# Alternatives to emojis

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/alternatives-to-emojis/2441>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [November 27, 2019, 7:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/alternatives-to-emojis/2441 "2019-11-27T07:42:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Rosewebstudio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rosewebstudio/32/12261_2.png) [@Rosewebstudio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rosewebstudio)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 7:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/alternatives-to-emojis/2441/1 "2019-11-27T07:42:10Z")

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Whilst emojis serve a purpose they are not always suitable or appropriate for business apps.

Any suggestions for alternatives that work well within glide.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/alternatives-to-emojis/2441/2 "2019-11-27T12:07:11Z")

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That depends on the intended use. Emojis have the advantage in being treated as text and can be inserted into text only components.

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**Author:** ![JackVaughan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jackvaughan/32/49023_2.png) [@JackVaughan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JackVaughan)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/alternatives-to-emojis/2441/3 "2019-11-27T14:08:45Z")

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Sure, I agree. Well, we’ve just changed Glide’s icon library to [https://streamlineicons.com/](https://streamlineicons.com/) - you could use those? There are thousands and they would then be in keeping with any icons you chose in your tabs.

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**Author:** ![Rosewebstudio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rosewebstudio/32/12261_2.png) [@Rosewebstudio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rosewebstudio)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/alternatives-to-emojis/2441/4 "2019-11-27T15:51:35Z")

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Loving the new icons have used them before for web design and they work well. How would you use these in google sheets? So icon then text…like emojis. Cheers Jack

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**Author:** ![JackVaughan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jackvaughan/32/49023_2.png) [@JackVaughan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JackVaughan)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/alternatives-to-emojis/2441/5 "2019-11-27T15:58:44Z")

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Ah yes, sorry - that’s a good point. I guess I was thinking of using them as images, not inside cells alongside text. You could try [https://unicode-table.com/en/sets/](https://unicode-table.com/en/sets/) although it’s a little limited. I’ll ask the team if they have any more recommendations.

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**Author:** ![Rosewebstudio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rosewebstudio/32/12261_2.png) [@Rosewebstudio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rosewebstudio)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/alternatives-to-emojis/2441/6 "2019-11-27T16:05:14Z")

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Nice one