GitHub emoji are a fun and expressive way to enhance your online conversations on the popular software development platform. These emoji are similar to the ones you might use in text messages or social media, but they’re specifically designed for use in GitHub issues, pull requests, comments, and other areas of the site.
With GitHub emoji, you can add a dash of personality to your online interactions, convey emotion and tone, and quickly communicate common ideas and concepts. For example, you might use the :+1: emoji to indicate your approval of someone’s work, or the :eyes: emoji to call attention to an important detail.
To make it easier to use these emoji on GitHub, we’ve put together this cheat sheet table that covers a wide variety of categories and themes, including faces, animals, food, activities, and much more. Each emoji is listed along with its GitHub markup and a brief description of what it represents.
Cheat Sheet
General
Emoji GitHub Markup Description 🎉 :tada: Party popper ✨ :sparkles: Sparkles 🔥 :fire: Fire 🚀 :rocket: Rocket 👍 :+1: Thumbs up 👎 :-1: Thumbs down 💯 :100: 100 points 🔗 :link: Link 🔍 :mag: Magnifying glass 💡 :bulb: Light bulb 💬 :speech_balloon: Speech balloon 👀 :eyes: Eyes
Faces
Emoji GitHub Markup Description 😄 🙂 Grinning face with smiling eyes 😆 :laughing: Grinning squinting face 😂 :joy: Face with tears of joy 😊 :blush: Smiling face with smiling eyes 😍 :heart_eyes: Smiling face with heart-eyes 🤩 :star_struck: Star-struck 😘 :kissing_heart: Face blowing a kiss 😜 :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: Winking face with tongue 🤪 :zany_face: Zany face 🤔 :thinking: Thinking face 🙄 :face_with_rolling_eyes: Face with rolling eyes 😷 :mask: Face with medical mask 😎 :sunglasses: Smiling face with sunglasses 🤓 :nerd_face: Nerd face
Hand gestures
Emoji GitHub Markup Description 👋 :wave: Waving hand 👌 :ok_hand: OK hand sign ✋ :raised_hand: Raised hand 👍 :+1: Thumbs up 👎 :-1: Thumbs down 👊 :fist_oncoming: Oncoming fist ✊ :fist_raised: Raised fist 🤘 :metal: Sign of the horns 🤝 :handshake: Handshake 🙏 :pray: Folded hands
Food and Drinks
Emoji GitHub Markup Description 🍕 :pizza: Pizza 🍔 :hamburger: Hamburger 🍺 :beer: Beer mug 🍻 :beers: Clinking beer mugs 🍩 :doughnut: Doughnut 🍫 :chocolate_bar: Chocolate bar 🍪 :cookie: Cookie 🍣 :sushi: Sushi 🍔 :hamburger: Hamburger 🍟 :fries: French fries 🍦 :icecream: Soft ice cream 🍧 :shaved_ice: Shaved ice 🍨 :ice_cream: Ice cream 🍹 :cocktail: Cocktail glass 🍸 :cocktail: Cocktail glass ☕️ :coffee: Hot beverage 🍵 :tea: Teacup without handle
Travel and Places
Emoji GitHub Markup Description 🚗 :car: Automobile 🚕 :taxi: Taxi 🚀 :rocket: Rocket 🚂 :steam_locomotive: Steam locomotive 🏰 :european_castle: European castle 🏯 :japanese_castle: Japanese castle 🗽 :statue_of_liberty: Statue of Liberty 🌉 :bridge_at_night: Bridge at night 🏞️ :national_park: National park 🗺️ :world_map: World map 🌅 :sunrise: Sunrise 🌄 :sunrise_over_mountains: Sunrise over mountains 🏝️ :desert_island: Desert Island 🌊 :ocean: Water wave
Activities
Emoji GitHub Markup Description 🎨 :art: Artist palette 🎭 :performing_arts: Performing arts 🎤 :microphone: Microphone 🎸 :guitar: Guitar 🎲 :game_die: Game die 🏀 :basketball: Basketball ⚽️ :soccer: Soccer ball 🏓 :ping_pong: Ping pong 🏋️ :weight_lifting: Weight lifting 🚴 :bicyclist: Bicyclist 🎯 :dart: Direct hit 🎮 :video_game: Video game 🎬 :clapper: Clapper board 🎲 :game_die: Game die 🎳 :bowling: Bowling 🏊 :swimmer: Swimmer 🏃 :runner: Runner 🏌️ :golf: Golfer 🏋️♀️ :weight_lifting_woman: Weight lifting woman 🚣 :rowboat: Rowboat 🚴♂️ :man_biking: Man biking 🤼♂️ :men_wrestling: Men wrestling 🤸♀️ :woman_cartwheeling: Woman cartwheeling 🏋️♂️ :weight_lifting_man: Weight lifting man
Objects
Emoji GitHub Markup Description 💡 :bulb: Electric bulb 🔨 :hammer: Hammer 📐 :straight_ruler: Straight ruler 🔍 :mag: Magnifying glass 💻 :computer: Computer 📱 :iphone: Mobile phone 🎧 :headphones: Headphone 🔒 :lock: Closed lock with key 🗝️ :key: Key 🔓 :unlock: Open lock 📜 :scroll: Scroll 📄 :page_with_curl: Page with curl 📦 :package: Package 🛡️ :shield: Shield 🧰 :toolbox: Toolbox 🔧 :wrench: Wrench 🚪 :door: Door 🗄️ :file_cabinet: File cabinet 🧻 :toilet_paper: Toilet paper
Symbols
Emoji GitHub Markup Description ❤️ :heart: Red heart 💔 :broken_heart: Broken heart 💥 :boom: Collision symbol 🎉 :tada: Party popper 🚀 :rocket: Rocket 💡 :bulb: Electric bulb 👍 :+1: Thumbs up sign 👎 :-1: Thumbs down sign 🐛 :bug: Bug 🔥 :fire: Fire 🚨 :rotating_light: Police car light 💣 :bomb: Bomb 👀 :eyes: Eyes 💬 :speech_balloon: Speech balloon 🚀 :rocket: Rocket 🌈 :rainbow: Rainbow ✅ :white_check_mark: White heavy check mark ❎ :negative_squared_cross_mark: Negative squared cross mark 💯 :100: Hundred points symbol 🔗 :link: Link symbol 🔒 :lock: Closed lock with key 🔓 :unlock: Open lock 🔑 :key: Key 🔍 :mag: Magnifying glass 🌐 :globe_with_meridians: Globe with meridians 📢 :loudspeaker: Loudspeaker 🔈 :speaker: Speaker 🔇 :mute: Speaker with cancellation stroke 👥 :busts_in_silhouette: Busts in silhouette 👤 :bust_in_silhouette: Bust in silhouette 👥 :busts_in_silhouette: Busts in silhouette 💬 :speech_balloon: Speech balloon
Flags
Emoji GitHub Markup Description 🏳️ :white_flag: White flag 🏴 :black_flag: Black flag 🏁 :checkered_flag: Chequered flag 🚩 :triangular_flag_on_post: Triangular flag on post 🎌 :crossed_flags: Crossed flags
Regional Indicator Symbols
Emoji GitHub Markup Description 🇯🇵 :jp: Flag: Japan 🇰🇷 :kr: Flag: South Korea 🇨🇳 :cn: Flag: China 🇺🇸 :us: Flag: United States 🇫🇷 :fr: Flag: France 🇪🇸 :es: Flag: Spain 🇮🇹 :it: Flag: Italy 🇷🇺 :ru: Flag: Russia 🇬🇧 :gb: Flag: United Kingdom 🇩🇪 :de: Flag: Germany 🇦🇺 :au: Flag: Australia 🇦🇹 :at: Flag: Austria 🇧🇪 :be: Flag: Belgium 🇧🇷 :br: Flag: Brazil 🇨🇦 :ca: Flag: Canada 🇨🇱 :cl: Flag: Chile 🇨🇴 :co: Flag: Colombia 🇨🇿 :cz: Flag: Czech Republic 🇩🇰 :dk: Flag: Denmark 🇫🇮 :fi: Flag: Finland 🇬🇷 :gr: Flag: Greece 🇭🇰 :hk: Flag: Hong Kong SAR China 🇭🇺 :hu: Flag: Hungary 🇮🇪 :ie: Flag: Ireland 🇮🇳 :in: Flag: India 🇮🇩 :id: Flag: Indonesia 🇮🇱 :il: Flag: Israel 🇯🇴 :jo: Flag: Jordan 🇱🇧 :lebanon: Flag: Lebanon 🇲🇾 :my: Flag: Malaysia 🇲🇽 :mx: Flag: Mexico 🇳🇱 :nl: Flag: Netherlands 🇳🇿 :nz: Flag: New Zealand 🇳🇴 :no: Flag: Norway 🇵🇭 :ph: Flag: Philippines 🇵🇱 :pl: Flag: Poland 🇵🇹 :pt: Flag: Portugal 🇷🇴 :ro: Flag: Romania 🇸🇦 :saudi_arabia: Flag: Saudi Arabia 🇸🇬 :sg: Flag: Singapore 🇿🇦 :za: Flag: South Africa 🇸🇪 :se: Flag: Sweden 🇨🇭 :switzerland: Flag: Switzerland 🇹🇭 :th: Flag: Thailand 🇹🇷 :tr: Flag: Turkey 🇺🇦 :ua: Flag: Ukraine 🇺🇸 :us: Flag: United States 🇻🇳 :vn: Flag: Vietnam 🇿🇲 :zm: Flag: Zambia 🇿🇼 :zw: Flag: Zimbabwe
Hearts
Emoji GitHub Markup Description ❤️ :heart: Red heart 🧡 :orange_heart: Orange heart 💛 :yellow_heart: Yellow heart 💚 :green_heart: Green heart 💙 :blue_heart: Blue heart 💜 :purple_heart: Purple heart 🤎 :brown_heart: Brown heart 🖤 :black_heart: Black heart 🤍 :white_heart: White heart 💔 :broken_heart: Broken heart ❣️ :heart_exclamation: Heavy heart exclamation 💕 :two_hearts: Two hearts 💞 :revolving_hearts: Revolving hearts 💓 :heartbeat: Beating heart 💗 :heartpulse: Growing heart 💖 :sparkling_heart: Sparkling heart 💘 :cupid: Heart with arrow
Arrows
Emoji GitHub Markup Description ➡️ :arrow_right: Right arrow ⬅️ :arrow_left: Left arrow ⬆️ :arrow_up: Up arrow ⬇️ :arrow_down: Down arrow ↗️ :arrow_upper_right: Up-right arrow ↘️ :arrow_lower_right: Down-right arrow ↙️ :arrow_lower_left: Down-left arrow ↖️ :arrow_upper_left: Up-left arrow ↕️ :arrow_up_down: Up-down arrow ↔️ :left_right_arrow: Left-right arrow 🔄 :arrows_counterclockwise: Counterclockwise arrows button ↪️ :arrow_right_hook: Right arrow curving left ↩️ :leftwards_arrow_with_hook: Left arrow curving right ⤴️ :arrow_heading_up: Arrow pointing rightwards then curving upwards ⤵️ :arrow_heading_down: Arrow pointing rightwards then curving downwards 🔙 :back: Back arrow
Warning
Emoji GitHub Markup Description ⚠️ :warning: Warning 🚸 :children_crossing: Children crossing 🔞 :underage: No one under eighteen symbol 🚫 :no_entry_sign: No entry sign 🚭 :no_smoking: No smoking 🚯 :do_not_litter: Do not litter 🚳 :no_bicycles: No bicycles 🚷 :no_pedestrians: No pedestrians 📵 :no_mobile_phones: No mobile phones 🚱 :non-potable_water: Non-potable water
Anatomy
Emoji GitHub Markup Description 💪 :muscle: Flexed biceps 🦾 :mechanical_arm: Mechanical arm 🦿 :mechanical_leg: Mechanical leg 🦵 :leg: Leg 🦶 :foot: Foot 👂 :ear: Ear 🦻 :ear_with_hearing_aid: Ear with hearing aid 👃 :nose: Nose 🧠 :brain: Brain 🦷 :tooth: Tooth 🦴 :bone: Bone 👀 :eyes: Eyes 👁️ :eye: Eye 👅 :tongue: Tongue 👄 :lips: Mouth 💋 :kiss: Kiss mark 🫀 :anatomical_heart: Anatomical heart 🫁 :lungs: Lungs 🦷 :tooth: Tooth
Plants
Emoji GitHub Markup Description 🌵 :cactus: Cactus 🎋 :tanabata_tree: Tanabata tree 🎄 :christmas_tree: Christmas tree 🌲 :evergreen_tree: Evergreen tree 🌳 :deciduous_tree: Deciduous tree 🌴 :palm_tree: Palm tree 🌱 :seedling: Seedling 🌿 :herb: Herb ☘️ :shamrock: Shamrock 🍀 :four_leaf_clover: Four leaf clover 🍁 :maple_leaf: Maple leaf 🍂 :fallen_leaf: Fallen leaf 🍃 :leaves: Leaf fluttering in wind 🌷 :tulip: Tulip 🌹 :rose: Rose 🥀 :wilted_flower: Wilted flower 🌺 :hibiscus: Hibiscus 🌸 :cherry_blossom: Cherry blossom 💮 :white_flower: White flower 🏵️ :rosette: Rosette 🌻 :sunflower: Sunflower 🌼 :blossom: Blossom