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OpenMoji — editable emojis for design and product UI

Browse OpenMoji for editable emojis and emoji symbols—thousands of SVG/PNG glyphs under CC BY-SA 4.0, with color, outline, skin tones, and flags.

  • Editable Emojis
  • Emoji Symbols
  • Open Source Emoji
  • SVG Emoji
Publisher
HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd
Type
Open-Source Editable Emoji Set
Pricing
Free
Reviewed
21 August 2026
OpenMoji samples page showing editable emoji symbols arranged as a Switzerland icon map
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Quick verdict

Use when
You need editable emojis as SVG or PNG—vector assets you can recolor, resize, and ship with attribution under CC BY-SA 4.0—especially when system emoji look inconsistent across platforms.
Skip when
You need a UI icon set (not emoji), a multi-library icon browser, webfont-only delivery, or a license without share-alike obligations.
Try instead

Browse Lucide, multi-set search, Heroicons, and free icon directories on Uwarp when emoji glyphs are not the job.

OpenMoji vs common emoji alternatives

Weigh OpenMoji against typical alternatives on tiers, learning cost, output caps, and privacy posture for open-source editable emoji set. Confirm live details on each official site.

  • OpenMojiThis page

    Pricing
    Free under CC BY-SA 4.0—confirm attribution and share-alike on the project site
    Learning cost
    Search library → download SVG/PNG color or outline—very short ramp
    Output limits
    4,000+ Unicode-aligned glyphs; color + outline; skin tones; 270 flags; special-interest categories
    Privacy
    Self-host downloads; no account required to browse

  • Twemoji

    Pricing
    Free under CC BY 4.0 (confirm current fork license on GitHub)
    Learning cost
    Clone or CDN assets → drop into product—short ramp
    Output limits
    Large Twitter-style color set; historically strong CDN/SVG paths
    Privacy
    Self-host or CDN; no account required for open assets

  • Noto Emoji

    Pricing
    Free under SIL OFL (confirm current Noto Emoji license text)
    Learning cost
    Install font or extract assets from Noto packages—short to medium ramp
    Output limits
    Broad Google color emoji coverage via font packages; less “edit in Figma” workflow than SVG packs
    Privacy
    Self-host fonts/assets; no account required for open packages
  1. OpenMoji — official site
  2. OpenMoji — GitHub
  3. Twemoji — GitHub
  4. Noto Color Emoji — Google Fonts

Learn more

Details below the decision summary—features, workflow, and scope notes.

What is OpenMoji?

OpenMoji is an open-source emoji project from HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd (students, faculty, and external contributors). It ships thousands of Unicode-aligned glyphs as editable SVG and PNG—color and outline—so designers can treat emoji symbols like design assets instead of opaque platform bitmaps. Coverage includes skin tones, ~270 flags, and special-interest categories beyond the core Unicode set. Licensing is CC BY-SA 4.0: confirm attribution and share-alike duties on openmoji.org before you ship.

What it costs

Tier snapshot before you depend on the set.
Free tier
Yes
Pricing summary
OpenMoji is free under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Browse and download without an account. “Free” still means you must follow attribution, share-alike, and other conditions on the official site and license text—confirm before commercial release.

Reviewed on 21 August 2026 · OpenMoji — official site (license)

What OpenMoji provides

Core capabilities of the public OpenMoji product.

  • Editable SVG and PNG exports

    Download color or outline vectors and rasters so emoji stay editable in Figma, code, and print pipelines.

  • Unicode-aligned library

    Thousands of glyphs map to Emoji standard names; library detail routes help searches like telephone emoji resolve to a specific symbol.

  • Color and outline variants

    Pick filled color for marketing and outline for dense UI or monochrome docs.

  • Skin tones and flags

    Fitzpatrick skin tones plus a large flag set for inclusive product copy and locale UI.

  • Special-interest categories

    Extra technology and design symbols beyond the minimum Unicode emoji list.

How teams use OpenMoji

A practical editable-emoji workflow.

  1. Confirm CC BY-SA 4.0 for your channel

    Document attribution text and share-alike expectations before you embed assets in a shipped product.

  2. Search by symbol name

    Use the library search for objects, flags, and devices—head queries for emoji symbols often map to named detail pages.

  3. Prefer SVG for product UI

    Keep vectors when you need recolor, resize, and crisp edges; use PNG when a fixed raster is required.

  4. Pin a release version

    Note the OpenMoji version you ship so legal and design review share a stable tag.

Who OpenMoji is for

Roles that need editable emoji symbols, not only system fonts.

  • Product and marketing designers

    Drop consistent, editable emojis into comps without relying on each OS rendering differently.

  • Front-end developers

    Self-host SVG/PNG packs when native emoji look different on iOS, Android, and Windows.

  • Educators and open-source projects

    Use a documented open set with clear license terms for teaching materials and community apps.

When OpenMoji is the right pick

Choose OpenMoji when you want editable emojis—vector SVG/PNG you can restyle—with a consistent style guide and named library pages for emoji symbols. Skip it when you need a product UI icon family, a multi-set icon browser, or a license without share-alike.

Licensing and platform notes

Facts to verify on the official site before you depend on a workflow.
Web browser + downloads
Browse and search on openmoji.org; download SVG/PNG color and black packages from the documented channels.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution-ShareAlike. Confirm current license text and attribution guidance on the official site and GitHub before commercial release.
Unicode Emoji alignment
Project tracks Unicode Emoji versions (e.g. v17.0 on the public site)—confirm the live version badge.

Frequently Asked Questions

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