Frequently asked questions
How do I copy and paste emoji?
Type a word in the search bar and tap whichever emoji you want. It copies straight to your clipboard, so you can drop it into iMessage, WhatsApp, Instagram, Slack or your email. There's a little hand button if you want to set a skin tone, and it'll remember that for next time.
How does the text to emoji translator work?
Type out a sentence and watch it turn into emoji in the translator. Emoji mode swaps words that have an obvious match. Cipher goes all the way and turns every letter into an emoji so the message is properly hidden, and only MojiGrab can read it back.
Where can I find what an emoji means?
Every emoji has its own page with what it means, how people use it in texts, every skin tone to copy, and a cipher to decipher. Browse them all in emoji definitions, see the newest on latest emojis, or just tap any emoji in the app to copy it.
What is the Puzzle game?
Puzzles are little emoji riddles we make for you, no friend needed. Each one is a famous phrase, film, song or saying hidden in a few emoji. You guess word by word, with a category to point you the right way and a hint if you get stuck.
Stuck? Tap 💡 Hint to reveal a letter. When the hints run out, MojiGrab shows the answer and where it comes from. (That clue above is 🍯 honey + 🌙 moon.)
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Open 🧩 Puzzle
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Read the emoji clue
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Guess word by word
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Crack it, see the story
How do I decode an emoji message?
Paste the emoji into the search bar and MojiGrab reads it straight back as text. Anything made with Cipher comes back word for word.
Will the emojis work in other apps?
Yep. Every emoji here is standard Unicode, so it copies and pastes cleanly wherever you send it. The picture might look a little different from one phone or app to the next, but it always means the same thing.
Does MojiGrab save what I type?
No. MojiGrab has no server and no account, so nothing you type is ever sent anywhere or saved by us. It all runs right in your browser. The only things kept are your skin-tone choice and recently used emoji, and those stay on your own device. Our emoji info pages show a small ad from Google, which may use cookies with your consent where the law requires it. The translator and decoder stay ad free.
Is MojiGrab free?
Completely free, with no account and no catch. MojiGrab is a personal side project, mostly an excuse for me to learn how to build and ship a web app, so there's nothing to sell you. Just open it in any browser on your phone, tablet or computer and start tapping.