Free Emoji & Reaction Image Library
2,400+ images: Microsoft Fluent 3D emoji, Fluent and Noto animated emoji, public-domain paintings and our own stickers. Search in English, Chinese or slang, then copy the image, download it or copy Markdown.
Spotted a wrong licence or source, or believe an image infringes your rights? Contact us and we will remove it after checking: Copyright / removal request
What this tool does
When you write a blog post, make an app promo image or post in a community, a reaction image helps, but most memes online have no clear source: screenshots of celebrities, film and anime characters, or someone else's drawings. Using them commercially can infringe copyright. This library only includes images whose licence clearly allows commercial use, and we checked each source: Microsoft's Fluent Emoji (3D and animated, MIT License), Google's Animated Noto Emoji (CC BY 4.0), public-domain paintings from Wikimedia Commons, and text stickers we made from Fluent Emoji ourselves. Anything with unclear provenance, personal-use-only terms, a non-commercial clause or a share-alike (BY-SA) requirement was left out. There are more than 2,400 images. Each has an English and Chinese name and tags, plus slang such as facepalm, lol, meh, mind blown, so searching "facepalm" finds eye-rolls and face-in-hand emoji too. Open any image to copy it to the clipboard, download the original or a PNG, or copy Markdown, and see its licence, author and source link. CC BY images come with a ready-made credit line that is also added to the Markdown. Search and filters run in your browser with no login, and your searches are not recorded.
How to use
- Type a word in English, Chinese or slang (for example "facepalm", "lol", "cat", "happy"), or tap a trending chip.
- Filter by Stickers, 3D emoji, Animated or Paintings and by category. Tick "No attribution needed" to hide CC BY images.
- Click an image to copy it, download the original or a PNG, or copy Markdown. Keep the credit line for CC BY images.
FAQ
Can I really use these images commercially?
Yes. Every image comes from a source whose licence allows commercial use: Microsoft Fluent Emoji is MIT-licensed, Google Animated Noto Emoji is CC BY 4.0, the paintings are public domain (artists died more than 70 years ago; checked against the PD-Art tags on Wikimedia Commons), and our stickers are built from Fluent Emoji and offered under MIT. We leave out celebrity photos, film and TV stills and cartoon or game characters, because turning them into a meme does not remove the rights of the person or rights holder.
Which images need a credit, and how do I give it?
Animated Noto Emoji marked "CC BY" need a credit. The detail panel gives you a ready-made line, such as: "Animated Noto Emoji by Google, licensed under CC BY 4.0; resized and re-encoded by AppShot Maker." Put it at the end of the article, in the video description or in the image caption. MIT and public-domain images do not need a credit; tick "No attribution needed" to show only those.
Can I download animated emoji as GIF?
Animated emoji are provided as animated WebP, about a third of the size of a GIF, and they open in browsers, chat apps and most design tools. "Copy image" copies the current frame as a still PNG; use "Download original" for the animation. If you need a GIF, drop the file into our Image to GIF tool.
Can I use them in products, app icons or trademarks?
Using them in articles, posters, app promo images, slides and social posts is fine. Be careful with trademarks or logos: emoji designs are shared assets that anyone can use, so you cannot claim them exclusively, and the Microsoft and Google names and trademarks are not covered by the open licences, so do not imply any endorsement.
What if I find a wrong licence or source?
Every image links to its source so you can check it yourself. If you think an image is mislabelled or infringes your rights, tell us which one through the copyright / removal link at the bottom of the tool and we will take it down after checking.
Where do the images come from, and which open-source projects are used?
3D and animated emoji: Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT). Animated emoji: Google Animated Noto Emoji (CC BY 4.0). Paintings: public-domain works on Wikimedia Commons, each linked to its file page. Emoji names in English and Chinese draw on Unicode CLDR annotations (Unicode License V3). Sticker text uses Noto Sans CJK (SIL OFL 1.1). All images were resized and converted to WebP; the licence summary is at /memes/LICENSES.txt.
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