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Emoji Shortcodes for Slack, Discord and GitHub

Type a colon, a name and another colon, and Slack, Discord or GitHub turns it into an emoji. The catch is that the three apps do not agree on the names. Below are 652 emoji with the code each platform expects; 99 of them need a different code on at least one platform, and 35 need three different codes. Every Slack and GitHub value was checked against that platform's own source on 17 October 2026.

652
emoji in the table
99
differ between platforms
1,304
Slack and GitHub codes checked
14
wrong codes we fixed

What a shortcode is, and where typing one works

A shortcode is a plain text name for an emoji wrapped in colons, like :tada: for ๐ŸŽ‰. You type it, the app swaps it for the picture, and the message stores the real Unicode character. Slack, Discord and GitHub all do this in their message boxes, and GitHub also converts codes inside Markdown in issues, pull requests, comments and README files. Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, GitLab and forum software such as Discourse accept colon codes too. Outside those apps the colons stay as text: an email, a text message or a Word document will show :tada: exactly as you typed it.

The full shortcode table

Search by emoji, name or code. Tap any code to copy it. Highlighted rows are the ones where at least one platform uses a different name, so those are the ones worth reading carefully before you paste.

Showing 652 of 652

EmojiNameSlackDiscordGitHub
๐Ÿ˜€grinning face
๐Ÿ˜ƒgrinning face with big eyes
๐Ÿ˜„grinning face with smiling eyes
๐Ÿ˜beaming face with smiling eyes
๐Ÿ˜†grinning squinting face
๐Ÿ˜…grinning face with sweat
๐Ÿคฃrolling on the floor laughingdiffers
๐Ÿ˜‚face with tears of joy
๐Ÿ™‚slightly smiling facediffers
๐Ÿ™ƒupside down facediffers
๐Ÿ˜‰winking face
๐Ÿ˜Šsmiling face with smiling eyes
๐Ÿ˜‡smiling face with halo
๐Ÿฅฐsmiling face with heartsdiffers
๐Ÿ˜smiling face with heart eyes
๐Ÿคฉstar struckdiffers
๐Ÿ˜˜face blowing a kiss
๐Ÿ˜—kissing face
๐Ÿ˜škissing face with closed eyes
๐Ÿ˜™kissing face with smiling eyes
๐Ÿฅฒsmiling face with tear
๐Ÿ˜‹face savoring food
๐Ÿ˜›face with tongue
๐Ÿ˜œwinking face with tongue
๐Ÿคชzany face
๐Ÿ˜squinting face with tongue
๐Ÿค‘money mouth facediffers
๐Ÿค—hugging facediffers
๐Ÿคญface with hand over mouthdiffers
๐Ÿคซshushing face
๐Ÿค”thinking facediffers
๐Ÿคzipper mouth facediffers
๐Ÿคจface with raised eyebrowdiffers
๐Ÿ˜neutral face
๐Ÿ˜‘expressionless face
๐Ÿ˜ถface without mouth
๐Ÿ˜smirking face
๐Ÿ˜’unamused face
๐Ÿ™„face with rolling eyesdiffers
๐Ÿ˜ฌgrimacing face
๐Ÿคฅlying face
๐Ÿ˜Œrelieved face
๐Ÿ˜”pensive face
๐Ÿ˜ชsleepy face
๐Ÿคคdrooling face
๐Ÿ˜ดsleeping face
๐Ÿ˜ทface with medical mask
๐Ÿค’face with thermometer
๐Ÿค•face with head bandagediffers
๐Ÿคขnauseated face
๐Ÿคฎface vomitingdiffers
๐Ÿฅตhot face
๐Ÿฅถcold face
๐Ÿฅดwoozy face
๐Ÿ˜ตdizzy face
๐Ÿคฏexploding head
๐Ÿค cowboy hat facediffers
๐Ÿฅณpartying face
๐Ÿฅธdisguised face
๐Ÿ˜Žsmiling face with sunglasses
๐Ÿค“nerd facediffers
๐Ÿงface with monoclediffers
๐Ÿ˜•confused face
๐Ÿ˜Ÿworried face
๐Ÿ™slightly frowning facediffers
๐Ÿ˜ฎface with open mouth
๐Ÿ˜ฏhushed face
๐Ÿ˜ฒastonished face
๐Ÿ˜ณflushed face
๐Ÿฅบpleading face
๐Ÿ˜ฆfrowning face with open mouth
๐Ÿ˜งanguished face
๐Ÿ˜จfearful face
๐Ÿ˜ฐanxious face with sweat
๐Ÿ˜ฅsad but relieved face
๐Ÿ˜ขcrying face
๐Ÿ˜ญloudly crying face
๐Ÿ˜ฑface screaming in fear
๐Ÿ˜–confounded face
๐Ÿ˜ฃpersevering face
๐Ÿ˜ždisappointed face
๐Ÿ˜“downcast face with sweat
๐Ÿ˜ฉweary face
๐Ÿ˜ซtired face
๐Ÿฅฑyawning face
๐Ÿ˜คface with steam from nose
๐Ÿ˜กpouting face
๐Ÿ˜ angry face
๐Ÿคฌface with symbols on mouthdiffers
๐Ÿ˜ˆsmiling face with horns
๐Ÿ‘ฟangry face with horns
๐Ÿ’€skull
โ˜ ๏ธskull and crossbonesdiffers
๐Ÿ’ฉpile of poodiffers
๐Ÿคกclown facediffers
๐Ÿ‘นogre
๐Ÿ‘บgoblin
๐Ÿ‘ปghost
๐Ÿ‘ฝalien
๐Ÿ‘พalien monster
๐Ÿค–robotdiffers
๐Ÿ˜บgrinning cat
๐Ÿ˜ธgrinning cat with smiling eyes
๐Ÿ˜นcat with tears of joy
๐Ÿ˜ปsmiling cat with heart eyes
๐Ÿ˜ผcat with wry smile
๐Ÿ˜ฝkissing cat
๐Ÿ™€weary cat
๐Ÿ˜ฟcrying cat
๐Ÿ˜พpouting cat
๐Ÿ™ˆsee no evil monkey
๐Ÿ™‰hear no evil monkey
๐Ÿ™Šspeak no evil monkey
๐Ÿ‘‹waving hand
๐Ÿคšraised back of hand
๐Ÿ–๏ธhand with fingers splayeddiffers
โœ‹raised handdiffers
๐Ÿ––vulcan salutediffers
๐Ÿ‘ŒOK hand
๐ŸคŒpinched fingers
๐Ÿคpinching hand
โœŒ๏ธvictory hand
๐Ÿคžcrossed fingers
๐ŸคŸlove you gesturediffers
๐Ÿค˜sign of the hornsdiffers
๐Ÿค™call me handdiffers
๐Ÿ‘ˆbackhand index pointing left
๐Ÿ‘‰backhand index pointing right
๐Ÿ‘†backhand index pointing up
๐Ÿ–•middle finger
๐Ÿ‘‡backhand index pointing down
โ˜๏ธindex pointing up
๐Ÿ‘thumbs updiffers
๐Ÿ‘Žthumbs downdiffers
โœŠraised fist
๐Ÿ‘Šoncoming fistdiffers
๐Ÿค›left facing fistdiffers
๐Ÿคœright facing fistdiffers
๐Ÿ‘clapping hands
๐Ÿ™Œraising hands
๐Ÿ‘open hands
๐Ÿคฒpalms up together
๐Ÿคhandshake
๐Ÿ™folded hands
โœ๏ธwriting hand
๐Ÿ’…nail polish
๐Ÿคณselfie
๐Ÿ’ชflexed biceps
๐Ÿฆตleg
๐Ÿฆถfoot
๐Ÿ‘‚ear
๐Ÿ‘ƒnose
๐Ÿง brain
๐Ÿ‘€eyes
๐Ÿ‘๏ธeye
๐Ÿ‘…tongue
๐Ÿ‘„mouth
๐Ÿ‘ถbaby
๐Ÿ‘ฆboy
๐Ÿ‘งgirl
๐Ÿ‘จman
๐Ÿ‘ฉwoman
๐Ÿ‘ดold man
๐Ÿ‘ตold woman
โค๏ธred heart
๐Ÿงกorange heart
๐Ÿ’›yellow heart
๐Ÿ’šgreen heart
๐Ÿ’™blue heart
๐Ÿ’œpurple heart
๐Ÿ–คblack heart
๐Ÿคwhite heart
๐ŸคŽbrown heart
๐Ÿ’”broken heart
โฃ๏ธheart exclamationdiffers
๐Ÿ’•two hearts
๐Ÿ’žrevolving hearts
๐Ÿ’“beating heart
๐Ÿ’—growing heart
๐Ÿ’–sparkling heart
๐Ÿ’˜heart with arrow
๐Ÿ’heart with ribbon
๐Ÿ’Ÿheart decoration
๐Ÿ’‹kiss mark
๐Ÿ’ฏhundred points
๐Ÿ’ขanger symbol
๐Ÿ’ฅcollision
๐Ÿ’ซdizzy
๐Ÿ’ฆsweat droplets
๐Ÿ’จdashing away
๐Ÿ•ณ๏ธhole
๐Ÿ’ฃbomb
๐Ÿ’ฌspeech balloon
๐Ÿ’คzzz
๐Ÿถdog face
๐Ÿฑcat face
๐Ÿญmouse face
๐Ÿนhamster
๐Ÿฐrabbit face
๐ŸฆŠfoxdiffers
๐Ÿปbear
๐Ÿผpanda
๐Ÿจkoala
๐Ÿฏtiger face
๐Ÿฆliondiffers
๐Ÿฎcow face
๐Ÿทpig face
๐Ÿธfrog
๐Ÿตmonkey face
๐Ÿ”chicken
๐Ÿงpenguin
๐Ÿฆbird
๐Ÿคbaby chick
๐Ÿฆ†duck
๐Ÿฆ…eagle
๐Ÿฆ‰owl
๐Ÿฆ‡bat
๐Ÿบwolf
๐Ÿ—boar
๐Ÿดhorse face
๐Ÿฆ„unicorndiffers
๐Ÿhoneybee
๐Ÿ›bug
๐Ÿฆ‹butterfly
๐ŸŒsnail
๐Ÿ™octopus
๐Ÿ tropical fish
๐ŸŸfish
๐Ÿฌdolphin
๐Ÿณspouting whale
๐Ÿ‹whale
๐Ÿฆˆshark
๐ŸŠcrocodile
๐Ÿ…tiger
๐Ÿ†leopard
๐Ÿฆ“zebradiffers
๐Ÿฆgorilla
๐Ÿ˜elephant
๐Ÿฆrhinocerosdiffers
๐Ÿชcamel
๐Ÿซtwo hump camel
๐Ÿฆ’giraffediffers
๐Ÿƒwater buffalo
๐Ÿ‚ox
๐Ÿ„cow
๐ŸŽhorse
๐Ÿ–pig
๐Ÿram
๐Ÿ‘ewe
๐Ÿgoat
๐Ÿ•dog
๐Ÿˆcat
๐Ÿ“rooster
๐Ÿฆƒturkey
๐Ÿ‡rabbit
๐Ÿmouse
๐Ÿ€rat
๐Ÿฟ๏ธchipmunk
๐Ÿพpaw prints
๐Ÿ‰dragon
๐Ÿฒdragon face
๐ŸŒตcactus
๐ŸŽ„Christmas tree
๐ŸŒฒevergreen tree
๐ŸŒณdeciduous tree
๐ŸŒดpalm tree
๐ŸŒฑseedling
๐ŸŒฟherb
๐Ÿ€four leaf clover
๐Ÿmaple leaf
๐Ÿ‚fallen leaf
๐Ÿƒleaf fluttering in wind
๐ŸŒบhibiscus
๐ŸŒปsunflower
๐ŸŒนrose
๐ŸŒทtulip
๐ŸŒธcherry blossom
๐Ÿ’bouquet
๐Ÿ„mushroom
๐ŸŒพsheaf of rice
๐ŸŽred apple
๐Ÿgreen apple
๐Ÿpear
๐ŸŠtangerine
๐Ÿ‹lemon
๐ŸŒbanana
๐Ÿ‰watermelon
๐Ÿ‡grapes
๐Ÿ“strawberry
๐Ÿซblueberries
๐Ÿˆmelon
๐Ÿ’cherries
๐Ÿ‘peach
๐Ÿฅญmango
๐Ÿpineapple
๐Ÿฅฅcoconut
๐Ÿฅkiwi fruitdiffers
๐Ÿ…tomato
๐Ÿฅ‘avocado
๐Ÿฅฆbroccoli
๐Ÿฅฌleafy green
๐Ÿฅ’cucumber
๐ŸŒถ๏ธhot pepper
๐ŸŒฝear of corn
๐Ÿฅ•carrot
๐Ÿง„garlic
๐Ÿง…onion
๐Ÿฅ”potato
๐Ÿ roasted sweet potato
๐Ÿฅcroissant
๐Ÿžbread
๐Ÿฅ–baguette breaddiffers
๐Ÿง€cheese wedgediffers
๐Ÿฅšegg
๐Ÿณcookingdiffers
๐Ÿฅžpancakes
๐Ÿง‡waffle
๐Ÿฅ“bacon
๐Ÿ”hamburger
๐ŸŸfrench fries
๐Ÿ•pizza
๐ŸŒญhot dog
๐Ÿฅชsandwich
๐ŸŒฎtaco
๐ŸŒฏburrito
๐Ÿฅ—green saladdiffers
๐Ÿฟpopcorn
๐Ÿฑbento box
๐Ÿฃsushi
๐Ÿœsteaming bowl
๐Ÿspaghetti
๐Ÿ›curry rice
๐Ÿฒpot of food
๐Ÿฅ˜shallow pan of food
๐Ÿฐshortcake
๐ŸŽ‚birthday cake
๐Ÿงcupcake
๐Ÿฉdoughnut
๐Ÿชcookie
๐Ÿซchocolate bar
๐Ÿฌcandy
๐Ÿญlollipop
๐Ÿฎcustard
๐Ÿฏhoney pot
๐Ÿผbaby bottle
โ˜•hot beverage
๐Ÿตteacup without handle
๐Ÿบbeer mug
๐Ÿปclinking beer mugs
๐Ÿฅ‚clinking glassesdiffers
๐Ÿทwine glass
๐Ÿฅƒtumbler glass
๐Ÿธcocktail glass
๐Ÿนtropical drink
๐Ÿพbottle with popping cork
๐ŸงŠice cube
โšฝsoccer ball
๐Ÿ€basketball
๐Ÿˆamerican football
โšพbaseball
๐ŸฅŽsoftball
๐ŸŽพtennis
๐Ÿvolleyball
๐Ÿ‰rugby football
๐ŸŽฑpool 8 ball
๐Ÿ“ping pongdiffers
๐Ÿธbadmintondiffers
๐Ÿฅ…goal netdiffers
โ›ณflag in hole
๐Ÿ†trophy
๐Ÿฅ‡1st place medaldiffers
๐Ÿฅˆ2nd place medaldiffers
๐Ÿฅ‰3rd place medaldiffers
๐ŸŽฏdirect hit
๐ŸŽฎvideo game
๐ŸŽฒgame die
๐ŸŽฐslot machine
๐ŸŽณbowling
๐Ÿš—automobilediffers
๐Ÿš•taxi
๐ŸšŒbus
๐ŸšŽtrolleybus
๐ŸŽ๏ธracing cardiffers
๐Ÿš“police car
๐Ÿš‘ambulance
๐Ÿš’fire engine
๐Ÿšminibus
๐Ÿššdelivery truck
๐Ÿš‚locomotive
โœˆ๏ธairplane
๐Ÿš€rocket
๐Ÿ›ธflying saucer
๐Ÿšhelicopter
โ›ตsailboatdiffers
๐Ÿšขship
๐Ÿšฒbicycle
๐Ÿ house
๐Ÿกhouse with garden
๐Ÿขoffice building
๐Ÿฅhospital
๐Ÿฆbank
๐Ÿซschool
๐Ÿฐcastle
โ›ชchurch
๐Ÿ—ฝStatue of Liberty
๐ŸŒglobe showing Europe Africa
๐ŸŒŽglobe showing Americas
๐ŸŒglobe showing Asia Australia
๐ŸŒglobe with meridians
๐ŸŒ™crescent moon
๐ŸŒžsun with face
โญstar
๐ŸŒŸglowing star
โœจsparkles
โšกhigh voltage
๐Ÿ”ฅfire
๐Ÿ’งdroplet
๐ŸŒŠwater wave
๐ŸŒˆrainbow
โ˜€๏ธsun
โ›…sun behind cloud
โ˜๏ธcloud
๐ŸŒง๏ธcloud with raindiffers
โ›ˆ๏ธcloud with lightning and raindiffers
โ„๏ธsnowflake
โ˜ƒ๏ธsnowmandiffers
โ›„snowman without snowdiffers
๐ŸŒช๏ธtornadodiffers
๐ŸŽˆballoon
๐ŸŽ‰party popper
๐ŸŽŠconfetti ball
๐ŸŽwrapped gift
๐ŸŽ—๏ธreminder ribbon
๐ŸŽ€ribbon
๐ŸŽƒjack o lantern
๐ŸŽ†fireworks
๐ŸŽ‡sparkler
๐Ÿงจfirecracker
โŒšwatch
๐Ÿ“ฑmobile phone
๐Ÿ’ปlaptop computer
โŒจ๏ธkeyboard
๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธdesktop computerdiffers
๐Ÿ–จ๏ธprinter
๐Ÿ“ทcamera
๐Ÿ“นvideo camera
๐Ÿ“บtelevision
๐Ÿ“ปradio
๐Ÿ“žtelephone receiver
๐Ÿ“งe maildiffers
๐Ÿ’กlight bulb
๐Ÿ”ฆflashlight
๐Ÿ”‘key
๐Ÿ—๏ธold key
๐Ÿ”’locked
๐Ÿ”“unlocked
๐Ÿ””bell
๐Ÿ”•bell with slash
๐Ÿ“Œpushpin
๐Ÿ“Žpaperclip
โœ‚๏ธscissors
๐Ÿ“memodiffers
โœ๏ธpencil
๐Ÿ“šbooks
๐Ÿ“–open book
๐Ÿ”—link
๐Ÿ“triangular ruler
๐Ÿ“straight ruler
๐Ÿงฒmagnet
๐Ÿ’ฐmoney bag
๐Ÿ’ตdollar banknote
๐Ÿ’Žgem stone
โš–๏ธbalance scalediffers
๐Ÿ”งwrench
๐Ÿ”จhammer
โš™๏ธgear
๐Ÿงชtest tube
๐Ÿงฌdna
๐Ÿ”ฌmicroscope
๐Ÿ”ญtelescope
๐ŸŽตmusical note
๐ŸŽถmusical notes
๐ŸŽคmicrophone
๐ŸŽงheadphone
๐ŸŽธguitar
๐ŸŽนmusical keyboard
๐Ÿฅdrumdiffers
๐ŸŽบtrumpet
๐ŸŽทsaxophone
๐ŸŽปviolin
๐ŸŽฌclapper board
๐Ÿณ๏ธwhite flagdiffers
๐Ÿดblack flagdiffers
๐Ÿchequered flag
๐Ÿšฉtriangular flag
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited Statesdiffers
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdomdiffers
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrancediffers
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermanydiffers
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapandiffers
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChinadiffers
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndiadiffers
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazildiffers
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทSouth Koreadiffers
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussiadiffers
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpaindiffers
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItalydiffers
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanadadiffers
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustraliadiffers
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexicodiffers
โœ…check mark button
โŒcross mark
โ“question mark
โ—exclamation mark
โ€ผ๏ธdouble exclamation mark
โ‰๏ธexclamation question mark
โญ•hollow red circle
๐Ÿšซprohibited
โœณ๏ธeight spoked asterisk
๐Ÿ”ดred circle
๐ŸŸ orange circlediffers
๐ŸŸกyellow circlediffers
๐ŸŸขgreen circlediffers
๐Ÿ”ตblue circlediffers
๐ŸŸฃpurple circlediffers
โšซblack circle
โšชwhite circle
๐ŸŸคbrown circlediffers
๐Ÿ”บred triangle pointed up
๐Ÿ”ปred triangle pointed down
โ—€๏ธreverse button
โ–ถ๏ธplay button
โฌ†๏ธup arrow
โฌ‡๏ธdown arrow
โฌ…๏ธleft arrow
โžก๏ธright arrow
๐Ÿ”„counterclockwise arrows button
โ„น๏ธinformation
๐Ÿ†•NEW button
๐Ÿ†—OK button
๐Ÿ†˜SOS button
๐Ÿ”€shuffle tracks button
๐Ÿ”repeat button
๐Ÿ”‚repeat single button
โฉfast forward button
โชfast reverse button
โซfast up button
โฌfast down button
#๏ธโƒฃhash
*๏ธโƒฃkeycapstardiffers
0๏ธโƒฃkeycapzero
1๏ธโƒฃkeycapone
2๏ธโƒฃkeycaptwo
3๏ธโƒฃkeycapthree
4๏ธโƒฃkeycapfour
5๏ธโƒฃkeycapfive
6๏ธโƒฃkeycapsix
7๏ธโƒฃkeycapseven
8๏ธโƒฃkeycapeight
9๏ธโƒฃkeycapnine
๐Ÿ”Ÿkeycapten
๐Ÿ’ diamond with a dot
โ™ป๏ธrecycling symbol
๐Ÿ”ฑtrident emblem
โš ๏ธwarning
๐Ÿ›‘stop signdiffers
โ™ˆAries
โ™‰Taurus
โ™ŠGemini
โ™‹Cancer
โ™ŒLeo
โ™Virgo
โ™ŽLibra
โ™Scorpio
โ™Sagittarius
โ™‘Capricorn
โ™’Aquarius
โ™“Pisces
๐ŸŽญperforming arts
๐ŸŽจartist palette
๐ŸŽชcircus tent
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธadmission ticketsdiffers
๐ŸŽ carousel horse
๐ŸŽกferris wheel
๐ŸŽขroller coaster
๐Ÿ–๏ธbeach with umbrelladiffers
๐Ÿ•๏ธcamping
โ›บtent
๐Ÿ—ปmount fuji
๐Ÿ”๏ธsnow capped mountaindiffers
๐ŸŒ‹volcano
โฐalarm clock
โณhourglass not done
โŒ›hourglass done
๐ŸŽฅmovie camera
๐Ÿ…sports medaldiffers
๐ŸŽ–๏ธmilitary medaldiffers
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธshield
๐Ÿ—ก๏ธdaggerdiffers
โš”๏ธcrossed swords
๐Ÿนbow and arrow
๐Ÿ‘‘crown
๐Ÿ’ring
๐Ÿ‘“glasses
๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธsunglasses
๐Ÿ‘”necktie
๐Ÿ‘•t shirt
๐Ÿ‘–jeans
๐Ÿ‘—dress
๐Ÿ‘˜kimono
๐Ÿ‘™bikini
๐Ÿ‘šwomanโ€™s clothes
๐Ÿ‘›purse
๐Ÿ‘œhandbag
๐ŸŽ’backpack
๐Ÿ‘žmanโ€™s shoe
๐Ÿ‘Ÿrunning shoe
๐Ÿ‘ high heeled shoe
๐Ÿ‘กwomanโ€™s sandal
๐Ÿ‘ขwomanโ€™s boot
๐ŸŽฉtop hat
๐Ÿงขbilled cap
โ›‘๏ธrescue workerโ€™s helmetdiffers
โ˜ฎ๏ธpeace symboldiffers
โ˜ฏ๏ธyin yang
โ™พ๏ธinfinity
๐Ÿ†’COOL button
๐Ÿ†“FREE button
๐Ÿ”TOP arrow
๐Ÿ”™BACK arrow
๐Ÿ”›ON! arrow
๐Ÿ”œSOON arrow
๐Ÿ”šEND arrow
๐Ÿ†™UP! button
๐Ÿ†ŽAB button (blood type)
๐Ÿ…ฐ๏ธA button (blood type)
๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธB button (blood type)
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธO button (blood type)
๐Ÿ†‘CL button
๐ŸงATM sign
โ™ฟwheelchair symbol
๐Ÿšปrestroom
โ“‚๏ธcircled M
๐Ÿ”ƒclockwise vertical arrows
โœ–๏ธmultiplication sign
โž•plus sign
โž–minus sign
โž—division sign
๐Ÿ’ฒheavy dollar sign
ยฉ๏ธcopyright
ยฎ๏ธregistered
โ„ข๏ธtrade mark

Discord column: Discord publishes no official shortcode list, so these values are unverified. They are the names in common use, so treat them as a best guess.

Why one emoji has three names

Nobody standardised the names. Unicode gives every emoji an official name, but those are long and often awkward to type, so each platform picked its own. Slack's names come from emoji-datasource, an open dataset started by Slack co-founder Cal Henderson, which tends to keep the long descriptive Unicode style. GitHub uses gemoji, its own open-source list, which favours short everyday words such as :tada: and :hugs:. Discord built yet another set. That is how one hugging face ends up as :hugging_face: on Slack, :hugging: on Discord and :hugs: on GitHub.

The mistakes people actually make

The most common one is the slight smile. ๐Ÿ™‚ is :slightly_smiling_face: on Slack and GitHub but :slight_smile: on Discord, so a habit formed in one app fails in the other. Thumbs up is :+1: in Slack's list and :thumbsup: in GitHub's, though both apps accept either spelling. Flags are a quiet trap: the United States flag is :flag-us: on Slack and :flag_us: on Discord, one hyphen apart, while GitHub uses the bare country code :us:, which Slack also accepts. And ๐Ÿคฃ shows how far apart the lists can drift: GitHub takes :rofl:, while Slack's dataset only knows the full :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:. The worst cases are codes that work everywhere but mean different things, listed in the box above the table.

What we corrected on 17 October 2026

Our own table had 14 wrong values before this check: 12 on Slack and 2 on GitHub. They are listed here because the same wrong codes are still copied around on other sites.

EmojiPlatformWe hadCorrect
๐ŸคฃSlack:rofl::rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:
๐ŸคฉSlack:star_struck::star-struck:
๐ŸคญSlack:shushing_face::face_with_hand_over_mouth:
๐Ÿค•GitHub:head_bandage::face_with_head_bandage:
๐Ÿ––Slack:vulcan_salute::spock-hand:
๐ŸคŸSlack:love_you_gesture::i_love_you_hand_sign:
๐ŸฅSlack:kiwi_fruit::kiwifruit:
๐Ÿณ๏ธSlack:white_flag::waving_white_flag:
๐ŸดSlack:black_flag::waving_black_flag:
๐Ÿ”ตGitHub:blue_circle::large_blue_circle:
*๏ธโƒฃSlack:asterisk::keycap_star:
๐Ÿ›‘Slack:stop_sign::octagonal_sign:
๐Ÿ…Slack:medal::sports_medal:
๐ŸŽ–๏ธSlack:military_medal::medal:

How we checked this table

Every row was compared, by code point, against two published sources on 17 October 2026. For GitHub we used GitHub's own emoji API, which lists 1,936 names and the image each one renders. For Slack we used emoji-datasource version 16.0.0, the dataset Slack's picker is built on. A code counts as verified when the platform's source maps it to the same emoji. All 652 Slack codes and all 652 GitHub codes now pass; getting there meant fixing 14 that were wrong, including ๐Ÿคญ listed as :shushing_face:, which is the name of ๐Ÿคซ. Many emoji accept more than one name (40 on Slack, 23 on GitHub), and for those we show one that works.

Discord is the column we cannot verify

Discord has never published its shortcode list. Its names live inside the app, can change between releases, and differ from both Slack and GitHub in small ways, such as :flag_us: with an underscore where Slack uses a hyphen. We kept the Discord column because people ask for it, but none of those 652 values has been checked against an official source, and we say so rather than mark them verified. If a Discord code fails, typing a colon and the first few letters opens Discord's own autocomplete, which matches the version you are running.

Emoji shortcode questions

Do emoji shortcodes work on WhatsApp, iMessage or Instagram?

No. Those apps do not convert colon codes, so :smile: arrives as plain text. On phones you pick emoji from the keyboard instead. Some desktop keyboards and text expanders can replace codes for you, but that is your device doing it, not the app.

Why does a code work in Slack but not on Discord?

Each platform keeps its own name list. In our table 99 of 652 emoji need a different code on at least one of the three, so a code learned in Slack has a fair chance of failing elsewhere. Check the highlighted rows, or start typing and let the app's autocomplete finish it.

Do shortcodes work in GitHub README files and commit messages?

In README files, issues, pull requests, comments and wiki pages, yes: GitHub renders the code as an emoji when it displays the Markdown. In commit messages they show as emoji on github.com but stay as plain text in your terminal and most other git tools.

Can I make my own shortcodes?

On Slack and Discord, yes, if your workspace or server allows it. Both let permitted members upload a custom emoji image and give it a name. Those custom names only work inside that workspace or server, and they are not in this table.

Are the Discord codes on this page official?

No. Discord has no public list to check against, so the Discord column is unverified. The Slack and GitHub columns were checked against emoji-datasource 16.0.0 and GitHub's emoji API on 17 October 2026, and we fixed 14 wrong codes in the process.

Does the shortcode change the emoji my reader sees?

No. The app turns the code into the standard Unicode character before sending, so the reader sees their own device's design of that emoji. :tada: typed in Slack and ๐ŸŽ‰ pasted from this site produce exactly the same message.