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Emoji Counter

Count the emoji in any text, caption or chat. The emoji counter finds every emoji, including skin tones, flags and combined emoji like 👨‍👩‍👧, counts each one once, and lists them with their code points and length, so you know exactly how much space they take up.

  • Skin tones and flags
  • Code points and length
  • Remove all emoji
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Every emoji you used

Each different emoji with its count, its Unicode code points and how many UTF-16 units it takes up, which is what some character limits count.

Your emoji appear here.

How to count emoji in text

Counting emoji takes a few seconds with the emoji counter.

  1. Paste your text

    An Instagram caption, a tweet, a WhatsApp message or a whole chat export. The count updates as you type.

  2. Read the totals

    Total emoji, different emoji, emoji with skin tones, combined emoji, flags and the characters left without emoji.

  3. Check or remove them

    Every emoji is listed with its count, code points and length. Copy them, or press “Remove all emoji” to strip them from your text.

Example

The sample has 8 emoji, 7 of them different: 😊 appears twice. 👍🏽 and 👨‍👩‍👧 each count as one emoji, though they’re built from 2 and 5 code points.

Count emoji in a sample

Why one emoji can be several characters

Many emoji are built from several Unicode code points. The emoji counter shows them as one, the way you see them, but apps that count code points or UTF-16 units see more.

EmojiWhat it’s made ofCode pointsUTF-16 units
😀One code point12
❤️Heart + emoji style selector22
👍🏽Thumbs up + skin tone24
🇵🇰Two regional-indicator letters (P + K)24
1️⃣Digit + style selector + keycap33
👨‍👩‍👧Man + woman + girl joined by zero-width joiners58
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Black flag + tag letters (Scotland)714

How platforms count emoji

Different apps count emoji differently, which is why a caption that fits in one app can be too long in another:

  • X (Twitter) counts every emoji as 2 characters, however many code points it’s built from. The Twitter Character Counter applies this rule for you.
  • Apps that count UTF-16 units, as many programming languages do by default, count 😀 as 2 and 👨‍👩‍👧 as 8.
  • Apps that count what you see count every emoji as 1.

The UTF-16 units column in the emoji list shows the worst case for each emoji, so you can see which ones are “expensive”.

How many emoji are there?

The Unicode Consortium’s emoji charts list 3,972 emoji in Emoji 18.0, counting every skin-tone variation, flag and combined emoji as its own entry. New emoji are added most years, and phones show them once their system fonts are updated, so a new emoji can look like a box on an older device.

Some symbols, such as ❤ and ☺, exist in two styles: plain text and colourful emoji. The emoji counter counts them as emoji when they have the emoji style marker or are shown as emoji by default, and reports the plain-text versions separately as “text-style symbols”.

What the emoji counter shows

The details you need to keep emoji within a character limit.

  • 😀

    Emoji count

    Every emoji counted once, the way it appears on screen.

  • 👍🏽

    Skin tones and combined emoji

    How many emoji use a skin tone or join several emoji into one.

  • 🇵🇰

    Flags

    Country flags and regional flags such as England and Scotland.

  • ×2

    Weight on X

    How many characters your emoji use up on X, at 2 each.

Emoji counter FAQ

How do I count emoji in a text?

Paste the text into the emoji counter. The total appears at once, with a list of every emoji and how often it appears.

Does an emoji with a skin tone count as one?

Yes. 👍🏽 is a thumbs up plus a skin-tone modifier, but the emoji counter counts it as one emoji, as you see it.

How many characters is an emoji?

It depends on who’s counting. As you see it, one. On X, 2. In UTF-16, which many apps use, from 2 to 14 units; the list shows the length of each emoji.

Why do some emoji show as boxes?

The device doesn’t have that emoji in its fonts yet, usually because it was added in a newer Unicode version than the device supports.

Can I remove all emoji from my text?

Yes. Press “Remove all emoji”. The emoji are removed, extra spaces left behind are tidied, and Undo brings them back if needed.

Does it count ❤ and ☺ as emoji?

When they carry the emoji style (❤️, ☺️), yes. Plain-text versions without the style marker are counted separately as text-style symbols.

How many emoji are there in total?

3,972 in Emoji 18.0, according to the Unicode Consortium, counting every skin tone and flag as its own emoji.

Is my text uploaded?

No. The emoji are counted in your browser and nothing leaves your device.

Sources and references

  1. Emoji counts, Unicode Consortium
  2. Counting characters, X Developer Platform
  3. Unicode Text Segmentation (UAX #29), Unicode Consortium

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