Black emoji: every black emoji to copy
Black is the heart of the goth aesthetic, the black cat, the 8 ball and every screen. All the black emoji, plus the black-and-white pairs.
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Black hearts and shapes
π€ black heart is dark humour, grief or simply a black aesthetic; the black heart guide explains when it is not sinister. β« and β¬ are the swatches; π΄ black flag is a plain waving flag, also used for anarchist and pirate contexts alongside π΄ββ οΈ. The text symbols β β β are on the text symbols page.
Black animals and things
πββ¬ black cat and π¦ββ¬ black bird were added specifically to give the colour its animals (2020 and 2023). π¦ bat and π·οΈ spider are the Halloween pair. Black combos: π€πββ¬π (goth night), πΆοΈπ€π© (all black), β«βͺ (black and white), π€π¦πΈοΈ (Halloween), π±π€π (pool hall).
Black and white
For a monochrome look pair each black emoji with its white counterpart: β«βͺ, β¬β¬, π€π€, π΄π³οΈ, β οΈβ₯οΈ. The white emoji page has the other half.
Is there a black smiley face emoji?
There is no official black smiley face emoji. The closest plain black shapes are the black circle β« and the black large square β¬, which can stand in for a dark, expressionless face. The black heart π€ works for a dark mood, but it is not a face.
If you want a simple black round face without any features, β« is the usual choice. For a square, use β¬. Neither shows emotion, but in context they can read as a blank or poker face.
Black bar copy and paste: squares, rectangles and text bars
There is no emoji shaped like a long black bar, but you can repeat the black large square β¬ to build one: β¬β¬β¬β¬. For a continuous bar, text characters like β work well; the text symbols page has block and bar characters to copy.
- Repeat β¬ to make a simple progress bar or rating bar.
- Use β or β for a continuous black bar.
- Stack squares in a column for a vertical bar.
Questions people ask
What does the black emoji heart mean?
π€ can be grief, dark humour, a love of black or simply an aesthetic choice; it is rarely hostile. Context decides.
Is there a black cat emoji?
Yes, πββ¬, a sequence of π cat and β¬ black square added in Emoji 13.0 (2020).
Which black emoji are new?
π¦ββ¬ black bird (2023) and πββ¬ black cat (2020) are the recent ones; the rest are original.
Is there a black face emoji?
There is no single emoji officially called a black face emoji. The closest plain black shapes are the black circle β« and the black large square β¬, which can be used as a dark, expressionless face in messages.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
