OpenMoji is an open source project providing emojis for designers, developers, and everyone else.

Key Content and Scope

• Vast Collection: OpenMoji features 4292 Emojis designed so far across many categories.

• Standard Support: It carefully supports the Unicode Emoji standard, specifically version 16.0.

• Flags: The collection includes 270 Flags, ranging from Andorra to Zimbabwe and even Pirates.

• Special Categories: OpenMoji ships with various special interest categories beyond the standard Unicode set, including Special Interest Categories for Technologies and Design.

Design and Quality

• Handcrafted and Consistent: All emojis are handcrafted, having been carefully designed, tested, and reviewed over many iterations. They are consistent, following a single style guide so they fit perfectly together.

• Style Variants: The project supports a wide range of use cases by offering both colored and outlined (or Black) emojis.

• Skin Tones: OpenMoji supports the Fitzpatrick skin tones scale and multiple skin tone combinations.

Usage and Availability

• Free to Use: All emojis are free to use under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

• Available Formats: The service provides emojis in several formats:

  • SVG Color and SVG Black.

  • PNG Color in 72×72 and 618×618 sizes.

  • PNG Black in 72×72 and 618×618 sizes.

• Applications: An OpenMoji App for iOS is available, and they also offer proof-of-concept/Beta versions of OpenMoji Fonts, though these are not intended for production use.

• Origin: The project is the effort of 80+ students and 2 professors of the HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd, along with many external contributors.