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---
title: Emoji Guide
description: Use these guidelines to help make decisions about emojis in product and marketing contexts. (Newsroom follows its own style guide.)
kicker: Guides
publishDate: November 5, 2024
thumbnail: /img/resouces/thumbnails/emoji_small.png
imageTag: /img/resources/thumbnails/emoji_cover.png
rank: 2
---

## When to use

**If you're using emojis, they should ideally meet all the following criteria:**

- Used as an enhancement (but not in place of words)
- Used sparingly
- Used when the overall tone of the experience is light

<Box css={{ position: "relative", paddingLeft: "$200" }}>
<Box
role="list"
css={{
"&::before": {
content: '"○"',
position: "absolute",
left: "$100",
fontSize: "$100",
color: "$gray20",
},
}}
>
<Box role="listItem">
Emojis chosen should also be light in tone (i.e. confetti is OK;
tombstones for a Halloween email, not so much)
</Box>
</Box>
</Box>

- Used when there's no chance of the emojis appearing juxtaposed with grim, serious articles

<Box css={{ position: "relative", paddingLeft: "$200" }}>
<Box
role="list"
css={{

"&::before": {
content: '"○"',
position: "absolute",
left: "$100",
fontSize: "$100",
color: "$gray20",
},
}}

>

<Box role="listItem">
For example, Microsoft doesn't have flag emojis. Check to make sure your
emojis convey what you're intending.
</Box>

</Box>
</Box>

<BR/ >

## How to use

**If you use emojis:**

- Use widely recognized emojis that translate well across devices.

<Box css={{ position: "relative", paddingLeft: "$200" }}>
<Box
role="list"
css={{
"&::before": {
content: '"○"',
position: "absolute",
left: "$100",
fontSize: "$100",
color: "$gray20",
},
}}
>
<Box role="listItem">
For example, Microsoft doesn't have flag emojis. Check to make sure your
emojis convey what you're intending.
</Box>
</Box>
</Box>

- Make sure the emoji has enough contrast for both light and dark modes.
- Place them at the beginning or end of sentences, not in the middle.
- Use within text (as opposed to an image or any other format).

<Box css={{ position: "relative", paddingLeft: "$200" }}>
<Box
role="list"
css={{
"&::before": {
content: '"○"',
position: "absolute",
left: "$100",
fontSize: "$100",
color: "$gray20",
},
}}
>
<Box role="listItem">This is required by Apple's guidelines.</Box>
</Box>
</Box>

- Make sure related copy stands on its own — emojis should be able to be deleted without affecting the meaning.

<BR/ >

## When to avoid

**Avoid using emojis:**

- To represent our core product offerings.

<Box css={{ position: "relative", paddingLeft: "$200" }}>
<Box
role="list"
css={{
"&::before": {
content: '"○"',
position: "absolute",
left: "$100",
fontSize: "$100",
color: "$gray20",
},
}}
>
<Box role="listItem">
If we need art to represent core product offerings, we should evaluate if
the use case warrants creating custom art.
</Box>
</Box>
</Box>

- If there's any chance of the emojis appearing juxtaposed with grim, serious stories.
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