Random Emoji Generator
Tap for a random emoji with its official name and category. Filter by smileys, animals, food, travel, objects or symbols.
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How it works
- Pick a category or leave it on all.
- Tap the button for a random emoji.
- Read its official name, then tap again for another.
Every pick starts from your browser's cryptographic random number generator, so each option has the same chance unless you set a weight. The pool behind this tool holds 1,906 options. How the randomness works.
Ways to use it
Emoji story game
Each player gets three emoji and tells a 30 second story that includes all of them. Three random pictures rarely belong together, which is what makes the stories funny.
Guess the name
Hide the name, show the emoji, and see who knows what it is officially called.
Group chat challenge
Friends reply to each other using only the random emoji they drew.
Drawing warm-up
Kids draw the food emoji they get as a big, detailed picture.
Picking a team mascot
A rec league spins the animals category until the team agrees on one.
Questions people ask
What is an emoji's official name?
Every emoji has a standard name set by Unicode, the group that maintains text characters. For example, the yellow face with tears of joy has that exact name.
Why does an emoji look different on my friend's phone?
Each phone maker draws its own version. The meaning and name stay the same while the style changes. A smiley that looks cheerful on one screen can look nervous on another, so meaning can shift a little in chat.
What are the emoji categories?
This tool uses smileys, animals, food, travel, objects and symbols, which follow the groups used on most emoji keyboards.
Is emoji singular or plural?
Both are used. One emoji, two emoji is common, and emojis is also widely accepted.