EmojiScreen readers speak out what is on the screen for blind and low-vision users. They speak each emoji by its name: a face with tears of joy becomes "face with tears of joy". A long row of emoji becomes a long spoken list.
Simple habits
- Use a few emoji, not a row.
- Put emoji at the end of a sentence, not in the middle.
- Do not use emoji instead of words that matter: "Meeting at 5 ✅" is fine, but "Meeting 🕔" is not clear when spoken.
- Avoid special-letter fonts made from symbols; they are read letter by letter.
- Do not repeat one emoji many times; it is read each time.
Names
The spoken names come from Unicode and are shown on our lists: every emoji button shows its name. Use that name to check how your emoji will sound.
Meaning for everyone
These habits also help older readers, people on slow phones and anyone reading in a hurry. For writing hashtags that read well see accessible hashtags.
Questions people ask
Do screen readers read emoji?
Yes, they read the official name of each emoji. A few emoji at the end of a sentence are fine; long rows are tiring to hear.