Image to Emoji Art Converter

How Image to Emoji Works

Our Image to Emoji converter analyzes the color of each pixel (or pixel block) in your uploaded image and finds the emoji whose average rendered color most closely matches. The result is a mosaic — a grid of emoji that, when viewed from a distance, recreates your original image.

You can control the output resolution (how many emoji per row), choose different emoji palettes (full set, smileys only, nature, food, etc.), and toggle between image input and emoji-to-emoji conversion. The generated mosaic can be copied as text or downloaded as an image.

Everything runs locally in your browser — your images are never uploaded to any server. This means fast processing and complete privacy.

Tips for Best Results

• Use high-contrast images: Photos with clear subjects and strong color differences produce the most recognizable mosaics. Portraits, logos, and landscapes work well.
• Adjust resolution: More emoji per row means more detail but smaller individual emoji. Start with 30-50 columns for a good balance between detail and readability.
• Try different palettes: The full emoji palette gives the most color variety, but limiting to specific categories (like food or nature) creates artistic constraints that can produce beautiful results.
• Simple backgrounds help: Images with busy backgrounds will produce noisy mosaics. Crop to the subject or use an image with a plain background.
• View from a distance: Like all mosaic art, emoji mosaics look best when you step back (or zoom out). The individual emoji blend together to form the larger image.

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