Emojipedia

Emoji meanings, emoji names and platform designs

Emoji meanings, names, and platform designs.

Get emoji

Get emoji

Find what an emoji means, its official name, alternate names, Unicode version, shortcodes, and platform designs. Category is the broad Emojipedia group; platform images show the newest listed design for each platform.

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Emoji

Emoji character or name, such as 🫠 or melting face.

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The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

🫠 Melting Face

Smileys

Unicode 14.0

A yellow smiley face melting into a puddle. The eyes and mouth slip down the face, yet still maintain a distorted smile. This quality lends this emoji to sarcasm. Can be used literally to talk about extreme heat. Can also be used metaphorically to talk about embarrassment, shame, a slowly sinking sense of dread, or feeling overwhelmed in some way. Google's original design for this emoji was featured on the cover of The New York Times in September 2021 .

Shortcodes: :melting_face:

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Platform designs

About the Emojipedia tool

Emojipedia’s Get emoji returns meanings, names, shortcodes, Unicode details, and platform designs; provide an emoji character or name.

Built from emojipedia.org. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

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Get emoji

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What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Emoji`emoji`	Text	Required	Emoji character or name, such as 🫠 or melting face.Example: 🫠

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Link`link`	Text	Example: https://emojipedia.org/melting-face
Emoji`emoji`	Text	Example: 🫠
Meaning`meaning`	Text	Example: A yellow smiley face melting into a puddle. The eyes and mouth slip down the…
Category`category`	Text	Example: Smileys
Codepoints`codepoints`	List
Shortcodes`shortcodes`	List
Also Known As`also_known_as`	List
Official Name`official_name`	Text	Example: Melting Face
Unicode Version`unicode_version`	Text	Example: 14.0
Platform Designs`platform_designs`	List
Link`platform_designs[].link`	Text	Example: https://emojipedia.org/apple/ios-26.4/melting-face
Version`platform_designs[].version`	Text	Example: iOS 26.4
Platform`platform_designs[].platform`	Text	Example: Apple
Image Link`platform_designs[].image_link`	Text	Example: https://em-content.zobj.net/source/apple/453/melting-face_1fae0.png

Example result

For Emoji: 🫠

JSON

{
  "link": "https://emojipedia.org/melting-face",
  "emoji": "🫠",
  "meaning": "A yellow smiley face melting into a puddle. The eyes and mouth slip down the face, yet still maintain a distorted smile. This quality lends this emoji to sarcasm. Can be used literally to talk about e…",
  "category": "Smileys",
  "codepoints": [
    "U+1FAE0"
  ],
  "shortcodes": [
    ":melting_face:"
  ],
  "also_known_as": [],
  "official_name": "Melting Face",
  "unicode_version": "14.0",
  "platform_designs": [
    {
      "link": "https://emojipedia.org/apple/ios-26.4/melting-face",
      "version": "iOS 26.4",
      "platform": "Apple",
      "image_link": "https://em-content.zobj.net/source/apple/453/melting-face_1fae0.png"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://emojipedia.org/google/emoji-18.0/melting-face",
      "version": "Emoji 18.0",
      "platform": "Google Android (Noto 3D)",
      "image_link": "https://em-content.zobj.net/source/google/481/melting-face_1fae0.png"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://emojipedia.org/animated-noto-color-emoji/17.0/melting-face",
      "version": "17.0",
      "platform": "Noto Color Emoji, Animated",
      "image_link": "https://em-content.zobj.net/source/animated-noto-color-emoji/461/melting-face_1fae0.gif"
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@emojipedia",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_emoji",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "emoji": "🫠"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Explain emoji meanings in customer messages
Compare emoji designs across platforms
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Questions about Emojipedia

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Emojipedia tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Emojipedia account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from emojipedia.org when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.