1---
2title: emojify
3description: Runs a string through the Emoji emoticons processor.
4date: 2017-02-01
5publishdate: 2017-02-01
6lastmod: 2017-02-01
7categories: [functions]
8menu:
9  docs:
10    parent: "functions"
11keywords: [strings,emojis]
12signature: ["emojify INPUT"]
13workson: []
14hugoversion:
15relatedfuncs: []
16deprecated: false
17---
18
19`emoji` runs a passed string through the Emoji emoticons processor.
20
21See the [Emoji cheat sheet][emojis] for available emoticons.
22
23The `emojify` function can be called in your templates but not directly in your content files by default. For emojis in content files, set `enableEmoji` to `true` in your site's [configuration][config]. Then you can write emoji shorthand directly into your content files; e.g. <code>I :</code><code>heart</code><code>: Hugo!</code>:
24
25I :heart: Hugo!
26
27
28[config]: /getting-started/configuration/
29[emojis]: https://www.webfx.com/tools/emoji-cheat-sheet/
30[sc]: /templates/shortcode-templates/
31[scsource]: https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/tree/master/docs/layouts/shortcodes
32