Emoji
Emoji shortcodes such as :smile: render as Unicode emoji: 😄. The app supports the complete GitHub set (around 1,900 codes including aliases such as :+1:).
How it works, and limits
- Only real
:code: shortcodes are converted; unknown codes stay plain text.
- Colon patterns in running text are protected: times such as 12:30, URLs and similar constructs remain text.
- Emoticon short forms such as
:) or 8-) are deliberately not converted (avoids false hits in running text).
Curated selection
A selection of common codes by category; each row shows code and result.
Faces
| Code |
Emoji |
Code |
Emoji |
:smile: |
😄 |
:grin: |
😁 |
:laughing: |
😆 |
:joy: |
😂 |
:wink: |
😉 |
:blush: |
😊 |
:thinking: |
🤔 |
:neutral_face: |
😐 |
:worried: |
😟 |
:cry: |
😢 |
:scream: |
😱 |
:sunglasses: |
😎 |
Gestures
| Code |
Emoji |
Code |
Emoji |
:+1: |
👍 |
:-1: |
👎 |
:ok_hand: |
👌 |
:wave: |
👋 |
:clap: |
👏 |
:muscle: |
💪 |
:pray: |
🙏 |
:point_right: |
👉 |
:eyes: |
👀 |
:handshake: |
🤝 |
Status and marking
| Code |
Emoji |
Code |
Emoji |
:white_check_mark: |
✅ |
:x: |
❌ |
:heavy_check_mark: |
✔️ |
:warning: |
⚠️ |
:question: |
❓ |
:exclamation: |
❗ |
:red_circle: |
🔴 |
:yellow_circle: |
🟡 |
:green_circle: |
🟢 |
:no_entry: |
⛔ |
:star: |
⭐ |
:100: |
💯 |
:fire: |
🔥 |
:tada: |
🎉 |
:construction: |
🚧 |
:checkered_flag: |
🏁 |
Work and organisation
| Code |
Emoji |
Code |
Emoji |
:memo: |
📝 |
:pencil2: |
✏️ |
:book: |
📖 |
:books: |
📚 |
:clipboard: |
📋 |
:pushpin: |
📌 |
:paperclip: |
📎 |
:mag: |
🔍 |
:calendar: |
📆 |
:date: |
📅 |
:bar_chart: |
📊 |
:chart_with_upwards_trend: |
📈 |
:dart: |
🎯 |
:trophy: |
🏆 |
:bell: |
🔔 |
:bulb: |
💡 |
Tech and objects
| Code |
Emoji |
Code |
Emoji |
:computer: |
💻 |
:floppy_disk: |
💾 |
:file_folder: |
📁 |
:package: |
📦 |
:wrench: |
🔧 |
:hammer: |
🔨 |
:gear: |
⚙️ |
:bug: |
🐛 |
:lock: |
🔒 |
:key: |
🔑 |
:email: |
📧 |
:telephone_receiver: |
📞 |
:rocket: |
🚀 |
:zap: |
⚡ |
:hourglass: |
⌛ |
:alarm_clock: |
⏰ |
Miscellaneous
| Code |
Emoji |
Code |
Emoji |
:arrow_right: |
➡️ |
:arrow_left: |
⬅️ |
:arrow_up: |
⬆️ |
:arrow_down: |
⬇️ |
:arrows_counterclockwise: |
🔄 |
:recycle: |
♻️ |
:coffee: |
☕ |
:zzz: |
💤 |
:sunny: |
☀️ |
:cloud: |
☁️ |
:seedling: |
🌱 |
:deciduous_tree: |
🌳 |
:speech_balloon: |
💬 |
:thought_balloon: |
💭 |
:information_source: |
ℹ️ |
:moneybag: |
💰 |
Complete reference
The complete shortcode list is maintained by the emoji cheat sheet by ikatyang, generated automatically from the GitHub emoji API — it covers exactly the set used by the app. The link opens in the default browser.
