Legal
Artwork licensing
Emoji data and emoji artwork are two different things with two different licences. This page states plainly what this site hosts and what it does not.
Emoji data
Names, codepoints, categories, version history and keyword annotations come from the Unicode Character Database and Unicode CLDR, © Unicode, Inc., used under the Unicode Terms of Use. This data is freely redistributable and is served in full through the public API.
Artwork we host
These sets carry licences that permit redistribution. Their artwork is stored, converted and served from this site's CDN, with attribution.
- GoogleSIL Open Font License 1.1 (Noto Color Emoji)Google LLC
- Microsoft 3D FluentMIT (Fluent Emoji)Microsoft Corporation
- Twitter / XCC-BY 4.0 (Twemoji artwork)X Corp. (Twemoji, originally Twitter)
- OpenMojiCC BY-SA 4.0HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd
- Noto EmojiSIL Open Font License 1.1 / Apache 2.0Google Fonts
- Noto Animated EmojiCC BY 4.0 (Noto Animated Emoji)Google Fonts
- SerenityOSBSD 2-ClauseSerenityOS contributors
- CatrinitySIL Open Font License 1.1Catrinity Font Project
- MozillaApache 2.0 (FxEmojis)Mozilla Foundation
Artwork we do not host
These sets are proprietary. This site does not store or redistribute their images. Where a rendering is shown for one of these platforms, it is drawn by your own device using its installed emoji font — which on that vendor's own hardware is the authentic rendering anyway.
- AppleProprietary — Apple Color Emoji, all rights reservedApple Inc.
- SamsungProprietary — all rights reservedSamsung Electronics
- MicrosoftMixed — Segoe UI Emoji proprietary, Fluent Emoji MITMicrosoft Corporation
- Microsoft TeamsProprietary — all rights reservedMicrosoft Corporation
- WhatsAppProprietary — all rights reservedWhatsApp LLC (Meta)
- FacebookProprietary — all rights reservedMeta Platforms, Inc.
- MessengerProprietary — all rights reservedMeta Platforms, Inc.
- Twitter Emoji StickersProprietary — not covered by the Twemoji CC-BY grantX Corp.
- JoyPixelsFree tier with attribution — commercial use requires a licenseJoyPixels, Inc.
- JoyPixels AnimationsFree tier with attribution — commercial use requires a licenseJoyPixels, Inc.
- Toss FaceProprietary — all rights reservedViva Republica (Toss)
- emojidexProprietary — freemium, commercial use requires a planemojidex
- HuaweiProprietary — all rights reservedHuawei Technologies
- LGProprietary — all rights reservedLG Electronics
- SonyProprietary — all rights reservedSony Group Corporation
- HTCProprietary — all rights reservedHTC Corporation
- SharpProprietary — all rights reservedSharp Corporation
- NECProprietary — all rights reservedNEC Corporation
- TelegramProprietary — all rights reservedTelegram FZ-LLC
- Icons8Proprietary — link-attribution or paid licence requiredIcons8 LLC
- SkypeProprietary — all rights reservedMicrosoft Corporation
- DiscordProprietary — all rights reservedDiscord Inc.
- au by KDDIProprietary — all rights reservedKDDI Corporation
- DoCoMoProprietary — all rights reservedNTT DoCoMo
- SoftBankProprietary — all rights reservedSoftBank Corp.
- EmojipediaProprietary — Emojipedia sample images, all rights reservedEmojipedia (Zedge)
Running your own instance
The asset pipeline is licence-aware rather than licence-blind: proprietary platforms are skipped by the automated importer unless an operator explicitly enables them via the ASSET_PLATFORMS setting, which is the deliberate act of asserting you hold the necessary rights. Artwork you are licensed to host can also be supplied directly through the admin uploader.