Shortcodes
:rocket: :tada: :bug: :fire:🚀 🎉 🐛 🔥
GitHub-style names. An unknown name stays as text.
Emoji in Markdown. :tada:
Two ways: paste the emoji itself, which works everywhere, or type a shortcode between colons, like :tada:, in apps that support them, such as GitHub, Slack and HushJot.
On the left, what you type. On the right, what you get. Every result here was rendered by HushJot itself.
Emoji
Status markers
- :white_check_mark: Done
- :warning: Blocked
- :x: Dropped- ✅ Done
- ⚠️ Blocked
- ❌ Dropped
Handy at the start of each item in a status report.
Paste the emoji itself
🎉 Works in every app.🎉 Works in every app.
Emoji are ordinary characters. On a Mac, ⌃⌘Space opens the picker; on Windows, Win+.
Questions
Emoji, answered.
- How do I add an emoji in Markdown?
- Paste it in, or type its shortcode between colons, such as
:smile:, where the app supports shortcodes. - Are emoji shortcodes standard Markdown?
- No. GitHub made them popular, and many apps copy its names, but they are an extension.
- Where is a list of shortcodes?
- Most apps follow GitHub’s names. Common ones:
:+1:,:heart:,:rocket:,:tada:,:warning:,:bulb:.
Write it, see it, keep it private.
HushJot is a Markdown notepad that opens instantly in your browser, with no account needed. Your notes are end-to-end encrypted.