SYMBL: Unicode & Emoji Picker

About

SYMBL is a Google Chrome extension from the team behind symbl.cc, the world’s largest encyclopedia of characters and symbols. Find, copy, and paste any Unicode characters and emoji in a few clicks.

It includes 150,000+ Unicode characters: emoji, letters, ideographs, and scripts from around the world, plus math and technical symbols, currency symbols, arrows, punctuation, typographic marks, and thousands of other special characters.

SYMBL is for anyone who needs characters they don’t have on their keyboard—designers, editors, developers, students, and anyone formatting documents, emails, and social media posts.

HOW TO USE

1️⃣ Open SYMBL from the Chrome extensions menu.
2️⃣ Search by a character name or code, or browse the collections to find what you need.
3️⃣ Click a character to copy it to your clipboard.
4️⃣ Paste it anywhere using Ctrl+V or Cmd+V.

Pin SYMBL to the Chrome toolbar to open it in one click.

KEY FEATURES

• Smart search: find characters by name, keywords, synonyms, and code (for example, “heart” or “U+2764”) across a database of 150,000+ Unicode characters. Results appear instantly as you type.
• Quick copy: click a character — it’s copied to your clipboard.
• Copy history: copied characters are saved in a separate tab for quick reuse.
• Character collections: hearts, checkmarks, arrows, math, stars, quotes, currency, brackets, bullets, punctuation, special. Inside collections, characters are grouped into subcategories.
• Character names: hover over a character to see its name in the selected language.
• Multilingual UI and search: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Turkish, Hungarian, and 10 more languages.
• Up to date with Unicode 17.0: the database updates as new versions are released.

FAQ 

Do I need to register?
No. The extension works without registration or sign-in.

Is the extension paid?
No. The extension and all its features are free.

Why isn’t a character displayed?
Your device or app can’t show that character because the font you’re using doesn’t include it. That’s why you may see a placeholder instead, like a square or an empty space.

Why do characters and emoji look different?
The look of the same character depends on the font. Emoji don’t have a single universal design: each platform uses its own style, so they can look different across devices and apps.

Why does a character copy but not paste?
Many websites and apps restrict which characters are allowed. Even if a character displays correctly, a service may reject it and remove it during input or saving. This depends on the rules of that specific service.

ROADMAP

• New and expanded collections: we’ll add more thematic collections of commonly used characters and expand the existing ones.
• Full emoji list by categories: we’ll add a separate section with all emoji grouped by category.
• New languages: we’ll add Swedish and Dutch.
• Keyboard shortcuts: we’ll add a quick way to open the extension from the keyboard.
• Smart search improvements: we’ll speed up search and improve keyword matching.

LEARN MORE

👉 More tools and information about Unicode characters: symbl.cc
👉 Figma plugin for searching Unicode characters and emoji: figma.com/community/plugin/1568192770843782159/symbl-unicode-emoji-picker

VERSION HISTORY

Version 2.0.0 — February 24, 2026
Major update to design, content, and usability.
• Multilingual UI and search (16 languages)
• Copy history (the “Recent” tab)
• Character collections and subcategories
• Character names on hover
• More results shown in search
• Saves your last search query
• Removed the popular symbols section

Version 1.0.0 — November 6, 2025
First release with basic functionality.
• Instant search across all of Unicode
• Search by name, keywords, and synonyms
• Click to copy a character
• Start screen with popular symbols