How to Find the Unicode Code Point for Any Emoji

What Is a UnicodeUnicode
Universal character encoding standard that assigns a unique number to every character across all writing systems and symbol sets, including emoji. Code PointCode Point
A unique numerical value assigned to each character in the Unicode standard, written in the format U+XXXX (e.g., U+1F600 for 😀).?

Every emojiEmoji
A Japanese word (絵文字) meaning 'picture character' — small graphical symbols used in digital communication to express ideas, emotions, and objects. is a character in the Unicode standardUnicode Standard
The complete character encoding system maintained by the Unicode Consortium, defining characters, properties, algorithms, and encoding forms., and every Unicode character has a unique identifier called a code point — a number written in hexadecimal with the prefix U+. For example:

• 🔥 is U+1F525 (FIRE)
• ❤️ is U+2764 U+FE0F (HEAVY BLACK HEART + VARIATION SELECTOR-16)
• 👩‍💻 is U+1F469 U+200D U+1F4BB (WOMAN + ZWJ + LAPTOP)

Knowing an emoji's code point lets you use it in HTML entities (🔥), in programming languages (\u{1F525} in JavaScript, "\U0001F525" in Python), and helps you understand how multi-component emoji are structured.

This guide shows every method for finding the code point of any emoji.

Method 1: EmojiFYI (Fastest)

EmojiFYI displays every emoji's Unicode code point directly on its detail page.

1. Go to emojifyi.com and search for the emoji by name (e.g., "fire", "heart", "thumbs up")
2. Click the emoji to open its detail page
3. The code point(s) are listed in the Unicode section — for example: U+1F525
4. For complex sequences, all component code points are listed in order

You can also use EmojiFYI's Sequence Analyzer to paste any emoji and instantly see a breakdown of every code point in the sequence, including ZWJ characters, variation selectors, and skin tone modifiers.

Method 2: Browser Developer Tools

Any modern browser's developer console can extract code points from an emoji you paste in.

In Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari

1. Open DevTools (F12 or Ctrl + Shift + I / Command + Option + I)
2. Go to the Console tab
3. Paste this JavaScript and replace the emoji:

// Get all code points for an emoji
function getCodePoints(emoji) {
  return [...emoji].map(char =>
    "U+" + char.codePointAt(0).toString(16).toUpperCase().padStart(4, "0")
  ).join(" ")
}

getCodePoints("🔥")   // "U+1F525"
getCodePoints("❤️")   // "U+2764 U+FE0F"
getCodePoints("👩‍💻")  // "U+1F469 U+200D U+1F4BB"
getCodePoints("👍🏽")  // "U+1F44D U+1F3FD"

This handles the spread-based iteration which correctly separates surrogate pairs into their actual code points.

Using codePointAt Directly

const emoji = "🔥"
console.log(emoji.codePointAt(0).toString(16).toUpperCase())  // "1F525"
console.log("U+" + emoji.codePointAt(0).toString(16).toUpperCase())  // "U+1F525"

Method 3: Python

Python makes emoji code point inspection straightforward:

def get_code_points(emoji: str) -> list[str]:
    return [f"U+{ord(char):04X}" for char in emoji]

# Examples
print(get_code_points("🔥"))    # ['U+1F525']
print(get_code_points("❤️"))    # ['U+2764', 'U+FE0F']
print(get_code_points("👩‍💻"))  # ['U+1F469', 'U+200D', 'U+1F4BB']
print(get_code_points("👍🏽"))   # ['U+1F44D', 'U+1F3FD']

Getting the Official Unicode Name

Python's unicodedata module can retrieve the official Unicode character name:

import unicodedata

def emoji_info(emoji: str) -> None:
    for char in emoji:
        code_point = f"U+{ord(char):04X}"
        try:
            name = unicodedata.name(char)
        except ValueError:
            name = "(no name — control/invisible character)"
        print(f"{code_point}: {name}")

emoji_info("🔥")
# U+1F525: FIRE

emoji_info("👩‍💻")
# U+1F469: WOMAN
# U+200D: ZERO WIDTH JOINERZero Width Joiner (ZWJ)
An invisible Unicode character (U+200D) used to join multiple emoji into a single composite emoji, such as combining people and objects into profession emoji.
# U+1F4BB: PERSONAL COMPUTER

emoji_info("👍🏽")
# U+1F44D: THUMBS UP SIGN
# U+1F3FD: EMOJI MODIFIER FITZPATRICK TYPE-4

Method 4: The Unicode Character Database

The Unicode ConsortiumUnicode Consortium
The non-profit organization that develops and maintains the Unicode Standard, including the process for adding new emoji. maintains the authoritative source for all emoji data.

emoji-test.txtemoji-test.txt
The official Unicode file listing all emoji sequences with their qualification status, code points, and CLDR short names.

The file emoji-test.txt lists all standard emoji with their code points:

https://unicode.org/Public/emoji/latest/emoji-test.txt

Open this file and search for your emoji's name. Each line looks like:

1F525         ; fully-qualified     # 🔥 E1.0 fire
1F469 200D 1F4BB ; fully-qualified  # 👩‍💻 E4.0 woman technologist
1F44D 1F3FD   ; fully-qualified     # 👍🏽 E1.0 thumbs up: medium skin tone

The code points are listed in the first column, separated by spaces for multi-codepoint sequences.

Unicode Character Search

The Unicode Consortium also provides a web-based character search at:

https://www.unicode.org/cgi-bin/GetUnihanData.pl

And the broader character database at:

https://unicode.org/charts/

Method 5: macOS Character Viewer

On macOS, the built-in Character Viewer shows code points directly:

1. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer
2. Click the emoji you want
3. Click the info icon (ⓘ) at the top right of the viewer
4. Expand the detail view — it shows the Unicode name and code point

For multi-codepoint sequences like ZWJ families, the Character Viewer may only show the base character's code point. Use the Sequence Analyzer or Python for complete multi-codepoint sequences.

Method 6: Windows Character Map

On Windows, the Character Map app (charmap.exe) shows code points:

1. Press Windows + R, type charmap, press Enter
2. Set the font to Segoe UI Emoji
3. Find your emoji
4. The status bar at the bottom shows the Unicode code point when you click an emoji

For the Windows emoji picker (Windows + .), hovering over an emoji shows its name, but not the code point — use the browser console method for that.

Method 7: Linux unicode Command

On Linux, the unicode command-line tool looks up code points by character or name:

# Install on Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt install unicode

# Look up by pasting the emoji character
unicode 🔥

# Output:
# U+1F525 FIRE
# UTF-8UTF-8
A variable-width Unicode encoding that uses 1 to 4 bytes per character, dominant on the web (used by 98%+ of websites).: f0 9f 94 a5  UTF-16BE: d83d dd25  Decimal: 🔥
# 🔥

Understanding What the Code Points Mean

Single Code Point Emojis

Most basic emojis are a single code point:

🔥 = U+1F525
😀 = U+1F600
🐍 = U+1F40D

Variation Selectors

Many emojis that look like symbols have two code points — the base character and a variation selectorVariation Selector (VS)
Unicode characters (VS-15 U+FE0E and VS-16 U+FE0F) that modify whether a character renders in text (monochrome) or emoji (colorful) presentation. that forces emoji (color) rendering:

❤️ = U+2764 (HEAVY BLACK HEART) + U+FE0F (VARIATION SELECTOR-16)
☎️ = U+260E (BLACK TELEPHONE)   + U+FE0F
✈️ = U+2708 (AIRPLANE)          + U+FE0F

Without U+FE0F, these characters may render as monochrome text symbols. The variation selector ensures they display as color emojiColor Emoji
Full-color emoji rendered using bitmap images or color vector graphics, as opposed to monochrome text-style rendering..

Skin Tone Modifiers

Skin tone modifiers (Fitzpatrick scale) are appended to a base emoji:

👍     = U+1F44D (base thumbs up)
👍🏻   = U+1F44D + U+1F3FB (light skin tone)
👍🏼   = U+1F44D + U+1F3FC (medium-light skin tone)
👍🏽   = U+1F44D + U+1F3FD (medium skin tone)
👍🏾   = U+1F44D + U+1F3FE (medium-dark skin tone)
👍🏿   = U+1F44D + U+1F3FF (dark skin tone)

ZWJ Sequences

Zero Width Joiner (U+200D) joins multiple emojis into a single composed glyph:

👩‍💻 = U+1F469 (WOMAN) + U+200D (ZWJ) + U+1F4BB (LAPTOP)
❤️‍🔥 = U+2764 + U+FE0F + U+200D (ZWJ) + U+1F525 (FIRE)
🏳️‍🌈 = U+1F3F3 + U+FE0F + U+200D (ZWJ) + U+1F308 (RAINBOW)

Quick Reference: Methods by Use Case

Explore More on EmojiFYI

• Use the Sequence Analyzer to paste any emoji and see all its code points instantly
• Browse emojis by category and copy their characters with the Emoji Keyboard
• Learn about variation selectors, ZWJ, and skin tone modifiers in the Glossary
• Search for any emoji by name or code point at EmojiFYI Search