Privacy & Data
EmojiRef stores recent searches and disliked result IDs in your browser’s localStorage. This data never leaves your device unless you clear it or submit a suggestion.
Suggestions sent through the “Suggest an emoji or combo” form may be stored so we can review them and improve EmojiRef. Do not include personal information in submissions.
We do not run an account system in this MVP. If analytics or a real database are added later, this page will be updated to describe those practices clearly.
Last updated: September 21, 2026
Data sources & attribution
EmojiRef combines publicly available Unicode information and appropriately licensed open-source resources. Relevant trademarks belong to their respective owners. Where required, source attribution and license information are provided below.
Kaomoji data used by EmojiRef is derived in part from FontVibe (dataset), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: “Kaomoji data from FontVibe (fontvibe.ai), CC BY 4.0”. FontVibe incorporates Kaomoji_proj, Copyright (c) mtripg6666tdr, MIT License.
Additional kaomoji data comes from kaomoji-collection, Copyright (c) 2026 Kaomojiya (kaomojiya.org), licensed under the MIT License.