थंब्स अप: गेहुँआ त्वचा	قبول: بشرة بلون معتدل
🧑🏽‍🚀	astronaut: medium skin tone	astronauta: tono de piel medio	astronaute : peau légèrement mate	Astronaut(in): mittlere Hautfarbe	宇宙飛行士: 中間の肌色	宇航员: 中等肤色	अंतरिक्ष यात्री: गेहुँआ त्वचा	رائد الفضاء: بشرة بلون معتدل
🏳️‍🌈	rainbow flag	bandera del arcoíris	drapeau arc-en-ciel	Regenbogenflagge	レインボーフラッグ	彩虹旗	इंद्रधनुषी झंडा	علم ألوان طيف
🇺🇸	flag: United States	Bandera: Estados Unidos	drapeau : États-Unis	Flagge: Vereinigte Staaten	旗: アメリカ合衆国	旗: 美国	झंडा: संयुक्त राज्य	علم: الولايات المتحدة
🇯🇵	flag: Japan	Bandera: Japón	drapeau : Japon	Flagge: Japan	旗: 日本	旗: 日本	झंडा: जापान	علم: اليابان
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿	flag: Scotland	Bandera: Escocia	drapeau : Écosse	Flagge: Schottland	旗: スコットランド	旗: 苏格兰	झंडा: स्कॉटलैंड	علم: اسكتلندا
😀	grinning face	cara sonriendo	visage rieur	grinsendes Gesicht	にっこり笑う	嘿嘿	दाँत दिखाता चेहरा	وجه بابتسامة عريضة
😃	grinning face with big eyes	cara sonriendo con ojos grandes	visage souriant avec de grands yeux	grinsendes Gesicht mit großen Augen	わーい	哈哈	बड़ी आँखों वाला दाँत दिखाता चेहरा	وجه مبتسم بعينين كبيرتين
😄	grinning face with smiling eyes	cara sonriendo con ojos sonrientes	visage très souriant aux yeux rieurs	grinsendes Gesicht mit lachenden Augen	笑顔	大笑	मुस्कुराती आँखों वाला दाँत दिखाता चेहरा	وجه مبتسم بعينين باسمتين
😁	beaming face with smiling eyes	cara radiante con ojos sonrientes	visage souriant aux yeux rieurs	strahlendes Gesicht mit lachenden Augen	にやっと笑う	嘻嘻	मुस्काती आँखों के साथ खींसें निपोरना	وجه مشرق بعينين باسمتين
😆	grinning squinting face	cara sonriendo con los ojos cerrados	visage souriant avec yeux plissés	Grinsegesicht mit zugekniffenen Augen	きゃー	斜眼笑	बंद आँखों वाला दाँत दिखाता चेहरा	وجه مبتسم بعينين مغلقتين
😅	grinning face with sweat	cara sonriendo con sudor frío	visage souriant avec une goutte de sueur	grinsendes Gesicht mit Schweißtropfen	冷や汗笑顔	苦笑	दाँत दिखाता पसीने वाला चेहरा	وجه مبتسم بفم مفتوح وعرق بارد
🤣	rolling on the floor laughing	cara revolviéndose de la risa	se rouler par terre de rire	sich vor Lachen auf dem Boden wälzen	笑い転げる	笑得满地打滚	हँसते हँसते लोट-पोट होना	وجه ضاحك يتدحرج على الأرض
😂	face with tears of joy	cara llorando de risa	visage riant aux larmes	Gesicht mit Freudentränen	嬉し泣き	笑哭了	खुशी के आँसुओं वाला चेहरा	وجه بدموع فرح
🙂	slightly smiling face	cara sonriendo ligeramente	visage avec un léger sourire	leicht lächelndes Gesicht	微笑む	呵呵	हल्की मुस्कान वाला चेहरा	وجه بابتسامة بسيطة
🙃	upside-down face	cara al revés	tête à l’envers	umgekehrtes Gesicht	さかさまの顔	倒脸	उल्टा चेहरा	وجه مقلوب
🫠	melting face	cara derritiéndose	visage qui fond	schmelzendes Gesicht	溶けている顔	融化	पिघलता चेहरा	وجه يذوب
🫫	no name yet	no name yet	no name yet	no name yet	no name yet	no name yet	no name yet	no name yet
😉	winking face	cara guiñando el ojo	visage faisant un clin d’œil	zwinkerndes Gesicht	ウインク	眨眼	आँख मारता चेहरा	وجه يغمز
😊	smiling face with smiling eyes	cara feliz con ojos sonrientes	visage souriant avec yeux rieurs	lächelndes Gesicht mit lachenden Augen	にこにこ	羞涩微笑	मुस्काती आँखों वाला मुस्काता चेहरा	وجه باسم بعينين باسمتين
😇	smiling face with halo	cara sonriendo con aureola	visage souriant avec auréole	lächelndes Gesicht mit Heiligenschein	天使の輪がついた笑顔	微笑天使	प्रभामंडल वाली मुस्कान वाला चेहरा	وجه مبتسم بهالة
🥰	smiling face with hearts	cara sonriendo con corazones	visage souriant avec cœurs	lächelndes Gesicht mit Herzen	ハートの笑顔	喜笑颜开	प्यार में डूबा चेहरा	وجه مبتسم مع ثلاثة قلوب
😍	smiling face with heart-eyes	cara sonriendo con ojos de corazón	visage souriant avec yeux en forme de cœur	lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen	目がハートの笑顔	花痴	दिल के आकार वाली आँखों वाला मुस्काता चेहरा	وجه مبتسم مع عينين على شكل قلب
🤩	star-struck	cara sonriendo con estrellas	visage avec des étoiles à la place des yeux	überwältigt	目が星の笑顔	好崇拜哦	सितारा आँखें	وجه بعينين على شكل نجمة
😘	face blowing a kiss	cara lanzando un beso	visage envoyant un bisou	Kuss zuwerfendes Gesicht	投げキッス	飞吻	चुंबन देता चेहरा	وجه يرسل قبلة
😗	kissing face	cara besando	visage faisant un bisou	küssendes Gesicht	キス	亲亲	चुंबन वाला चेहरा	وجه يقبّل
☺️	smiling face	cara sonriente	visage souriant	lächelndes Gesicht	スマイリー	微笑	मुस्काता चेहरा	وجه مبتسم
😚	kissing face with closed eyes	cara besando con los ojos cerrados	visage faisant un bisou avec les yeux fermés	küssendes Gesicht mit geschlossenen Augen	ちゅっ	羞涩亲亲	आँख बंद करके चूमता चेहरा	وجه يقبّل بعينين مغلقتين
😙	kissing face with smiling eyes	cara besando con ojos sonrientes	visage aux yeux rieurs faisant un bisou	küssendes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen	にっこりキス	微笑亲亲	मुस्काती आँखो के साथ चुंबन वाला चेहरा	وجه يقبّل بعينين باسمتين
🥲	smiling face with tear	cara sonriente con lágrima	visage souriant avec une larme	lachendes Gesicht mit Träne	嬉し涙の顔	含泪的笑脸	आँसुओं वाला मुस्काता चेहरा	وجه مبتسم مع دمعة
😋	face savoring food	cara saboreando comida	miam	sich die Lippen leckendes Gesicht	にこにこぺろり	好吃	स्वादिष्ट खाने का मज़ा लेता चेहरा	وجه يتلذذ بالطعام
😛	face with tongue	cara sacando la lengua	visage qui tire la langue	Gesicht mit herausgestreckter Zunge	舌を出した顔	吐舌	बाहर लटकी हुई जीभ वाला चेहरा	وجه بلسان متدلٍ
😜	winking face with tongue	cara sacando la lengua y guiñando un ojo	visage qui tire la langue et fait un clin d’œil	zwinkerndes Gesicht mit herausgestreckter Zunge	あっかんべー	单眼吐舌	आँख मारते हुए और जीभ बाहर निकालता चेहरा	وجه بلسان متدلٍ وعين غامزة
🤪	zany face	cara de loco	tête de fou	irres Gesicht	ふざけた顔	滑稽	अजीबोगरीब मज़ाकिया चेहरा	وجه غريب الشكل
😝	squinting face with tongue	cara con ojos cerrados y lengua fuera	visage qui tire la langue les yeux plissés	Gesicht mit herausgestreckter Zunge und zusammengekniffenen Augen	目を閉じてべー	眯眼吐舌	बंद आँखों के साथ जीभ बाहर निकालता चेहरा	وجه بعينين مغلقتين ولسان متدلٍ
🤑	money-mouth face	cara con lengua de dinero	argent dans les yeux et la bouche	Gesicht mit Dollarzeichen	お金の顔	发财	धनयुक्त चेहरा	وجه بلسان من مال
🤗	smiling face with open hands	cara con manos abrazando	visage qui fait un câlin	Gesicht mit umarmenden Händen	ハグ	抱抱	गले लगाता हुआ चेहरा	وجه يعانق بابتسامة
🤭	face with hand over mouth	cara con mano sobre la boca	visage avec une main sur la bouche	verlegen kicherndes Gesicht	口に手を当てた顔	不说	मुँह पर हाथ रखे हुए चेहरा	وجه ضاحك مع يد تغطّي الفم
🫢	face with open eyes and hand over mouth	cara con ojos abiertos y boca tapada	visage avec yeux ouverts et main sur la bouche	Gesicht mit offenen Augen und Hand über dem Mund	目を開けて口に手を当てた顔	睁眼捂嘴	खुली आँखें और मुँह पर हाथ वाला चेहरा	وجه بعينين مفتوحتين ويد تغطّي الفم
🫣	face with peeking eye	cara tapada con ojo espiando	visage qui regarde entre ses doigts	Gesicht mit durch die Finger linsendem Auge	指の間からのぞき見る顔	偷看	उंगलियों के बीच से झांकता हुआ चेहरा	وجه يختلس النظر
🤫	shushing face	cara pidiendo silencio	visage avec un doigt sur la bouche	ermahnendes Gesicht	しーっ	安静的脸	शांत रहने का इशारा करता हुआ चेहरा	وجه يطلب الصمت
🤔	thinking face	cara pensativa	visage en pleine réflexion	nachdenkendes Gesicht	考える顔	想一想	सोचता हुआ चेहरा	وجه يفكر
🫡	saluting face	cara saludando	visage qui fait un salut militaire	salutierendes Gesicht	敬礼する顔	致敬	सलामी देता चेहरा	وجه يلقي التحيّة
🤐	zipper-mouth face	cara con la boca cerrada con cremallera	visage avec bouche fermeture éclair	Gesicht mit Reißverschlussmund	口チャック	闭嘴	ज़िपर-मुँह वाला चेहरा	وجه بفم مقفل
🤨	face with raised eyebrow	cara con ceja alzada	visage avec les sourcils relevés	Gesicht mit hochgezogenen Augenbrauen	眉を上げた顔	挑眉	तनी हुई भौहों वाला चेहरा	وجه بحاجب مرفوع
😐	neutral face	cara neutral	visage neutre	neutrales Gesicht	ポーカーフェイス	冷漠	भावहीन चेहरा	وجه محايد
😑	expressionless face	cara sin expresión	visage sans expression	ausdrucksloses Gesicht	無表情	无语	अभिव्यक्तिरहित चेहरा	وجه بدون تعبير
😶	face without mouth	cara sin boca	visage sans bouche	Gesicht ohne Mund	口のない顔	沉默	बिना मुँह का चेहरा	وجه بدون فم
🫥	dotted line face	cara con línea de puntos	visage en pointillés	gestricheltes Gesicht	点線の顔	虚线脸	बिंदीयुक्त रेखांकित चेहरा	وجه محدّد بنقاط
😶‍🌫️	face in clouds	cara entre las nubes	visage dans les nuages	Gesicht in Wolken	雲の中の顔	迷茫	बादलों से ढँका चेहरा	وجه في الغيوم
😏	smirking face	cara sonriendo con superioridad	visage avec un sourire malin	süffisant lächelndes Gesicht	薄笑いをする顔	得意	बनावटी हँसी वाला चेहरा	وجه بابتسامة متكلفة
😒	unamused face	cara de desaprobación	visage blasé	verstimmtes Gesicht	しらけた	不高兴	अप्रसन्न चेहरा	وجه غير مستمتع
🙄	face with rolling eyes	cara con ojos en blanco	visage roulant des yeux	Augen verdrehendes Gesicht	上を見る顔	翻白眼	ऊपर देखती आँखों वाला चेहरा	وجه بعينين تدوران
😬	grimacing face	cara haciendo una mueca	visage grimaçant	Grimassen schneidendes Gesicht	しかめ面	龇牙咧嘴	मुंह बनाता चेहरा	وجه متجهم
😮‍💨	face exhaling	cara exhalando	visage expirant	Gesicht, das ausatmet	息を吐く顔	呼气	सांस छोड़ता हुआ चेहरा	وجه يزفر الهواء
🤥	lying face	cara de mentiroso	visage de menteur	lügendes Gesicht	うそつきの顔	说谎	झूठ बोलता चेहरा	وجه كاذب
🫨	shaking face	cara temblorosa	visage secoué	zitterndes Doppelgesicht	震えている顔	颤抖	थरथराता चेहरा	وجه يهتز
🙂‍↔️	head shaking horizontally	cabeza negando	tête secouée horizontalement	Kopfschütteln	首を横に振る	左右摇头	इनकार का इशारा करता हुआ सिर	رأس يهتز أفقياً
🙂‍↕️	head shaking vertically	cabeza asintiendo	tête secouée verticalement	Kopfnicken	首を縦に振る	上下点头	हामी भरने का इशारा करता हुआ सिर	رأس يهتز عمودياً
😌	relieved face	cara de alivio	visage soulagé	erleichtertes Gesicht	ほっとした顔	松了口气	चिंतामुक्त चेहरा	وجه مرتاح
😔	pensive face	cara desanimada	visage pensif	nachdenkliches Gesicht	しょぼーん	沉思	निरुत्साहित चेहरा	وجه متأمل
😪	sleepy face	cara de sueño	visage endormi	schläfriges Gesicht	眠い	困	उनींदा चेहरा	وجه ناعس
🤤	drooling face	cara babeando	visage qui bave	sabberndes Gesicht	よだれを垂らした顔	流口水	लार टपकता चेहरा	وجه بلعاب سائل
😴	sleeping face	cara durmiendo	visage somnolent	schlafendes Gesicht	寝る	睡着了	सोया हुआ चेहरा	وجه نائم
🫩	face with bags under eyes	cara con ojeras	visage avec des valises sous les yeux	Gesicht mit Augenringen	目にクマがある顔	有眼袋	आँखों के नीचे सूजन वाला चेहरा	وجه بانتفاخ تحت العين
😷	face with medical mask	cara con mascarilla médica	visage avec masque	Gesicht mit Atemschutzmaske	マスク顔	感冒	चिकित्सा मास्क वाला चेहरा	وجه بكمامة
🤒	face with thermometer	cara con termómetro	visage avec thermomètre	Gesicht mit Fieberthermometer	熱がある顔	发烧	थर्मामीटर वाला चेहरा	وجه مع ميزان للحرارة
🤕	face with head-bandage	cara con la cabeza vendada	visage avec bandage autour de la tête	Gesicht mit Kopfverband	包帯を巻いた顔	受伤	सिर पर पट्टी वाला चेहरा	وجه بعصابة رأس
🤢	nauseated face	cara de náuseas	visage nauséeux	würgendes Gesicht	吐き気を催している顔	恶心	उल्टी करता चेहरा	وجه مشمئز
🤮	face vomiting	cara vomitando	visage qui vomit	kotzendes Gesicht	嘔吐する顔	呕吐	उल्टी करता हुआ चेहरा	وجه يتقيّأ
🤧	sneezing face	cara estornudando	visage qui éternue	niesendes Gesicht	くしゃみする顔	打喷嚏	छींकता चेहरा	وجه يعطس
🥵	hot face	cara con calor	visage rouge et chaud	schwitzendes Gesicht	暑い顔	脸发烧	गर्मी से लाल चेहरा	وجه حار
🥶	cold face	cara con frío	visage bleu et froid	frierendes Gesicht	寒い顔	冷脸	ठंड से जमा हुआ चेहरा	وجه بارد
🥴	woozy face	cara de grogui	visage éméché	schwindeliges Gesicht	ふらふらの顔	头昏眼花	चकराया हुआ चेहरा	وجه مصاب بدوار
😵	face with crossed-out eyes	cara mareada	visage étourdi	benommenes Gesicht	めまい	晕头转向	चक्कर खाता चेहरा	وجه دائخ
😵‍💫	face with spiral eyes	cara con ojos en espiral	visage aux yeux en spirales	Gesicht mit Spiralen als Augen	目を回した顔	晕	घुमावदार आँखों वाला चेहरा	وجه بعينين دائختين
🤯	exploding head	cabeza explotando	tête qui explose	explodierender Kopf	頭爆発	爆炸头	विस्फोट करता हुआ सर	وجه برأس منفجر
🤠	cowboy hat face	cara con sombrero de vaquero	visage avec chapeau de cowboy	Gesicht mit Cowboyhut	カウボーイの顔	牛仔帽脸	काउबॉय हैट के साथ चेहरा	وجه بقبعة راعي بقر
🥳	partying face	cara de fiesta	visage festif	Partygesicht	パーティーの顔	聚会笑脸	उत्सवी चेहरा	وجه محتفل
🥸	disguised face	cara disfrazada	visage déguisé	verkleidet	変装した顔	伪装的脸	छिपाया हुआ चेहरा	وجع مقنّع
😎	smiling face with sunglasses	cara sonriendo con gafas de sol	visage avec lunettes de soleil	lächelndes Gesicht mit Sonnenbrille	サングラスで笑顔	墨镜笑脸	धूप के चश्मे के साथ मुस्काता चेहरा	وجه مبتسم بنظارة شمس
🤓	nerd face	cara de empollón	visage de geek	Strebergesicht	オタク	书呆子脸	मूर्खता के भाव वाला चेहरा	وجه عبقري
🧐	face with monocle	cara con monóculo	visage avec un monocle	Gesicht mit Monokel	モノクルを付けた顔	带单片眼镜的脸	एक आँख में चश्मा पहने चेहरा	وجه مع نظارة لعين واحدة
😕	confused face	cara de confusión	visage confus	verwundertes Gesicht	混乱	困扰	परेशान चेहरा	وجه حائر
🫤	face with diagonal mouth	cara con boca diagonal	visage avec bouche en diagonale	Gesicht mit schrägem Mund	口が斜めの顔	郁闷	तिरछे मुंह वाला चेहरा	وجه بفم مائل
😟	worried face	cara preocupada	visage inquiet	besorgtes Gesicht	悩む顔	担心	चिंतित चेहरा	وجه قلق
🙁	slightly frowning face	cara con el ceño ligeramente fruncido	visage légèrement mécontent	betrübtes Gesicht	少し困った顔	微微不满	कम क्रोधित चेहरा	وجه عابس قليلاً
☹️	frowning face	cara con el ceño fruncido	visage mécontent	düsteres Gesicht	困った顔	不满	अधिक क्रोधित चेहरा	وجه عابس
😮	face with open mouth	cara con la boca abierta	visage avec bouche ouverte	Gesicht mit offenem Mund	口が開いた顔	吃惊	खुले मुँह वाला चेहरा	وجه بفم مفتوح
😯	hushed face	cara estupefacta	visage ébahi	verdutztes Gesicht	ぽかーん	缄默	आश्चर्यचकित चेहरा	وجه مخفوت الصوت
😲	astonished face	cara asombrada	visage stupéfait	erstauntes Gesicht	びっくり	震惊	पूरी तरह स्तंभित चेहरा	وجه مندهش
😳	flushed face	cara sonrojada	visage qui rougit	errötetes Gesicht mit großen Augen	赤面	脸红	विस्मित चेहरा	وجه متورد
🫪	distorted face	cara deformada	visage déformé	verzerrtes Gesicht	ゆがんだ顔	变形的脸	विकृत चेहरा	وجه بأعين زائعة
🥺	pleading face	cara suplicante	visage implorant	bettelndes Gesicht	訴えるような顔	恳求的脸	करुण चेहरा	وجه ملتمس
🥹	face holding back tears	cara aguantándose las lágrimas	visage retenant ses larmes	Gesicht, das Tränen zurückhält	涙をこらえた顔	忍住泪水	आंसू रोकता चेहरा	وجه يحبس دموعه
😦	frowning face with open mouth	cara con el ceño fruncido y la boca abierta	visage mécontent avec bouche ouverte	entsetztes Gesicht	あきれ顔	啊	खुले मुँह वाला त्यौरी चढ़ाता चेहरा	وجه عابس بفم مفتوح
😧	anguished face	cara angustiada	visage angoissé	qualvolles Gesicht	苦悩	极度痛苦	दुखी चेहरा	وجه مكروب
😨	fearful face	cara asustada	visage effrayé	ängstliches Gesicht	青ざめ	害怕	डरा हुआ चेहरा	وجه خائف
😰	anxious face with sweat	cara con ansiedad y sudor	visage anxieux avec goutte de sueur	besorgtes Gesicht mit Schweißtropfen	冷や汗青ざめ	冷汗	ठंडे पसीने वाला नीला चेहरा	وجه بفم مفتوح وعرق بارد
😥	sad but relieved face	cara triste pero aliviada	visage triste mais soulagé	trauriges aber erleichtertes Gesicht	どうしよう	失望但如释重负	निराश लेकिन चिंतामुक्त चेहरा	وجه خيبة أمل
😢	crying face	cara llorando	visage qui pleure	weinendes Gesicht	泣き顔	哭	रोता चेहरा	وجه يبكي
😭	loudly crying face	cara llorando fuerte	visage qui pleure à chaudes larmes	heulendes Gesicht	大泣き	放声大哭	ज़ोर–ज़ोर से रोता चेहरा	وجه يبكي بكاءً مرتفعًا
😱	face screaming in fear	cara gritando de miedo	visage qui hurle de peur	vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht	恐怖	吓死了	डर से चिल्लाता चेहरा	وجه خائف يصرخ
😖	confounded face	cara de frustración	visage déconcerté	verwirrtes Gesicht	困惑した顔	困惑	हैरान चेहरा	وجه مرتبك
😣	persevering face	cara desesperada	visage persévérant	entschlossenes Gesicht	我慢	痛苦	हठी चेहरा	وجه جاد
😞	disappointed face	cara decepcionada	visage déçu	enttäuschtes Gesicht	失望した顔	失望	निराश चेहरा	وجه محبط
😓	downcast face with sweat	cara con sudor frío	visage démoralisé avec goutte de sueur	bedrücktes Gesicht mit Schweiß	冷や汗	汗	ठंडे पसीने वाला उदास चेहरा	وجه بعرق بارد
😩	weary face	cara agotada	visage épuisé	erschöpftes Gesicht	あきらめ	累死了	घबराया चेहरा	وجه مجهد
😫	tired face	cara cansada	visage fatigué	müdes Gesicht	疲れた	累	थका चेहरा	وجه متعب
🥱	yawning face	cara de bostezo	visage bâillant	gähnendes Gesicht	あくびした顔	打呵欠	उबासी लेता चेहरा	وجه متثائب
😤	face with steam from nose	cara resoplando	visage avec fumée sortant des narines	schnaubendes Gesicht	勝ち誇った顔	傲慢	विजयी मुद्रा वाला चेहरा	وجه بأنف يصدر بخارًا
😡	enraged face	cara cabreada	visage boudeur	schmollendes Gesicht	ふくれっ面	怒火中烧	खीझ में लाल चेहरा	وجه مشتاط غضبًا
😠	angry face	cara enfadada	visage en colère	verärgertes Gesicht	ぷんぷん	生气	गुस्सैल चेहरा	وجه غاضب
🤬	face with symbols on mouth	cara con símbolos en la boca	visage avec des symboles dans la bouche	Gesicht mit Symbolen über dem Mund	ののしる	嘴上有符号的脸	मुँह पर निशान वाला चेहरा	وجه مع رموز على الفم
😈	smiling face with horns	cara sonriendo con cuernos	visage souriant avec des cornes	grinsendes Gesicht mit Hörnern	笑った悪魔	恶魔微笑	सींग वाली मुस्कान वाला चेहरा	وجه مبتسم بقرنين
👿	angry face with horns	cara enfadada con cuernos	visage en colère avec des cornes	wütendes Gesicht mit Hörnern	怒った悪魔	生气的恶魔	शैतान चेहरा	وجه غاضب بقرنين
💀	skull	calavera	crâne	Totenkopf	ドクロ	头骨	खोपड़ी	جمجمة
☠️	skull and crossbones	calavera y huesos cruzados	tête de mort	Totenkopf mit gekreuzten Knochen	ドクロと骨	骷髅	खतरे या मौत का निशान	جمجمة بعظمتين متصالبتين
🤡	clown face	cara de payaso	visage de clown	Clown-Gesicht	ピエロの顔	小丑脸	जोकर चेहरा	وجه مهرج
👹	ogre	demonio japonés oni	ogre	Ungeheuer	鬼	食人魔	जापानी राक्षस	غول
👺	goblin	demonio japonés tengu	monstre japonais	Kobold	天狗	小妖精	जापानी पिशाच	عفريت
👻	ghost	fantasma	fantôme	Gespenst	お化け	鬼	भूत	شبح
👽	alien	alienígena	alien	Außerirdischer	エイリアン	外星人	परग्रह प्राणी	كائن فضائي
👾	alien monster	monstruo alienígena	monstre de l’espace	Computerspiel-Monster	インベーダー	外星怪物	परग्रह दैत्य	وحش غريب
🤖	robot	robot	robot	Roboter	ロボット	机器人	रोबोट चेहरा	وجه روبوت
😺	grinning cat	gato sonriendo	chat qui sourit	grinsende Katze	にっこり笑う猫	大笑的猫	मुस्काती आँखों वाली बिल्ली का चेहरा	وجه قطة مبتسم بفم مفتوح
😸	grinning cat with smiling eyes	gato sonriendo con ojos sonrientes	chat qui sourit avec des yeux rieurs	grinsende Katze mit lachenden Augen	にやっと笑う猫	微笑的猫	दाँत दिखाती और मुस्काती आँखों वाली बिल्ली का चेहरा	وجه قطة مبتسم بعينين باسمتين
😹	cat with tears of joy	gato llorando de risa	chat qui pleure de joie	Katze mit Freudentränen	嬉し泣きする猫	笑出眼泪的猫	खुशी के आँसू वाली बिल्ली का चेहरा	وجه قطة بدموع فرح
😻	smiling cat with heart-eyes	gato sonriendo con ojos de corazón	chat souriant aux yeux en cœurs	lachende Katze mit Herzen als Augen	目がハートの猫	花痴的猫	दिल जैसी आँखों वाली मुस्काती बिल्ली	وجه قطة مبتسم بعينين على شكل قلب
😼	cat with wry smile	gato haciendo una mueca	chat avec sourire en coin	verwegen lächelnde Katze	にやりとする猫	奸笑的猫	व्यंग्यपूर्ण मुस्कान वाली बिल्ली का चेहरा	وجه قطة بابتسامة ممتعضة
😽	kissing cat	gato besando	chat qui fait un bisou	küssende Katze	猫のキス	亲亲猫	आँखें बंद करके चूमती बिल्ली का चेहरा	وجه قطة تقبّل
🙀	weary cat	gato asustado	chat fatigué	erschöpfte Katze	絶望する猫	疲倦的猫	आश्चर्यचकित बिल्ली का चेहरा	وجه قطة مجهد
😿	crying cat	gato llorando	chat qui pleure	weinende Katze	泣いている猫	哭泣的猫	रोती बिल्ली का चेहरा	وجه قطة يبكي
😾	pouting cat	gato enfadado	chat qui boude	schmollende Katze	不機嫌な猫	生气的猫	खीझभरी बिल्ली का चेहरा	وجه قطة عابس
🙈	see-no-evil monkey	mono con los ojos tapados	singe ne rien voir	sich die Augen zuhaltendes Affengesicht	見ざる	非礼勿视	बुरा मत देखो, गांधी जी का बन्दर	قرد يحجب عينيه
🙉	hear-no-evil monkey	mono con los oídos tapados	singe ne rien entendre	sich die Ohren zuhaltendes Affengesicht	聞かざる	非礼勿听	बुरा मत सुनो, गांधी जी का बन्दर	قرد يحجب أذنيه
🙊	speak-no-evil monkey	mono con la boca tapada	singe ne rien dire	sich den Mund zuhaltendes Affengesicht	言わざる	非礼勿言	बुरा मत बोलो, गांधी जी का बन्दर	قرد يحجب الكلام
💌	love letter	carta de amor	lettre d’amour	Liebesbrief	ラブレター	情书	प्रेमपत्र	خطاب حب
💘	heart with arrow	corazón con flecha	cœur et flèche	Herz mit Pfeil	ハートに矢	心中箭了	दिल और तीर	قلب وسهم
💝	heart with ribbon	corazón con lazo	cœur avec ruban	Herz mit Schleife	ハートにリボン	系有缎带的心	रिबन वाला दिल	قلب عليه شريط
💖	sparkling heart	corazón brillante	cœur étincelant	funkelndes Herz	きらきらハート	闪亮的心	रोमांचित दिल	قلب لامع
💗	growing heart	corazón creciente	cœur grandissant	wachsendes Herz	大きくなるハート	搏动的心	बढ़ता हुआ दिल	قلب ينمو
💓	beating heart	corazón latiendo	cœur battant	schlagendes Herz	ドキドキするハート	心跳	धड़कता दिल	قلب يخفق
💞	revolving hearts	corazones giratorios	cœurs qui tournent	kreisende Herzen	回転するハート	舞动的心	घूमते दिल	قلوب تدور حول بعضها
💕	two hearts	dos corazones	deux cœurs	zwei Herzen	2つのハート	两颗心	दो दिल	قلبان
💟	heart decoration	adorno de corazón	décoration avec cœur	Herzdekoration	ハートデコ	心型装饰	दिल की सजावट	زخرفة قلب
❣️	heart exclamation	exclamación de corazón	cœur point d’exclamation	Herz als Ausrufezeichen	ハートのびっくり	心叹号	विस्मय चिह्न वाला दिल	قلب على شكل علامة تعجب
💔	broken heart	corazón roto	cœur brisé	gebrochenes Herz	割れたハート	心碎	टूटा दिल	قلب مكسور
❤️‍🔥	heart on fire	corazón en llamas	cœur enflammé	Herz in Flammen	燃えるハート	火上之心	दिल जलना	قلب يحترق
❤️‍🩹	mending heart	corazón vendado	cœur avec bandages	Herz mit Verband	包帯を巻いたハート	修复受伤的心灵	दिल बहलाना	قلب يتعافى
🩷	pink heart	corazón rosa	cœur rose	pinkes Herz	ピンクのハート	粉红色的心	गुलाबी दिल	قلب وردي
🧡	orange heart	corazón naranja	cœur orange	oranges Herz	オレンジのハート	橙心	नारंगी दिल	قلب برتقالي
💛	yellow heart	corazón amarillo	cœur jaune	gelbes Herz	黄色のハート	黄心	पीला दिल	قلب أصفر
💚	green heart	corazón verde	cœur vert	grünes Herz	緑のハート	绿心	हरा दिल	قلب أخضر
💙	blue heart	corazón azul	cœur bleu	blaues Herz	青いハート	蓝心	नीला दिल	قلب أزرق
🩵	light blue heart	corazón azul claro	cœur bleu clair	hellblaues Herz	薄い青のハート	浅蓝色的心	हल्का नीला दिल	قلب أزرق فاتح
💜	purple heart	corazón morado	cœur violet	lila Herz	紫のハート	紫心	बैंगनी दिल	قلب أرجواني
🤎	brown heart	corazón marrón	cœur marron	braunes Herz	茶色いハート	棕心	भूरा दिल	قلب بني
🖤	black heart	corazón negro	cœur noir	schwarzes Herz	黒いハート	黑心	काला दिल	قلب أسود
🩶	grey heart	corazón gris	cœur gris	graues Herz	灰色のハート	灰心	स्लेटी दिल	قلب رمادي
🤍	white heart	corazón blanco	cœur blanc	weißes Herz	白いハート	白心	सफ़ेद दिल	قلب أبيض
💋	kiss mark	marca de beso	trace de rouge à lèvres	Kussabdruck	キスマーク	唇印	चुंबन का निशान	علامة قبلة
💢	anger symbol	símbolo de enfado	symbole de colère	Ärger	むかっ	怒	गुस्से का चिह्न	رمز الغضب
🫯	fight cloud	nube de pelea	nuage de colère	Kampfwolke	ボカスカ	打斗云团	घमासान झगड़े से बना धूल का गुब्बार	سحابة اقتتال
💥	collision	colisión	explosion	Zusammenstoß	衝突	爆炸	टक्कर	تصادم
💫	dizzy	símbolo de mareo	étourdissement	schwindlig	くらくら	头晕	तारे दिखना	دوار
💦	sweat droplets	gotas de sudor	gouttes de sueur	Schweißtropfen	あせあせ	汗滴	पसीने की बूंदें	عرق يتصبب
💨	dashing away	salir corriendo	décamper	Staubwolke	ダッシュ	尾气	दौड़ना	انطلاقة جري
🕳️	hole	agujero	trou	Loch	穴	洞	छिद्र	ثقب
💬	speech balloon	bocadillo de diálogo	bulle de parole	Sprechblase mit drei Punkten	会話の吹き出し	话语气泡	संवाद बुलबुला	فقاعة كلام
👁️‍🗨️	eye in speech bubble	ojo en bocadillo de texto	œil dans une bulle de BD	Auge in Sprechblase	吹き出しの目	眼睛对话框	स्पीच बबल में आंख	عين في فقاعة كلام
🗨️	left speech bubble	bocadillo de diálogo por la izquierda	bulle de parole gauche	Sprechblase links	吹き出し左	朝左的话语气泡	बायाँ स्पीच बबल	فقاعة كلام يسرى
🗯️	right anger bubble	bocadillo de enfado por la derecha	bulle colère droite	Sprechblase für wütende Aussage rechts	怒りの吹き出し	愤怒话语气泡	दायाँ गुस्से वाला बबल	فقاعة غضب يمنى
💭	thought balloon	bocadillo de pensamiento	bulle de pensée	Gedankenblase	雲形の吹き出し	内心活动气泡	विचार बुलबुला	فقاعة أفكار
💤	ZZZ	símbolo de sueño	endormi	Schlafen	グーグー	睡着	उनींदा	نعسان

Where NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack get their words

Only one of the big screen readers documents its source. NVDA, the free Windows screen reader, has a setting called "Include Unicode Consortium data (including emoji) when processing characters and symbols", and its source code shows that this setting loads exactly the CLDR tts names into its symbol dictionaries. NV Access's CLDR data repository was updated to CLDR 48.2 in May 2026. Apple does not publish where VoiceOver's names come from. A developer who compared them on the Swift forums found that they mostly match CLDR but some differ, so treat the table as the likely wording rather than a guarantee. TalkBack on Android passes the emoji itself to the speech engine (Google's, unless you installed another), and the engine chooses the words, as the open source TalkBack code shows. Different engine, possibly different name.

Why skin tones and flags are read in two parts

CLDR does not hand-write a name for every combination. Skin tone variants and flags live in a separate derived file, built by joining two names with a colon: "thumbs up: medium skin tone", "flag: Japan". A listener hears the base emoji first and the detail second, which is why five thumbs up in different tones can take a while to read out. There is also a trap for developers: CLDR stores every key without U+FE0F, the invisible style selector that most emoji carry. Look up ❤️ or 🏳️‍🌈 as typed and you find nothing; strip U+FE0F first and both names appear.

When the spoken name is not the Unicode name

Every character also has a formal name in the Unicode standard, written in capitals and frozen forever once assigned. CLDR names are free to change and are written for listeners, so 453 of the 1,400 single-character emoji are read differently from their official name. The first 30 are below; the rest are under the button.

Emoji	Unicode character name	Spoken name (CLDR, English)
😃	SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH	grinning face with big eyes
😄	SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES	grinning face with smiling eyes
😁	GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES	beaming face with smiling eyes
😆	SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES	grinning squinting face
😅	SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND COLD SWEAT	grinning face with sweat
🥰	SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES AND THREE HEARTS	smiling face with hearts
😍	SMILING FACE WITH HEART-SHAPED EYES	smiling face with heart-eyes
🤩	GRINNING FACE WITH STAR EYES	star-struck
😘	FACE THROWING A KISS	face blowing a kiss
☺️	WHITE SMILING FACE	smiling face
😋	FACE SAVOURING DELICIOUS FOOD	face savoring food
😛	FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE	face with tongue
😜	FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE AND WINKING EYE	winking face with tongue
🤪	GRINNING FACE WITH ONE LARGE AND ONE SMALL EYE	zany face
😝	FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES	squinting face with tongue
🤗	HUGGING FACE	smiling face with open hands
🤭	SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES AND HAND COVERING MOUTH	face with hand over mouth
🤫	FACE WITH FINGER COVERING CLOSED LIPS	shushing face
🤨	FACE WITH ONE EYEBROW RAISED	face with raised eyebrow
🤮	FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH VOMITING	face vomiting
🥵	OVERHEATED FACE	hot face
🥶	FREEZING FACE	cold face
🥴	FACE WITH UNEVEN EYES AND WAVY MOUTH	woozy face
😵	DIZZY FACE	face with crossed-out eyes
🤯	SHOCKED FACE WITH EXPLODING HEAD	exploding head
🤠	FACE WITH COWBOY HAT	cowboy hat face
🥳	FACE WITH PARTY HORN AND PARTY HAT	partying face
☹️	WHITE FROWNING FACE	frowning face
🥺	FACE WITH PLEADING EYES	pleading face
😰	FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND COLD SWEAT	anxious face with sweat

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Emoji	Unicode character name	Spoken name (CLDR, English)
😥	DISAPPOINTED BUT RELIEVED FACE	sad but relieved face
😓	FACE WITH COLD SWEAT	downcast face with sweat
😤	FACE WITH LOOK OF TRIUMPH	face with steam from nose
😡	POUTING FACE	enraged face
🤬	SERIOUS FACE WITH SYMBOLS COVERING MOUTH	face with symbols on mouth
👿	IMP	angry face with horns
👹	JAPANESE OGRE	ogre
👺	JAPANESE GOBLIN	goblin
👽	EXTRATERRESTRIAL ALIEN	alien
🤖	ROBOT FACE	robot
😺	SMILING CAT FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH	grinning cat
😸	GRINNING CAT FACE WITH SMILING EYES	grinning cat with smiling eyes
😹	CAT FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY	cat with tears of joy
😻	SMILING CAT FACE WITH HEART-SHAPED EYES	smiling cat with heart-eyes
😼	CAT FACE WITH WRY SMILE	cat with wry smile
😽	KISSING CAT FACE WITH CLOSED EYES	kissing cat
🙀	WEARY CAT FACE	weary cat
😿	CRYING CAT FACE	crying cat
😾	POUTING CAT FACE	pouting cat
❣️	HEAVY HEART EXCLAMATION MARK ORNAMENT	heart exclamation
❤️	HEAVY BLACK HEART	red heart
💯	HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL	hundred points
💥	COLLISION SYMBOL	collision
💫	DIZZY SYMBOL	dizzy
💦	SPLASHING SWEAT SYMBOL	sweat droplets
💨	DASH SYMBOL	dashing away
💤	SLEEPING SYMBOL	ZZZ
👋	WAVING HAND SIGN	waving hand
🖐️	RAISED HAND WITH FINGERS SPLAYED	hand with fingers splayed
🖖	RAISED HAND WITH PART BETWEEN MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS	vulcan salute
👌	OK HAND SIGN	OK hand
🤞	HAND WITH INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS CROSSED	crossed fingers
🤟	I LOVE YOU HAND SIGN	love-you gesture
👈	WHITE LEFT POINTING BACKHAND INDEX	backhand index pointing left
👉	WHITE RIGHT POINTING BACKHAND INDEX	backhand index pointing right
👆	WHITE UP POINTING BACKHAND INDEX	backhand index pointing up
🖕	REVERSED HAND WITH MIDDLE FINGER EXTENDED	middle finger
👇	WHITE DOWN POINTING BACKHAND INDEX	backhand index pointing down
☝️	WHITE UP POINTING INDEX	index pointing up
👍	THUMBS UP SIGN	thumbs up
👎	THUMBS DOWN SIGN	thumbs down
👊	FISTED HAND SIGN	oncoming fist
👏	CLAPPING HANDS SIGN	clapping hands
🙌	PERSON RAISING BOTH HANDS IN CELEBRATION	raising hands
👐	OPEN HANDS SIGN	open hands
🙏	PERSON WITH FOLDED HANDS	folded hands
🧑	ADULT	person
👱	PERSON WITH BLOND HAIR	person: blond hair
🧔	BEARDED PERSON	person: beard
🧓	OLDER ADULT	older person
👴	OLDER MAN	old man
👵	OLDER WOMAN	old woman
🙎	PERSON WITH POUTING FACE	person pouting
🙅	FACE WITH NO GOOD GESTURE	person gesturing NO
🙆	FACE WITH OK GESTURE	person gesturing OK
💁	INFORMATION DESK PERSON	person tipping hand
🙋	HAPPY PERSON RAISING ONE HAND	person raising hand
🙇	PERSON BOWING DEEPLY	person bowing
🤦	FACE PALM	person facepalming
🤷	SHRUG	person shrugging
🕵️	SLEUTH OR SPY	detective
💂	GUARDSMAN	guard
👳	MAN WITH TURBAN	person wearing turban
👲	MAN WITH GUA PI MAO	person with skullcap
🧕	PERSON WITH HEADSCARF	woman with headscarf
🤵	MAN IN TUXEDO	person in tuxedo
👰	BRIDE WITH VEIL	person with veil
🎅	FATHER CHRISTMAS	Santa Claus
🤶	MOTHER CHRISTMAS	Mrs. Claus
💆	FACE MASSAGE	person getting massage
💇	HAIRCUT	person getting haircut
🚶	PEDESTRIAN	person walking
🧍	STANDING PERSON	person standing
🧎	KNEELING PERSON	person kneeling
🏃	RUNNER	person running
💃	DANCER	woman dancing
🕴️	MAN IN BUSINESS SUIT LEVITATING	person in suit levitating
👯	WOMAN WITH BUNNY EARS	people with bunny ears
🤺	FENCER	person fencing
🏌️	GOLFER	person golfing
🏄	SURFER	person surfing
🚣	ROWBOAT	person rowing boat
🏊	SWIMMER	person swimming
⛹️	PERSON WITH BALL	person bouncing ball
🏋️	WEIGHT LIFTER	person lifting weights
🚴	BICYCLIST	person biking
🚵	MOUNTAIN BICYCLIST	person mountain biking
🤸	PERSON DOING CARTWHEEL	person cartwheeling
🤼	WRESTLERS	people wrestling
🤽	WATER POLO	person playing water polo
🤾	HANDBALL	person playing handball
🤹	JUGGLING	person juggling
🛀	BATH	person taking bath
🛌	SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION	person in bed
👭	TWO WOMEN HOLDING HANDS	women holding hands
👫	MAN AND WOMAN HOLDING HANDS	woman and man holding hands
👬	TWO MEN HOLDING HANDS	men holding hands
🗣️	SPEAKING HEAD IN SILHOUETTE	speaking head
🐺	WOLF FACE	wolf
🦊	FOX FACE	fox
🦁	LION FACE	lion
🦄	UNICORN FACE	unicorn
🦓	ZEBRA FACE	zebra
🐑	SHEEP	ewe
🐪	DROMEDARY CAMEL	camel
🐫	BACTRIAN CAMEL	two-hump camel
🦒	GIRAFFE FACE	giraffe
🐹	HAMSTER FACE	hamster
🐻	BEAR FACE	bear
🐼	PANDA FACE	panda
🕊️	DOVE OF PEACE	dove
🐸	FROG FACE	frog
🌾	EAR OF RICE	sheaf of rice
🥝	KIWIFRUIT	kiwi fruit
🍆	AUBERGINE	eggplant
🌽	EAR OF MAIZE	ear of corn
🍕	SLICE OF PIZZA	pizza
🧂	SALT SHAKER	salt
🍛	CURRY AND RICE	curry rice
🍥	FISH CAKE WITH SWIRL DESIGN	fish cake with swirl
🍶	SAKE BOTTLE AND CUP	sake
🧉	MATE DRINK	mate
🧊	ICE CUBE	ice
🔪	HOCHO	kitchen knife
🌍	EARTH GLOBE EUROPE-AFRICA	globe showing Europe-Africa
🌎	EARTH GLOBE AMERICAS	globe showing Americas
🌏	EARTH GLOBE ASIA-AUSTRALIA	globe showing Asia-Australia
🗾	SILHOUETTE OF JAPAN	map of Japan
🏘️	HOUSE BUILDINGS	houses
🏚️	DERELICT HOUSE BUILDING	derelict house
🏠	HOUSE BUILDING	house
🏤	EUROPEAN POST OFFICE	post office
🏰	EUROPEAN CASTLE	castle
🌇	SUNSET OVER BUILDINGS	sunset
🚂	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	locomotive
🚅	HIGH-SPEED TRAIN WITH BULLET NOSE	bullet train
🚙	RECREATIONAL VEHICLE	sport utility vehicle
🏍️	RACING MOTORCYCLE	motorcycle
🛴	SCOOTER	kick scooter
🚨	POLICE CARS REVOLVING LIGHT	police car light
🛑	OCTAGONAL SIGN	stop sign
🚧	CONSTRUCTION SIGN	construction
🛬	AIRPLANE ARRIVING	airplane arrival
⌛	HOURGLASS	hourglass done
⏳	HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND	hourglass not done
🕛	CLOCK FACE TWELVE OCLOCK	twelve o’clock
🕧	CLOCK FACE TWELVE-THIRTY	twelve-thirty
🕐	CLOCK FACE ONE OCLOCK	one o’clock
🕜	CLOCK FACE ONE-THIRTY	one-thirty
🕑	CLOCK FACE TWO OCLOCK	two o’clock
🕝	CLOCK FACE TWO-THIRTY	two-thirty
🕒	CLOCK FACE THREE OCLOCK	three o’clock
🕞	CLOCK FACE THREE-THIRTY	three-thirty
🕓	CLOCK FACE FOUR OCLOCK	four o’clock
🕟	CLOCK FACE FOUR-THIRTY	four-thirty
🕔	CLOCK FACE FIVE OCLOCK	five o’clock
🕠	CLOCK FACE FIVE-THIRTY	five-thirty
🕕	CLOCK FACE SIX OCLOCK	six o’clock
🕡	CLOCK FACE SIX-THIRTY	six-thirty
🕖	CLOCK FACE SEVEN OCLOCK	seven o’clock
🕢	CLOCK FACE SEVEN-THIRTY	seven-thirty
🕗	CLOCK FACE EIGHT OCLOCK	eight o’clock
🕣	CLOCK FACE EIGHT-THIRTY	eight-thirty
🕘	CLOCK FACE NINE OCLOCK	nine o’clock
🕤	CLOCK FACE NINE-THIRTY	nine-thirty
🕙	CLOCK FACE TEN OCLOCK	ten o’clock
🕥	CLOCK FACE TEN-THIRTY	ten-thirty
🕚	CLOCK FACE ELEVEN OCLOCK	eleven o’clock
🕦	CLOCK FACE ELEVEN-THIRTY	eleven-thirty
🌑	NEW MOON SYMBOL	new moon
🌒	WAXING CRESCENT MOON SYMBOL	waxing crescent moon
🌓	FIRST QUARTER MOON SYMBOL	first quarter moon
🌔	WAXING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL	waxing gibbous moon
🌕	FULL MOON SYMBOL	full moon
🌖	WANING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL	waning gibbous moon
🌗	LAST QUARTER MOON SYMBOL	last quarter moon
🌘	WANING CRESCENT MOON SYMBOL	waning crescent moon
🌚	NEW MOON WITH FACE	new moon face
🌛	FIRST QUARTER MOON WITH FACE	first quarter moon face
🌜	LAST QUARTER MOON WITH FACE	last quarter moon face
☀️	BLACK SUN WITH RAYS	sun
🌝	FULL MOON WITH FACE	full moon face
⭐	WHITE MEDIUM STAR	star
⛈️	THUNDER CLOUD AND RAIN	cloud with lightning and rain
🌤️	WHITE SUN WITH SMALL CLOUD	sun behind small cloud
🌥️	WHITE SUN BEHIND CLOUD	sun behind large cloud
🌦️	WHITE SUN BEHIND CLOUD WITH RAIN	sun behind rain cloud
🌪️	CLOUD WITH TORNADO	tornado
🌬️	WIND BLOWING FACE	wind face
⚡	HIGH VOLTAGE SIGN	high voltage
🎇	FIREWORK SPARKLER	sparkler
🧧	RED GIFT ENVELOPE	red envelope
🎁	WRAPPED PRESENT	wrapped gift
🥇	FIRST PLACE MEDAL	1st place medal
🥈	SECOND PLACE MEDAL	2nd place medal
🥉	THIRD PLACE MEDAL	3rd place medal
🏀	BASKETBALL AND HOOP	basketball
🎾	TENNIS RACQUET AND BALL	tennis
🏏	CRICKET BAT AND BALL	cricket game
🏑	FIELD HOCKEY STICK AND BALL	field hockey
🏒	ICE HOCKEY STICK AND PUCK	ice hockey
🥍	LACROSSE STICK AND BALL	lacrosse
🏓	TABLE TENNIS PADDLE AND BALL	ping pong
🏸	BADMINTON RACQUET AND SHUTTLECOCK	badminton
🎣	FISHING POLE AND FISH	fishing pole
🎽	RUNNING SHIRT WITH SASH	running shirt
🎿	SKI AND SKI BOOT	skis
🎯	DIRECT HIT	bullseye
🔫	PISTOL	water pistol
🎱	BILLIARDS	pool 8 ball
🧩	JIGSAW PUZZLE PIECE	puzzle piece
🪅	PINATA	piñata
♠️	BLACK SPADE SUIT	spade suit
♥️	BLACK HEART SUIT	heart suit
♦️	BLACK DIAMOND SUIT	diamond suit
♣️	BLACK CLUB SUIT	club suit
♟️	BLACK CHESS PAWN	chess pawn
🃏	PLAYING CARD BLACK JOKER	joker
🀄	MAHJONG TILE RED DRAGON	mahjong red dragon
🖼️	FRAME WITH PICTURE	framed picture
🧵	SPOOL OF THREAD	thread
🧶	BALL OF YARN	yarn
👓	EYEGLASSES	glasses
🕶️	DARK SUNGLASSES	sunglasses
👚	WOMANS CLOTHES	woman’s clothes
👝	POUCH	clutch bag
🎒	SCHOOL SATCHEL	backpack
👞	MANS SHOE	man’s shoe
👟	ATHLETIC SHOE	running shoe
👡	WOMANS SANDAL	woman’s sandal
👢	WOMANS BOOTS	woman’s boot
👒	WOMANS HAT	woman’s hat
⛑️	HELMET WITH WHITE CROSS	rescue worker’s helmet
🔇	SPEAKER WITH CANCELLATION STROKE	muted speaker
🔈	SPEAKER	speaker low volume
🔉	SPEAKER WITH ONE SOUND WAVE	speaker medium volume
🔊	SPEAKER WITH THREE SOUND WAVES	speaker high volume
📢	PUBLIC ADDRESS LOUDSPEAKER	loudspeaker
📣	CHEERING MEGAPHONE	megaphone
🔕	BELL WITH CANCELLATION STROKE	bell with slash
🎶	MULTIPLE MUSICAL NOTES	musical notes
🥁	DRUM WITH DRUMSTICKS	drum
📲	MOBILE PHONE WITH RIGHTWARDS ARROW AT LEFT	mobile phone with arrow
☎️	BLACK TELEPHONE	telephone
💻	PERSONAL COMPUTER	laptop
🖱️	THREE BUTTON MOUSE	computer mouse
💽	MINIDISC	computer disk
💿	OPTICAL DISC	optical disk
🔍	LEFT-POINTING MAGNIFYING GLASS	magnifying glass tilted left
🔎	RIGHT-POINTING MAGNIFYING GLASS	magnifying glass tilted right
💡	ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB	light bulb
🔦	ELECTRIC TORCH	flashlight
🏮	IZAKAYA LANTERN	red paper lantern
💴	BANKNOTE WITH YEN SIGN	yen banknote
💵	BANKNOTE WITH DOLLAR SIGN	dollar banknote
💶	BANKNOTE WITH EURO SIGN	euro banknote
💷	BANKNOTE WITH POUND SIGN	pound banknote
💹	CHART WITH UPWARDS TREND AND YEN SIGN	chart increasing with yen
📧	E-MAIL SYMBOL	e-mail
📩	ENVELOPE WITH DOWNWARDS ARROW ABOVE	envelope with arrow
🖋️	LOWER LEFT FOUNTAIN PEN	fountain pen
🖊️	LOWER LEFT BALLPOINT PEN	pen
🖌️	LOWER LEFT PAINTBRUSH	paintbrush
🖍️	LOWER LEFT CRAYON	crayon
🗒️	SPIRAL NOTE PAD	spiral notepad
🗓️	SPIRAL CALENDAR PAD	spiral calendar
📈	CHART WITH UPWARDS TREND	chart increasing
📉	CHART WITH DOWNWARDS TREND	chart decreasing
✂️	BLACK SCISSORS	scissors
🔒	LOCK	locked
🔓	OPEN LOCK	unlocked
🔏	LOCK WITH INK PEN	locked with pen
🔐	CLOSED LOCK WITH KEY	locked with key
🗡️	DAGGER KNIFE	dagger
🗜️	COMPRESSION	clamp
⚖️	SCALES	balance scale
🦯	PROBING CANE	white cane
🔗	LINK SYMBOL	link
🧬	DNA DOUBLE HELIX	dna
🧼	BAR OF SOAP	soap
🛒	SHOPPING TROLLEY	shopping cart
🚬	SMOKING SYMBOL	cigarette
🗿	MOYAI	moai
🏧	AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE	ATM sign
🚮	PUT LITTER IN ITS PLACE SYMBOL	litter in bin sign
🚰	POTABLE WATER SYMBOL	potable water
🚹	MENS SYMBOL	men’s room
🚺	WOMENS SYMBOL	women’s room
⚠️	WARNING SIGN	warning
🚫	NO ENTRY SIGN	prohibited
🚭	NO SMOKING SYMBOL	no smoking
🚯	DO NOT LITTER SYMBOL	no littering
🚱	NON-POTABLE WATER SYMBOL	non-potable water
🔞	NO ONE UNDER EIGHTEEN SYMBOL	no one under eighteen
☢️	RADIOACTIVE SIGN	radioactive
☣️	BIOHAZARD SIGN	biohazard
⬆️	UPWARDS BLACK ARROW	up arrow
↗️	NORTH EAST ARROW	up-right arrow
➡️	BLACK RIGHTWARDS ARROW	right arrow
↘️	SOUTH EAST ARROW	down-right arrow
⬇️	DOWNWARDS BLACK ARROW	down arrow
↙️	SOUTH WEST ARROW	down-left arrow
⬅️	LEFTWARDS BLACK ARROW	left arrow
↖️	NORTH WEST ARROW	up-left arrow
↩️	LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH HOOK	right arrow curving left
↪️	RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH HOOK	left arrow curving right
⤴️	ARROW POINTING RIGHTWARDS THEN CURVING UPWARDS	right arrow curving up
⤵️	ARROW POINTING RIGHTWARDS THEN CURVING DOWNWARDS	right arrow curving down
🔃	CLOCKWISE DOWNWARDS AND UPWARDS OPEN CIRCLE ARROWS	clockwise vertical arrows
🔄	ANTICLOCKWISE DOWNWARDS AND UPWARDS OPEN CIRCLE ARROWS	counterclockwise arrows button
🔙	BACK WITH LEFTWARDS ARROW ABOVE	BACK arrow
🔚	END WITH LEFTWARDS ARROW ABOVE	END arrow
🔛	ON WITH EXCLAMATION MARK WITH LEFT RIGHT ARROW ABOVE	ON! arrow
🔜	SOON WITH RIGHTWARDS ARROW ABOVE	SOON arrow
🔝	TOP WITH UPWARDS ARROW ABOVE	TOP arrow
🕉️	OM SYMBOL	om
🕎	MENORAH WITH NINE BRANCHES	menorah
🔯	SIX POINTED STAR WITH MIDDLE DOT	dotted six-pointed star
♏	SCORPIUS	Scorpio
🔀	TWISTED RIGHTWARDS ARROWS	shuffle tracks button
🔁	CLOCKWISE RIGHTWARDS AND LEFTWARDS OPEN CIRCLE ARROWS	repeat button
🔂	CLOCKWISE RIGHTWARDS AND LEFTWARDS OPEN CIRCLE ARROWS WITH CIRCLED ONE OVERLAY	repeat single button
▶️	BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE	play button
⏩	BLACK RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE TRIANGLE	fast-forward button
⏭️	BLACK RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE TRIANGLE WITH VERTICAL BAR	next track button
⏯️	BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH DOUBLE VERTICAL BAR	play or pause button
◀️	BLACK LEFT-POINTING TRIANGLE	reverse button
⏪	BLACK LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE TRIANGLE	fast reverse button
⏮️	BLACK LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE TRIANGLE WITH VERTICAL BAR	last track button
🔼	UP-POINTING SMALL RED TRIANGLE	upwards button
⏫	BLACK UP-POINTING DOUBLE TRIANGLE	fast up button
🔽	DOWN-POINTING SMALL RED TRIANGLE	downwards button
⏬	BLACK DOWN-POINTING DOUBLE TRIANGLE	fast down button
⏸️	DOUBLE VERTICAL BAR	pause button
⏹️	BLACK SQUARE FOR STOP	stop button
⏺️	BLACK CIRCLE FOR RECORD	record button
⏏️	EJECT SYMBOL	eject button
🔅	LOW BRIGHTNESS SYMBOL	dim button
🔆	HIGH BRIGHTNESS SYMBOL	bright button
📶	ANTENNA WITH BARS	antenna bars
⚧️	MALE WITH STROKE AND MALE AND FEMALE SIGN	transgender symbol
✖️	HEAVY MULTIPLICATION X	multiply
➕	HEAVY PLUS SIGN	plus
➖	HEAVY MINUS SIGN	minus
➗	HEAVY DIVISION SIGN	divide
♾️	PERMANENT PAPER SIGN	infinity
❓	BLACK QUESTION MARK ORNAMENT	red question mark
❔	WHITE QUESTION MARK ORNAMENT	white question mark
❕	WHITE EXCLAMATION MARK ORNAMENT	white exclamation mark
❗	HEAVY EXCLAMATION MARK SYMBOL	red exclamation mark
⚕️	STAFF OF AESCULAPIUS	medical symbol
♻️	BLACK UNIVERSAL RECYCLING SYMBOL	recycling symbol
⭕	HEAVY LARGE CIRCLE	hollow red circle
✅	WHITE HEAVY CHECK MARK	check mark button
☑️	BALLOT BOX WITH CHECK	check box with check
✔️	HEAVY CHECK MARK	check mark
❎	NEGATIVE SQUARED CROSS MARK	cross mark button
✴️	EIGHT POINTED BLACK STAR	eight-pointed star
©️	COPYRIGHT SIGN	copyright
®️	REGISTERED SIGN	registered
™️	TRADE MARK SIGN	trade mark
🔟	KEYCAP TEN	keycap: 10
🔠	INPUT SYMBOL FOR LATIN CAPITAL LETTERS	input latin uppercase
🔡	INPUT SYMBOL FOR LATIN SMALL LETTERS	input latin lowercase
🔢	INPUT SYMBOL FOR NUMBERS	input numbers
🔣	INPUT SYMBOL FOR SYMBOLS	input symbols
🔤	INPUT SYMBOL FOR LATIN LETTERS	input latin letters
🅰️	NEGATIVE SQUARED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A	A button (blood type)
🆎	NEGATIVE SQUARED AB	AB button (blood type)
🅱️	NEGATIVE SQUARED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B	B button (blood type)
🆑	SQUARED CL	CL button
🆒	SQUARED COOL	COOL button
🆓	SQUARED FREE	FREE button
ℹ️	INFORMATION SOURCE	information
🆔	SQUARED ID	ID button
Ⓜ️	CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M	circled M
🆕	SQUARED NEW	NEW button
🆖	SQUARED NG	NG button
🅾️	NEGATIVE SQUARED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O	O button (blood type)
🆗	SQUARED OK	OK button
🅿️	NEGATIVE SQUARED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P	P button
🆘	SQUARED SOS	SOS button
🆙	SQUARED UP WITH EXCLAMATION MARK	UP! button
🆚	SQUARED VS	VS button
🈁	SQUARED KATAKANA KOKO	Japanese “here” button
🈂️	SQUARED KATAKANA SA	Japanese “service charge” button
🈷️	SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6708	Japanese “monthly amount” button
🈶	SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6709	Japanese “not free of charge” button
🈯	SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6307	Japanese “reserved” button
🉐	CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH ADVANTAGE	Japanese “bargain” button
🈹	SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5272	Japanese “discount” button
🈚	SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7121	Japanese “free of charge” button
🈲	SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7981	Japanese “prohibited” button
🉑	CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH ACCEPT	Japanese “acceptable” button
🈸	SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7533	Japanese “application” button
🈴	SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5408	Japanese “passing grade” button
🈳	SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7A7A	Japanese “vacancy” button
㊗️	CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH CONGRATULATION	Japanese “congratulations” button
㊙️	CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH SECRET	Japanese “secret” button
🈺	SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-55B6	Japanese “open for business” button
🈵	SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6E80	Japanese “no vacancy” button
🔴	LARGE RED CIRCLE	red circle
🟠	LARGE ORANGE CIRCLE	orange circle
🟡	LARGE YELLOW CIRCLE	yellow circle
🟢	LARGE GREEN CIRCLE	green circle
🔵	LARGE BLUE CIRCLE	blue circle
🟣	LARGE PURPLE CIRCLE	purple circle
🟤	LARGE BROWN CIRCLE	brown circle
⚫	MEDIUM BLACK CIRCLE	black circle
⚪	MEDIUM WHITE CIRCLE	white circle
🟥	LARGE RED SQUARE	red square
🟧	LARGE ORANGE SQUARE	orange square
🟨	LARGE YELLOW SQUARE	yellow square
🟩	LARGE GREEN SQUARE	green square
🟦	LARGE BLUE SQUARE	blue square
🟪	LARGE PURPLE SQUARE	purple square
🟫	LARGE BROWN SQUARE	brown square
🔺	UP-POINTING RED TRIANGLE	red triangle pointed up
🔻	DOWN-POINTING RED TRIANGLE	red triangle pointed down
💠	DIAMOND SHAPE WITH A DOT INSIDE	diamond with a dot
🚩	TRIANGULAR FLAG ON POST	triangular flag
🏴	WAVING BLACK FLAG	black flag
🏳️	WAVING WHITE FLAG	white flag

Which emoji have no spoken name yet

CLDR 48.2 was finished before Emoji 18.0, so the 9 emoji added in that release have no name in any language yet: 🫫 🫹 🫺 🫌 🫝 🛙 🪋 🪌 🪍. Until a later CLDR release adds them, a screen reader that relies on CLDR has no name to read for them. Hindi is missing one more, 🪊 trombone from Emoji 17.0.

Language	Named	Missing
English	1,914 / 1,923	🫫 🫹 🫺 🫌 🫝 🛙 🪋 🪌 🪍
Español	1,914 / 1,923	🫫 🫹 🫺 🫌 🫝 🛙 🪋 🪌 🪍
Français	1,914 / 1,923	🫫 🫹 🫺 🫌 🫝 🛙 🪋 🪌 🪍
Deutsch	1,914 / 1,923	🫫 🫹 🫺 🫌 🫝 🛙 🪋 🪌 🪍
日本語	1,914 / 1,923	🫫 🫹 🫺 🫌 🫝 🛙 🪋 🪌 🪍
中文	1,914 / 1,923	🫫 🫹 🫺 🫌 🫝 🛙 🪋 🪌 🪍
हिन्दी	1,913 / 1,923	🫫 🫹 🫺 🫌 🫝 🛙 🪋 🪊 🪌 🪍
العربية	1,914 / 1,923	🫫 🫹 🫺 🫌 🫝 🛙 🪋 🪌 🪍

Marking up emoji on a web page

An emoji in running text needs nothing: the screen reader names it. Add markup only when the default name is wrong for the context or adds noise. If an emoji carries meaning, such as a ✅ standing in for the word "done", wrap it in a span with role="img" and an aria-label that says what you mean, since "check mark button" is not the same as "done". If it is decoration, like a 🎉 before a heading, hide it with aria-hidden="true" so it is skipped. Avoid putting an emoji alone inside a link or button with no text; the reader can only announce the emoji's own name, and "fire" is a poor label for a trending page.

What a decorated name sounds like

Emoji-heavy display names and posts are where this matters most. A name written as ✨🌸Ana🌸✨ is read with CLDR names as "sparkles, cherry blossom, Ana, cherry blossom, sparkles", every single time it appears in a feed, a group chat or a comment thread. A row of ten 😂 can mean hearing "face with tears of joy" ten times over. Text art built from emoji, or a line of flags used as a divider, becomes a long list of names with no meaning at all. None of this means avoiding emoji. Put the words first, use a few emoji where they add tone, and keep decorative runs out of names and headings.

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Questions about how emoji are read aloud

What does a screen reader say for an emoji?

Its short name, not a description of the picture. NVDA reads the Unicode CLDR spoken names shown on this page. VoiceOver and Android's speech engine use their own names, which can differ from CLDR for some emoji.

Where is the official list of emoji names published?

Unicode publishes them in CLDR, its Common Locale Data Repository, as annotations: one spoken name plus a set of search keywords per emoji and language. Developers can download them as the cldr-annotations-full and cldr-annotations-derived-full packages.

Why is the same emoji named differently in other languages?

CLDR names are written by translators in each language as natural short names, not translated word for word. That is why 🙏 is folded hands in English, prayer in Japanese and greeting in Hindi.

Why does my screen reader not name a new emoji?

New emoji are released before the name lists that screen readers rely on catch up. CLDR 48.2 has no names yet for the 9 Emoji 18.0 additions, so a reader that depends on it has nothing to say for them until its data is updated.

How do I stop a screen reader reading decorative emoji?

On your own web page, wrap the emoji in a span with aria-hidden="true". As a listener in NVDA, you can turn off "Include Unicode Consortium data (including emoji)" in the Speech settings, which stops NVDA adding the CLDR names.