Easily browse, copy and paste vanilla Minecraft emoji and Kaomoji symbols for chat, signs, and books. Works in both Java, Bedrock, and Eaglercraft editions.
The most complete collection of copy-paste symbols and kaomoji text faces for Minecraft, covering Java Edition, Bedrock Edition, and Eaglercraft. Browse vanilla-compatible Unicode symbols across 30+ categories, plus several kaomoji text faces, all verified to render in Minecraft's default bitmap font. A dedicated Bedrock mode adds the 140+ built-in emoji glyphs unique to Bedrock Edition, from the furnace and heart to every controller button.
Every symbol can be copied in three formats: raw character, Unicode codepoint, or Minecraft §-colour-safe format. Every kaomoji offers a standard copy and a Minecraft-safe version that strips characters the game's font can't display. Bedrock emojis copy as the glyph itself, a shortcode like :furnace:, or a Unicode codepoint.
What's inside
Symbol Categories
Symbols are organised into 31 categories so you can find exactly what you need without scrolling through hundreds of entries.
☺Faces
❤Hearts
✿Floral / Stars
☀Weather
↑Arrows
◆Geometric
█Box Drawing
♚Chess
♠Cards
♪Music
☯Religious
♈Zodiac
☿Astronomy
☰Trigrams
αGreek
ⅫNumerals
ⒶCircled Letters
½Fractions
∞Math
⚔Weapons
⚙Objects
☎Hands
⚠Hazard
™Tech / Legal
€Currency
🎲Games
🍎Food
💎Money
👑Clothing
§Punctuation
ϟSpecial
Use cases
Where to Use Minecraft Symbols
💬
Chat & Commands
Paste symbols directly into Minecraft chat on Java or Bedrock. Works in multiplayer, server commands, and Eaglercraft. Kaomoji like (≧▽≦) and symbols like ⚔ copy as plain text.
🪧
Signs & Boards
Box-drawing characters (─ │ ┌ ┐ └ ┘) let you build borders on signs. Block-fill characters (░ ▒ ▓ █) create visual depth. Stars (★ ✦ ✿) make decorative headers.
📖
Books & Quills
Paste symbols into Written Books to create lore, menus, and formatted text. Unicode supports rich typographic symbols like Roman numerals (Ⅰ–Ⅻ), fractions (½ ¼), and Greek letters (α β λ).
👤
Usernames & Nicks
Circled letters (Ⓐ–Ⓩ) and stylised symbols make memorable IGNs and server nicknames. Symbols like ツ, ❤, ★, and ✿ are popular worldwide and render on almost all Minecraft versions.
🗺
Scoreboards & UIs
Use symbols to label custom scoreboard entries, ❤ for health, ⚔ for kills, ★ for score, ⚡ for speed. Consistent glyphs make in-game HUDs readable and professional-looking.
🛡
Server Branding
Drop symbols into MOTD strings, tab-list headers, and chat prefixes. The §-format copy option wraps each symbol with reset codes to prevent colour bleed across your server's chat theme.
Technical guide
How Minecraft's Font Works
Minecraft uses a bitmap glyph system rather than a scalable font renderer. Java Edition ships with a Unicode font provider that covers Plane 0 (U+0000–U+FFFF) with varying quality. Bedrock Edition uses a separate font pipeline that's broadly compatible but handles a few glyph ranges differently.
Every symbol in this browser is drawn from the reliably-supported green and purple ranges. Emoji-plane characters (U+1F000+) are included where they render on both editions but are clearly labelled.
Copy options
Three Ways to Copy Every Symbol
Format
Example
Best for
Symbol
⚔
Pasting directly into Minecraft chat, signs, or books
Unicode
U+2694
Referencing in plugins, documentation, or resource packs
MC Format
§r⚔§f
Server MOTDs, chat prefixes, prevents colour bleed
Kaomoji plain
(≧▽≦)
Any chat or social platform
Kaomoji MC-Safe
(▽)
Minecraft chat, strips characters the font can't render
Bedrock Character
U+E10B glyph
Pasting a Bedrock emoji into chat, signs, books, or item names
Bedrock Shortcode
:furnace:
Bedrock input fields that auto-convert shortcodes to emojis
Kaomoji mode
What Are Kaomoji?
Kaomoji (顔文字) are Japanese-style emoticons built entirely from keyboard characters, no images, no emoji, just cleverly arranged punctuation marks. Unlike Western emoticons read sideways, kaomoji are designed to be read upright: (≧▽≦) = overjoyed, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ = shrug, (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ = table flip.
Because they're plain text, kaomoji paste anywhere, Minecraft chat, signs, Discord, YouTube comments. The browser's Copy MC-Safe option automatically strips Japanese fullwidth characters (like ﾉ, ヽ, ＾) that Minecraft's font can't render, giving you the closest legible version for in-game use.
Bedrock mode
Minecraft Bedrock Emojis
Bedrock Edition ships with a set of picture glyphs you won't find in Java, the wooden pickaxe, furnace, heart, hunger shank, Minecoin, and the full lineup of Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and touch controls. These aren't normal Unicode characters: they live in the Private Use Area (U+E000–U+E10D), a slice of Unicode reserved for custom glyphs. Minecraft Bedrock ships a font that maps those codepoints to in-game textures, which is exactly why the emojis appear in Bedrock and nowhere else.
Because no standard system font carries these glyphs, this browser shows the real Bedrock texture for each one instead of a blank box. You can copy a Bedrock emoji three ways: the character itself (paste it straight into chat, signs, books, or item names), a shortcode like :furnace: that Bedrock auto-converts in many input fields, or the raw Unicode codepoint for use in add-ons and documentation.
The browser groups 140+ Bedrock emojis into 13 categories so the controller and touch glyphs don't bury the items and HUD icons:
⛏Blocks & Items
❤HUD
🪙Marketplace
📖Recipe Book
🖱Mouse
✋Touch
🎮Controller
✖Xbox
⬤PlayStation
➕Nintendo Switch
⭕Oculus
⊞Windows MR
★Other
Use Bedrock emojis to dress up chat and nameplates, build polished tutorial text that references touch or controller buttons, label sign shops with item icons, or add flair to map-maker and add-on dialogue. They're part of the vanilla game, so they're safe to use in multiplayer, no resource pack or mod required.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Do all symbols work on Java, Bedrock, and Eaglercraft?
The vast majority do, every symbol in this browser is drawn from Unicode ranges that Minecraft's font natively supports. Eaglercraft uses the same Java Edition font system, so compatibility is identical. A small number of emoji-plane characters (🔥, 💎, 👑 etc.) may render differently depending on your Minecraft version or resource pack.
What does "Copy MC" do that plain copy doesn't?
Plain copy gives you the raw symbol, fine for most uses. Copy MC wraps it in Minecraft colour-reset codes: §r⚔§f. The §r resets any active colour formatting, and §f sets white text after the symbol. This prevents colour bleed when players paste symbols into chat channels that use colour prefixes on their server.
Why do some kaomoji look broken in-game?
Japanese fullwidth characters and certain Unicode ideographs aren't in Minecraft's default font bitmap. Characters like ﾉ (halfwidth katakana), ヽ (katakana iteration mark), and ￣ (fullwidth macron) render as blank squares. Use the Copy MC-Safe button, it automatically replaces or removes unsupported characters so the face still reads clearly in-game.
Can I use box-drawing characters to make borders on signs?
Yes, and it looks great. Characters like ┌ ─ ┐ / │ │ / └ ─ ┘ and their double-line variants (╔ ═ ╗ etc.) render cleanly in Minecraft's font. Copy them from the Boxes category and combine them manually in your sign editor. The rounded corner variants (╭ ╮ ╰ ╯) work too and give a softer aesthetic.
How do I search for a specific symbol?
Type any part of the symbol's name, Unicode codepoint, or (for kaomoji) a mood tag into the search bar. For example, searching "heart" returns all heart symbols and kaomoji tagged with "heart". Searching "U+2694" finds the crossed swords symbol directly. Press Ctrl+F to jump to search from anywhere on the page.
What is the Copy All button?
When you filter down to 30 or fewer results, by searching or selecting a category, a Copy All button appears in the toolbar. It copies every visible symbol or kaomoji as a space-separated string. Useful for building a small emoji palette to paste into a Discord bio, server description, or signs file.
Are the sensitive symbols (☭, 卐) always hidden?
By default yes, "Hide sensitive symbols" is enabled. You can toggle it off in the settings drawer (desktop: left rail → Display; mobile: Filters tab). The setting persists between visits. Sensitive symbols are only in the Hazard category and only in Symbols mode.
What are Minecraft Bedrock emojis?
They're the picture glyphs built into Minecraft Bedrock Edition, the furnace, heart, hunger shank, Minecoin, and every controller and touch button. They live in the Unicode Private Use Area (U+E000–U+E10D) and are drawn by Bedrock's own bundled font. Switch to Bedrock mode in the toolbar to browse all 140+ of them.
How do I use a Bedrock shortcode like :furnace:?
In many Bedrock input fields you can type the shortcode directly, for example :furnace: or :heart:, and Minecraft swaps it for the emoji as you send. Where a field doesn't auto-convert, use the Copy Character button instead and paste the glyph straight into chat, a sign, a book, or an item name.
Why do Bedrock emojis show as empty boxes in my browser, Discord, or Java?
Those codepoints sit in the Private Use Area, which has no standard meaning, only Bedrock's built-in font maps them to pictures. Everywhere else there's no glyph to draw, so you get a blank square (tofu). That's why this tool displays the actual Bedrock texture for each emoji and copies the character or shortcode rather than relying on your system font.
Can I use Bedrock emojis on Java Edition or Eaglercraft?
No, they're a Bedrock-only feature. On Java Edition and Eaglercraft they render as missing-character boxes because those builds don't ship the glyph font. For Java and Eaglercraft, use Symbols mode, every symbol there is drawn from Unicode ranges the Java font supports natively.
Do the controller button emojis change depending on my device?
Yes. Several controller glyphs share a single codepoint, and Bedrock substitutes the correct picture for whatever you're playing on, so the same character can show as an Xbox, PlayStation, or Switch button. The Minecoin and Token glyphs work this way too. The browser lists each variant with its platform-specific shortcode so you can grab the exact one you mean.
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