There are 1902 emojis, excluding variations, in 10 categories and 100 subcategories.

1 😀

Smileys & Emotion

168 emojis

2 🧑‍🚀

People & Body

385 emojis

3 🦳

Component

4 emojis

4 🐘

Animals & Nature

153 emojis

5 🍟

Food & Drink

135 emojis

6 🛵

Travel & Places

218 emojis

7 🏀

Activities

85 emojis

8 🔑

Objects

262 emojis

9 ♻️

Symbols

223 emojis

10 🏁

Flags

269 emojis

Emoji categories are defined in the emoji specification written by the Unicode consortium. The consortium continues to update the specification with new emojis and new categories may be added over time.

Each category contains a number of subcategories, which group emojis by a specific sub-theme or topic. For example, the People & Body category contains subcategories for Faces, Hand Gestures and Clothing.

Categories are often used on emoji keyboards on mobile or desktop devices to group emoji for selection easy browsing and selection. These interfaces are important given the large number of emoji that exist today.

Categories group emoji by theme such as people, travel or food. Popular categories include Smileys & Emotion and Animals & Nature.

Emoji categories are used to help users find emojis quickly and easily. Beyond the emoji specification, we also tag emoji to make it even easier to find the emoji you are looking for. We tag emoji for greater precision than categories, for example specific emotions, common facial expressions or emoji related to a specific country or culture.

Browsing emoji categories is a great way to discover new emojis and find the perfect emoji for your message.

Calendar events are another great way to find emojis for different seasons and holidays, such as Christmas, Halloween or Valentine's Day.