268 emoji for everyday objects — the everyday things, from phones to umbrellas. Tap any character to copy it, or search the whole category by name.
The grid below holds every standard emoji in this category. Click one to copy it to your clipboard; use the search box above if you already know the name.
Objects is the widest category in the set — phones, laptops, cameras, books, keys, tools, clothing, bags, clocks and the small objects that fill a day.
The lightbulb means an idea, the fire means something is hot or excellent, the hourglass means a deadline, and the shopping trolley means spending. In this category the emoji are used as shorthand far more often than literally.
Unicode gives every emoji an English name. Knowing the name is useful, because it is what the search box matches and what other people use when they describe an emoji to you.
| Emoji | Official name | Usually means |
|---|---|---|
| 👓 | glasses | glasses |
| 🕶️ | sunglasses | sunglasses |
| 🥽 | goggles | goggles |
| 🥼 | lab coat | lab coat |
| 🦺 | safety vest | safety vest |
| 👔 | necktie | necktie |
| 👕 | t-shirt | t-shirt |
| 👖 | jeans | jeans |
| 🧣 | scarf | scarf |
| 🧤 | gloves | gloves |
| 🧥 | coat | coat |
| 🧦 | socks | socks |
| 👗 | dress | dress |
| 👘 | kimono | kimono |
| 🥻 | sari | sari |
| 🩱 | one-piece swimsuit | one-piece swimsuit |
| 🩲 | briefs | briefs |
| 🩳 | shorts | shorts |
| 👙 | bikini | bikini |
| 👚 | woman’s clothes | woman’s clothes |
| 🪭 | folding hand fan | folding hand fan |
| 👛 | purse | purse |
| 👜 | handbag | handbag |
| 👝 | clutch bag | clutch bag |
| 🛍️ | shopping bags | shopping bags |
| 🎒 | backpack | backpack |
Every character on this page is a button, and the steps are identical on a phone, a tablet and a desktop:
Nothing is installed and nothing is uploaded. These are standard Unicode characters, so the device you are already holding knows how to draw them.
Ordinary text is safe everywhere. The problems start with two groups: characters that need a font the receiving device may not ship with, and applications that deliberately filter what you can type.
| Place | Works? | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| Instagram, TikTok, X bio and captions | Yes | Symbols and emoji both display; a handful of rare glyphs may render as a box on older Android versions |
| Discord display name and messages | Yes | Almost everything works, including the rarer box-drawing characters |
| WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal | Yes | Full support for emoji and symbols |
| Word, Google Docs, Excel, Sheets | Yes | Fine on a desktop; fonts on older Office installs may miss the newest glyphs |
| Most online games (usernames) | Sometimes | Many titles strip anything outside their font. Test with one symbol first |
| SMS | Yes, but | An emoji can push a message into a longer billing segment |
The practical rule: if you are decorating a bio or a document, paste freely. If you are building a username that has to survive a game login screen, start with one character, confirm it appears, then add the rest.