Shortcodes
Most chat platforms let you type an emoji as :colon_syntax: rather than inserting the character. The codes differ between them — 12,426 in total across 4 providers.
- Discord5,447 codes · 3,631 emojiTyped in messages and used for reactions across servers.
- CLDR3,304 codes · 3,304 emojiUnicode's own short names, the basis most other providers derive from.
- Slack1,895 codes · 1,837 emojiTyped in messages, and used for reactions and custom statuses.
- GitHub1,780 codes · 1,738 emojiTyped in issues, pull requests, comments and commit messages.
Frequently asked questions
- What is an emoji shortcode?
- A shortcode is the :colon_wrapped: name an app expands into an emoji as you type. They are conventions owned by each app rather than part of Unicode, so the same emoji can have a different shortcode on each one.
- How many emoji shortcodes are there?
- This catalogue holds 12,426 shortcodes from Discord, CLDR, Slack and GitHub.