Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Emoji Translator?

By: Theresa Holland
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Emoji Translator?
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About This Quiz

For many people, emojis are becoming a primary method of communicating through smartphones and online. You can caption photos with emojis, use them in hashtags and send them to your friends when you can't find the exact right words to describe how you're feeling. But is your understanding of the emoji language as strong as you think it is? Being a true emoji pro goes way beyond knowing that the poop emoji isn't a smiley serving of chocolate soft-serve ice cream.

Sending and receiving emojis to and from your friends or family might seem simple enough. But if you're not quite up to date on the digital lingo, you could misinterpret what someone is trying to tell you, or worse: send them something you didn't mean to say. A pro-level emoji translator knows much more than just the difference between the grimace face and the unamused face. Your emoji fluency might be so fine-tuned that you can communicate to someone that they're late or that they blew your mind without using any text. If you can string together enough emojis to convey your plans with someone or tell them exactly what happened last night, you might feel like you could make a living off decoding emojis.

So, do you think you have what it takes to be an emoji translator? Take this emoji translation quiz to find out!

When someone receives a text with ✋🛑👶, how would you translate it for them?
You're acting like a baby.
Stop being a baby.
I want to have a baby.
Watch out for pedestrians.
A student might use the excuse: 🐶🍴📓. What does it mean?
My dog ate my diary.
I hate dogs.
You can't teach a dog to read.
My dog ate my homework.
If someone gets a message with 👫🎬🍿, what are their plans?
Movie date
Make a video about popcorn
Make popcorn
Go on a hike

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On a 15-minute work break, what are you most likely doing?
Scrolling through Instagram
Making weekend plans
Calling my significant other
Taking a walk
If someone is 💔, how are they feeling?
In love
Sad
Heartbroken
Hopeful
When a person sends ❤️👉🌚, what are they trying to say?
I love you to the moon.
I love the moon.
Look! There's a man in the moon.
Can you do the moonwalk?

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In a perfect world, how many days would you work each week?
Four
Three
Five
None
If your buddy sends you 📱💧⬇️🚽, what are they telling you?
Let's go toilet shopping.
My phone is a piece of garbage.
I'm on my phone in the bathroom.
My phone dropped into the toilet.
If someone asks you to translate 📞🚗, what would you tell them to do?
Call a car.
Leave them alone.
Buy them a car.
Call them when you're driving.

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When you send work emails, are you typically able to get your point across?
Almost never
Most of the time
Always
Sometimes
If someone says that they're going to be 🍪👹 for Halloween, what is their costume?
A giant cookie
Cookie Monster
A chef
A Girl Scout
When you see a message with 😏😈, what would you translate it to?
A sneaky devil
A little devil
A flying purple people eater
A big meanie

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How are you most likely to wish your friends a happy birthday?
By mailing a card
On Facebook
Over the phone
Via text
What does this Valentine's Day photo caption mean: 💗🐦🐦?
Love birds
Chicken dinner
Bird love
Birds of a feather
If someone needs you to decode 🍳🥐☕, you'd tell them that they're being invited to ______.
Dinner
A bakeoff
Brunch
A house party

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What is the meaning of this oh-so-millennial emoji: 🤳?
Taking a selfie
Looking for cell service
Calling a car
Saying hello
How would you translate this flirty message: 🇫🇷😘?
French kiss
I love France.
Blowing a kiss
French fries
If you send someone 🙏🍀⭐⭐, what are you saying?
I'm praying for luck.
Thank my lucky stars!
I'm craving Lucky Charms cereal.
I found a four-leaf clover.

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If someone asks you the meaning of 🎶👉👂👂, how would you translate it for them?
Pierced ears
Can't hear the music
Loud and clear
Music to my ears
If it were up to you, which of the following would be made into an emoji next?
Wallet
Baby stroller
Orange juice
Batman
Are you the type of person who always gets the latest version of a phone when it comes out?
I'll use my current phone as long as it still makes calls.
I usually have the latest phone.
I prefer to keep the same phone for a long time.
I already have my next phone preordered.

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If someone is 🔛☁️9️⃣, they are what?
On cloud nine
On a cloud
In the clouds
On a magic carpet ride
If you drink a milkshake too fast, you might get a 🧠❄️. What is that?
Cold shoulder
Frozen head
Brain freeze
Bright idea
Which of these movies could you watch endlessly?
"Mean Girls"
"The Wizard of Oz"
"Gone With the Wind"
"The Lego Movie"

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How would you decipher this idiom: 🕒🐷🐷✈️?
Pulled pork sandwich
Pigs on a plane
Pigs in a blanket
When pigs fly
As an emoji translator, what would you say this means: 🍞🏆?
Craving bread
Winner of the bakeoff
Breadwinner
Last place
After doing a victory dance, you might send 🏆🏆🐔🍝, which means what?
Trophy chicken
Chicken parmesan
Winner winner chicken dinner
Chicken and waffles

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If your friend sends you 👉💣, what are they saying?
You're the bomb.
There's a bomb over there.
I'm going to explode.
We need to talk.
If someone receives a text with 🙅😅, how would you translate it for them?
Three strikes and you're out.
Stop sweating.
Don't sweat it.
I'm sweaty.
If someone sends you 💭👉🌶️, they ________.
Think you're hot
Are thinking about spicy food
Hate red peppers
Wish they were a better cook

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