---
title: isEmoji
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: swift/unicode/scalar/properties-swift.struct/isemoji
---

# isEmoji

A Boolean value indicating whether the scalar has an emoji presentation, whether or not it is the default.

## Declaration

```swift
var isEmoji: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property is true for scalars that are rendered as emoji by default and also for scalars that have a non-default emoji rendering when followed by U+FE0F VARIATION SELECTOR-16. This includes some scalars that are not typically considered to be emoji: let scalars: [Unicode.Scalar] = ["😎", "$", "0"] for s in scalars {     print(s, "-->", s.properties.isEmoji) } // 😎 --> true // $ --> false // 0 --> true The final result is true because the ASCII digits have non-default emoji presentations; some platforms render these with an alternate appearance. Because of this behavior, testing isEmoji alone on a single scalar is insufficient to determine if a unit of text is rendered as an emoji; a correct test requires inspecting multiple scalars in a Character. In addition to checking whether the base scalar has isEmoji == true, you must also check its default presentation (see isEmojiPresentation) and determine whether it is followed by a variation selector that would modify the presentation. This property corresponds to the “Emoji” property in the Unicode Standard.