CLDR
The Common Locale Data Repository supplies the translated short names and search keywords used for emoji in each language.
In more detail
Unicode assigns each emoji a formal English name that never changes. CLDR adds the friendlier short name and the keyword list people actually search with, in over 100 languages.
SymbolTap uses CLDR names for accessible labels so a screen reader announces an emoji in the page's language. Where CLDR has no entry for a locale, the English name is used as a fallback rather than machine-translating it.
See it for yourself
The Unicode Inspector breaks any text into its code points, so you can watch this behave rather than take our word for it. Paste an example above into it and the structure is laid out step by step.
Source and review
Defined in Unicode CLDR. The explanation on this page is written by SymbolTap Editorial; the normative wording is in the linked document.
Last reviewed 2026-07-31.