Emoji Annotation

Design & Typography

Short keywords and descriptions associated with each emoji for search, text-to-speech, and accessibility purposes.

Emoji annotations are metadata provided by CLDR (Common Locale Data Repository) for each emoji. They include:

- **Short name**: The primary display name (e.g., "grinning face" for 😀)
- **Keywords**: Search terms (e.g., "face", "grin", "happy" for 😀)
- **Text-to-speech name**: What screen readers should say

Annotations are localized — each supported language has its own set. This is how emoji keyboards can show emoji when you type words like "happy" or "pizza" in any language.

EmojiFYI uses CLDR annotations for its multilingual search functionality and keyword metadata.

Related Terms

CLDR (CLDR) CLDR (CLDR)
The Common Locale Data Repository, a Unicode project providing locale-specific data including emoji names and search keywords in 100+ languages. Emoji Accessibility Emoji Accessibility
Making emoji usable for people with disabilities, including screen reader descriptions, accessible designs, and representation emoji. Unicode Consortium Unicode Consortium
The non-profit organization that develops and maintains the Unicode Standard, including the process for adding new emoji.

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