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Pie Chart of Basic Emoji Categories on Unicode
Last reviewed on 2026-05-22.
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The Unicode standard defines emoji across several broad categories. Smileys and people make up the largest single category by character count.
The data
- Smileys & People — 770 emoji
- Symbols — 290 emoji
- Activities — 90 emoji
- Animals & Nature — 130 emoji
- Food & Drink — 130 emoji
- Travel & Places — 270 emoji
- Objects — 280 emoji
- Flags — 270 emoji
Source
Unicode Consortium emoji list (Unicode 15).
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