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WhatMoji is a web tool that helps users understand emoji meanings. Users can enter text containing emojis, and the tool translates them into plain language explanations. The service is designed for anyone confused by… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I couldn't figure out what an Emoji meant, so I made WhatMoji.com launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   WhatMoji▲133

   A dictionary for (all those confusing) emojis 😯 👾 🙇

   2016 · whatmoji.com · its alternatives →

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   linkmoji▲456

   The emoji URL shortener (🍕💩.ws)

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Wemoji▲93

   Animated emojis for all skin tones 💯

   2018 · getwemoji.com · its alternatives →

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   Slackmoji▲257

   🕵🏻 Browse, search + install Slack emojis in just one click!

   2017 · slackmoji.com · its alternatives →

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   Twemoji▲306

   Twitter’s open source emoji featuring 2,841 emojis for free

   2018 · twemoji.twitter.com · its alternatives →

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   OpenMoji▲143

   Open-source emojis

   2018 · openmoji.org · its alternatives →

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   Emoji CSS▲322

   Add Emoji's to your website

   2016 · emoji-css.afeld.me · its alternatives →

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   Emoji to Scale▲713

   Your favorite emojis. To scale (more or less).

   2021 · javier.xyz · its alternatives →

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   Twemoji 12.0▲329

   Twitter’s open source emoji featuring 3,071 emojis for free

   2019 · twemoji.twitter.com · its alternatives →

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    Decodemoji▲81

    Facebook bot that translates Emojis to English 🤖🐣📲🔤

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

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    Linkmoji v2▲193

    Convert links into custom emoji 🍼💕🐫

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Macmoji▲225

    Slack-style emoji for your mac! :smile:

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Webmoji▲137

    Explore thousands of emojis for free

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Learnji▲181

    Learn a new language using emoji 😊

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    OpenMoji 12.0▲114

    Open source Unicode-compliant Emojis for everyone

    2019 · openmoji.org · its alternatives →

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    Emoj▲165

    Find relevant emojis from text on the command-line

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Justmoji▲72

    Emojis for Beliebers 👱🏼

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Wordmoji▲71

    Guess movies, TV shows and books by clues from given emojis

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Emojicode▲213

    An emoji based programming language

    2016 · emojicode.org · its alternatives →

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    Pricemoji▲141

    An API for pricing products with Emojis

    2016 · pricemoji.com · its alternatives →

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    🐝 Bee Moji▲81

    A tool that autosuggests emojis as you type 🚀🎈🎊🎉

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    OJI▲90

    (◕‿◕) Interactive text emoji maker!

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    EmojWE▲70

    A tool to create emojis that incorporate all skin tones.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Bromoji▲91

    Emoji for Bros, by Bros.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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