Twitter Emoji icons
twemoji · 3,988 icons · by Twitter · CC-BY-4.0 · multicolor · 36px grid · Updated
Twitter Emoji icons is a free, open source icon set with 3,988 SVG icons by Twitter, released under the CC BY 4.0 license. The icons are multicolor, so they keep their own colors at any size. They are designed on a 36px grid and scale cleanly as SVG.
Twitter Emoji icons design specs
- filled
- multicolor
The drawing rules of this set, measured from its SVG files. Use them to design new icons that match it.
| Canvas | 36 × 36 |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 36 36 |
| Drawing area | Full canvas, no padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Corner radius | 1 |
| Colors | About 5 colors per icon |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 46% horizontal or vertical, 9% at 45° |
| Curves | 73% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 42% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 9.4 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 75 |
Measured from 64 icons of this set.
AI icon generation
The license allows new icons derived from this set.
- Credit the original authors.
Credit line: Based on Twitter Emoji by Twitter, licensed under CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Style guide for an LLM prompt (English)
Paste it into a prompt with a few icons from this set, then name the icon you want.
You draw new icons for the "Twitter Emoji" icon set (Iconify prefix "twemoji") by Twitter.
Style: filled, solid, multicolor.
Iconify describes the set as: Precise Shapes.
Canvas
- Root: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 36 36">.
- Draw edge to edge: icons use the full canvas with no padding.
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 91% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Filled icons: draw closed filled shapes; don't use strokes.
- Round corners with a radius of about 1.
Geometry
- Coordinates are free-form; write at most 3 decimals.
- Straight lines: 46% horizontal or vertical, 9% at 45 degrees.
- About 73% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Prefer left-right symmetric shapes (42% of icons are symmetric).
- Keep it simple: about 9 elements and 75 drawing commands per icon.
- Elements used by the set: path, circle, ellipse, g, defs, use.
Color
- Multicolor, about 5 colors per icon. Use this palette: #ffcc4d, #292f33, #c1694f, #ffac33, #dd2e44, #ccd6dd, #662113, #f4900c, #ffffff, #5c913b, #99aab5, #3e721d.
Output
- Reply with one complete <svg> element and nothing else: no comments, <title>, ids or scripts.
- Match the examples: reuse their shapes for shared parts (arrow heads, people, documents, badges).
About Twitter Emoji icons
The set is organised into 9 categories, including people & body (2435), flags (270), objects (266) and symbols (250).
Popular Twitter Emoji icons include anguished face, duck, bell, spoon, clipboard and wrapped gift.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Twitter Emoji icons are released under the CC BY 4.0 license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects as long as you credit the author.
Twitter Emoji icons by category
People & Body icons (2,435)
Flags icons (270)
Objects icons (266)
Symbols icons (250)
Travel & Places icons (220)
Smileys & Emotion icons (171)
Animals & Nature icons (160)
Food & Drink icons (131)
Activities icons (85)
How to use Twitter Emoji icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use twemoji:anguished-face; open an icon to copy its exact SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS code. For sizing, color and accessibility tips, read how to use SVG icons.
React
import { Icon } from "@iconify/react";
<Icon icon="twemoji:anguished-face" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="twemoji:anguished-face" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="twemoji:anguished-face" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[twemoji--anguished-face]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/twemoji -->
<div class="i-twemoji:anguished-face"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="twemoji:anguished-face"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/twemoji/anguished-face.svg" alt="Anguished Face icon" width="24" height="24">Twitter Emoji icons FAQ
Are Twitter Emoji icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Twitter Emoji icons are released under the CC BY 4.0 license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects as long as you credit the author.
How many icons are in Twitter Emoji icons?
Twitter Emoji icons contains 3,988 icons across 9 categories.
What license do Twitter Emoji icons use?
Twitter Emoji icons are licensed under CC BY 4.0. The full license text is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Who made Twitter Emoji icons?
Twitter Emoji icons are created by Twitter.
How do I use Twitter Emoji icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="twemoji:anguished-face" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are Twitter Emoji icons?
Twitter Emoji icons are designed on a 36px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.