About Relevant Emoji

How it works

1. Fetch — Each morning at 6 AM UTC, we pull the day's top stories from The Guardian across politics, world, business, technology, sport, environment, science, culture, and more.
2. Match — Each headline is analysed against a curated dictionary of 40+ emoji categories. Keywords are scored and weighted, with multi-word phrases given bonus points. The highest-scoring emoji wins.
3. Display — The emojis appear in a clean grid. Tap any one to reveal the full headline, a short description, and a link to the source article.

The emoji dictionary

We maintain over 40 categories mapping hundreds of news keywords to emojis. Some examples:

Why?

Because sometimes you just want to feel the shape of the day's news without doomscrolling. One glance and you know what's happening. It's a daily mood board for the world.

Data & privacy

Articles are sourced from The Guardian Open Platform. We don't track you, sell your data, or use cookies for advertising. The only data stored is the daily article summaries and, if you choose to sign in, your favorite days.