Full List of Emojis and Their Meaning for Every Situation

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In 2025, it has become increasingly difficult for people to express themselves online without emoji.

Well, using an emoji is a much faster and easier way to convey your feelings when you’re lost for words, and these days, our vocabulary is almost inadequate enough to express how we feel about things and people.

However, when I read posts or chats involving the use of emojis these days, I realize how often people use them wrongly.

If we can’t find the right words, we can at least try to use the right smileys so that our messages will be interpreted as intended.

In this article, we have put together all the existing emojis and those that will be introduced.

Categorization of Emojis

Emojis presently fall into seven categories, and here they are:

Face Emoji Meanings
Hand Gestures and Leg Emoji Meanings
Phases of Moon
The Astrological Sign Emojis
Meanings of Religious Symbols
Animal Emojis
Flags of Countries, Territories, Islands, and More

Meaning of currently available Emojis

Yawning Face 🥱

A yellow face with both eyes closed, mouth wide open, and covered by a hand. This emoji is best used to show that you feel sleepy or bored with a conversation.

Slightly smiling face 🙂

This involves a smile with a mouth wide open and chubby cheeks, the right emoji to describe a happy state.

Cheerful 😀

When you have too much joy to contain and want to spread it, this emoji is the perfect way to express it.

Laughing With Tears 😂

Perfect to describe times of uncontrollable laughter that cause your stomach to hurt and cause tears to well up in your eyes.

Also called:

Laughing
Laughing Crying
Laughing Tears
LOL

Rolling on the Floor Laughing 🤣

When something is funny enough to make you lose your balance, it also works as a one-liner or prank that went as planned.

Smiling With Big Eyes 😃

This emoji describes being accepting and grateful.

Big Grin 😀

Watching something so funny, but you have to hold the laughter in. Here’s a better alternative. It can also be used as an emoji for mockery.

Sweaty Laugh 😅

Laughing too hard that it is better to sweat than give up. It is also used as an exercise emoji.

Grinning With Eyes Closed 😆

It is ok to accompany dark humor with a “grinning with closed eyes emoji” so that such friends do not feel offended.

Winkey-Wink 😉

This is a sexy emoji for your better half or mutual crush. It should not be sent to a stranger.

Content Face 🙂

Best for when you feel happy and satisfied.

Goofy/Savoring Delicious Food 😋

Great for food uploads or innocent mischief

Cool 😎

This is an emoji that is best used with a good dose of narcissism.

Heart Eyes 😍

When you’re in love with something

Blow a Kiss 😘

This is the best to show your admiration and gratitude

Smiling in Love 🥰

It could be sent to your romantic partner whom you love deeply. It can also be used for cute stuff like babies.

Duck/Kissing Face 😗

This versatile emoji is an innocent pout to initiate a kiss or even a whistle.

Kissing With Smiling Eyes 😙

While this emoji can be used to peck someone’s cheeks, it can also be paired with gushing air, like a sigh of relief. It’s good for whistling with glee.

Kiss of Love 😘

Usually believed to be more intimate than the other two, this emoji is great for a “Good Morning” text to your love.

Blush 😳

Don’t you want that compliment to sink in too easily? You can express it with a blush! It can also mean embarrassment, disbelief, excitement, and flattery.

Controlled Smiling 😑

This emoji should help make your sarcasm game slicker.

Hugging Face 🤗

For hugs

Starry Eyes 🤩

To show amazement or compliment.

Intrigued 🤔

Being lost in thought or just pretending.

Suspicious 🤨

Describes a feeling of doubt, distrust, or skepticism.

P-p-p-poker Face 😐

Feeling lame over a mistake or mild irritation

Loathing 🤮

This emoji fits fine when you’re disgusted, vomiting, feeling done, or have no words to describe your irritation.

Awkwardness 😶

When a conversation becomes awkward

Rolling eyes 🙄

Disapproval or boredom.

Smirk 😏

Wonderful for boasting about mischief.

Tortured 😔

Distress and torment

Astonishment 😲

Stunned by an event or act

Zip It 🤐

Promising to keep your mouth shut or telling a friend to do the same.

Drowsiness 🥴

Exhaustion and sleepiness.

Sleepy 😪

Instead of saying, “I feel sleepy,” use the emoji.

Bliss 😌

This expression describes a calm state, elated but not drowned by happiness.

Goofy 🤪

Great for when you want to come off as funny

Tongue-Out Laugh 😛

Perfect to complement terrible, poor, or gross jokes.

Drooling 🤤

If good food is your drug, you will be a regular user of this one.

Unimpressed 😒

If you’re not impressed or engrossed in the feeling of “meh.”

Depressed 😔

Mood swings and moments.

Sad 😔

When the blues come, happiness seems like a planet away

Confused 😕

Puzzled when things don’t add up, perfect for “I just don’t get it moments.”

Smiling Upside-Down 🙃

This makes sarcasm more bitter and difficult to perceive in a few situations.

Money 🤑

This is a personal fav. Perfect for money in your eyes moments.

Awestruck 😲

To be used for those moments of unpleasant or bewildering surprises.

Frowning Face With Open Mouth 😦

When you’re too disappointed, unsatisfied, and grieved simultaneously.

Uneasy 😣

Downcast and upset enough to strain your facial muscles

Aching 🤕

In serious pains

Worried 😟

When you imagine the worst possibilities.

Furious 😠

When you want to punch someone but would rather not

Crying 😢

Feeling helpless or hurt

Crying Out Loud 😭

If you can’t stop the sadness streaming out of your eyes

Alarmed 😧

Shocked or startled

Shocked 😲

Obviously surprised

Frightened 😨

Scared of Demoralized

Mind=Blown 🤯

When you read or hear something that catapulted you past the metaphysical realms of reality

Horrified 😖

Scared

Dizzy 😵

Grumpy 😒

If you can’t stop feeling that everyone around you is stupid

Swearing 🤬

Trying hard not to cuss

Sick/Unhealthy 🤢

Really sick

Feverish 🤒

Down with a fever

Nauseated 🤢

Feeling nauseated on a flight or from an illness

Vomiting 🤮

Disgusted, sick

Sneezing 🤧

Having the flu, emotional

Sleeping Face 😴

Snooze time

Face with Medical Mask 😷

Great for COVID-19, stay safe

Hot Face 🥵
Cold Face 🥶
Woozy Face 🥴

The ones below are self-explanatory

🤠 Cowboy Hat Face
🥳 Partying Face
🤓 Nerd Face
🧐 Face with Monocle
😕 Confused Face
😟 Worried Face
😯 Hushed Face
🥱 Yawning Face