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emoji2entity

Convert Emoji → Decimal HTML Entity (&#xxxx;) v2.0 ← back to PRIV web

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📝 all emoji supported 🎨 skin tones & ZWJ 🔒 100% client‑side

Paste any text with emoji — get decimal HTML entity codes (😀) instantly. Works with all modern emoji, including skin tone modifiers and ZWJ sequences.

🔄 Live Demo ✨ no tracking · no server

What is emoji2entity? explainer

emoji2entity (short: E2EH) is a lightweight, real‑time web tool that converts any emoji in your text into its decimal HTML entity representation — the &#xxxx; format used in HTML, XML, and other markup languages.

All emoji supported — from basic smileys to the latest Unicode 15.1 additions.
Skin tone modifiers — 👋🏻 → 👋🏻 works perfectly.
ZWJ sequences — 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 (family) is broken down into individual entity codes.
Copy or download — get your result as plain text or save it as a .txt file.

All processing happens entirely in your browser. No data is sent anywhere — your privacy is fully respected, just as the PRIV web manifesto demands.

When to use emoji2entity use cases

🖥️ Web development

Need to display emoji in HTML without relying on Unicode fonts? Entity codes ensure cross‑browser compatibility.

📧 Email & newsletters

Some email clients mangle emoji. Using HTML entities guarantees they render correctly everywhere.

📝 CMS & blogging

Convert emoji in your content to entities for cleaner, more portable HTML output.

🧪 Data & APIs

When working with text data that includes emoji, entity conversion helps with escaping and normalization.

💡 In short: anytime you need emoji in a safe, portable format that works across all browsers, email clients, and systems.

Advantages pros

All emoji supported — fully up‑to‑date with Unicode 15.1, including skin tones and ZWJ sequences.
Privacy first — zero data sent to any server. No cookies, no tracking, no telemetry.
No installation — works in any modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
Instant conversion — even for thousands of characters, results appear immediately.
Copy & download — one‑click copy to clipboard or download as a .txt file.
Lightweight & fast — pure vanilla JavaScript, no heavy frameworks.
Completely free — no paywalls, no registration, no hidden costs.

                ✅ Built under the PRIV web philosophy —
                transparent, ethical, and user‑centric.
            

Limitations cons

Text only — emoji2entity converts emoji characters only. Regular text and punctuation are left unchanged.
No reverse conversion — this tool only goes emoji → entity, not the other way around.
Requires JavaScript — the tool is fully client‑side, so it needs JavaScript enabled in your browser to work.
No batch file upload — currently you must paste or type text directly. File upload is not supported.
No persistence — refresh the page, and your input/output is cleared. No saved state.

🧠 Most of these are intentional trade‑offs to keep emoji2entity simple, private, and dependency‑free.

Emoji → Entity examples live demo

😀 😀

❤️ ❤️

👋🏻 👋🏻

🚀 🚀

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

🧩 ZWJ sequences (like family) are broken down into individual entity codes joined by ‍ (zero‑width joiner).