3 Emoji Drawing Challenge

Press Deal 3 emoji, then design one character from all three.

3 Emoji Drawing Challenge: 30 challenges

Design one character from 🦈 shark, 🧲 magnet and 🐚 spiral shell.

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  • Who🦈 shark
  • Thing🧲 magnet
  • Spark🐚 spiral shell
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    1. Design one character from 🦈 shark, 🧲 magnet and 🐚 spiral shell.
    2. Design one character from 🐼 panda, 🍍 pineapple and ♨️ hot springs.
    3. Design one character from 🪆 nesting dolls, 🎩 top hat and ⛅ sun behind cloud.
    4. Design one character from 🐞 lady beetle, 🌸 cherry blossom and 🌓 first quarter moon.
    5. Design one character from 🐋 whale, 🥑 avocado and 🌚 new moon face.
    6. Design one character from 👽 alien, 🌹 rose and 🌟 glowing star.
    7. Design one character from 🪆 nesting dolls, 🪀 yo-yo and 🌊 water wave.
    8. Design one character from 👻 ghost, 🧲 magnet and 🌝 full moon face.
    9. Design one character from 🐅 tiger, 🕯️ candle and 🌇 sunset.
    10. Design one character from 🦕 sauropod, 🎧 headphone and 🍂 fallen leaf.
    11. Design one character from 🦥 sloth, 🥐 croissant and 💫 dizzy.
    12. Design one character from 🦎 lizard, 🌱 seedling and 🍃 leaf fluttering in wind.
    13. Design one character from 🦉 owl, 🪁 kite and 🌬️ wind face.
    14. Design one character from 👽 alien, 🌷 tulip and ✨ sparkles.
    15. Design one character from 🦥 sloth, 🍕 pizza and 🪵 wood.
    16. Design one character from 👾 alien monster, 🍩 doughnut and 🪐 ringed planet.
    17. Design one character from 🐕 dog, 🍿 popcorn and ⚡ high voltage.
    18. Design one character from 🦅 eagle, 🍯 honey pot and 🌩️ cloud with lightning.
    19. Design one character from 🐉 dragon, 🎁 wrapped gift and 🌞 sun with face.
    20. Design one character from 🐞 lady beetle, 🎺 trumpet and 🌞 sun with face.
    21. Design one character from 🐣 hatching chick, 🪀 yo-yo and 🌃 night with stars.
    22. Design one character from 🦆 duck, 🎁 wrapped gift and 🐚 spiral shell.
    23. Design one character from 🐬 dolphin, 🌲 evergreen tree and 🏔️ snow-capped mountain.
    24. Design one character from 👾 alien monster, 🎈 balloon and ⛅ sun behind cloud.
    25. Design one character from 🐋 whale, 🔔 bell and 🌙 crescent moon.
    26. Design one character from 🐉 dragon, 🍓 strawberry and 🍂 fallen leaf.
    27. Design one character from 🐓 rooster, 🥐 croissant and 🧊 ice.
    28. Design one character from 🤖 robot, 💡 light bulb and 🌡️ thermometer.
    29. Design one character from 🐢 turtle, 🌸 cherry blossom and 🐚 spiral shell.
    30. Design one character from 🐇 rabbit, 🎸 guitar and 🍂 fallen leaf.

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    Who: all 60 emoji

    Mammals 15

    • 🦇 bat Take the wings: skin stretched between long fingers, folded like a cloak.
    • 🐈 cat Take the pose: an arched back, a curled tail or a slow blink.
    • 🐕 dog Take the ears and the wag. A tilted head makes any character friendly.
    • 🐘 elephant Take the trunk and the fan-shaped ears as the two biggest shapes.
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    Mammals, continued

    • 🦊 fox Take the silhouette: pointed ears, a narrow muzzle and one big brush of a tail.
    • 🦒 giraffe Take the proportions: a very long neck, a patchwork coat and two small horns.
    • 🦔 hedgehog Take the texture: a back of short spikes over a soft round face.
    • 🦘 kangaroo Take the pouch and the big spring-loaded legs.
    • 🦙 llama Take the long woolly neck and the proud, slightly cross expression.
    • 🐁 mouse Take the scale: round ears, a thin tail and a character that fits in a pocket.
    • 🦦 otter Take the long bendy body and the whiskers. It floats on its back.
    • 🐇 rabbit Take the tall ears and the strong back feet. Let the ears show the mood.
    • 🦝 raccoon Take the mask across the eyes and the ringed tail.
    • 🦥 sloth Take the speed. Long arms, hooked hands and a small calm smile.
    • 🐅 tiger Take the stripes. They wrap round the body and never run in straight lines.

    Birds and bugs 15

    • 🦋 butterfly Take the wings as a pattern: the same on both sides, like a folded painting.
    • 🦗 cricket Take the long back legs, folded high, and the two long feelers.
    • 🦤 dodo Take the big curved beak and the round, flightless body.
    • 🦆 duck Take the flat bill and the waddle. Webbed feet make good boots.
    • 🦅 eagle Take the hooked beak, the heavy brow and the spread wings.
    • 🦩 flamingo Take the pink, the long thin legs and the habit of standing on one.
    • 🐝 honeybee Take the stripes and the fuzz. Small wings on a round body are funny.
    • 🐞 lady beetle Take the dome and the spots. The shell can open like a coat.
    • 🦉 owl Take the round face and the huge forward-facing eyes.
    • 🦜 parrot Take the palette: three bright colours side by side, with a curved beak.
    • 🦚 peacock Take the fan of tail feathers, each ending in an eye.
    • 🐧 penguin Take the upright body and the flippers held out like short arms.
    • 🐓 rooster Take the comb on the head and the plume of tail feathers.
    • 🕷️ spider Take the eight legs and the thread. Your character can hang upside down.
    • 🦢 swan Take the S of the neck. One curved line can carry the whole design.

    Water animals and reptiles 15

    • 🐡 blowfish Take the trick: a small fish that turns into a spiky ball.
    • 🦀 crab Take the two claws and the sideways walk.
    • 🐊 crocodile Take the long jaw and the row of bumps down the back.
    • 🐬 dolphin Take the curve of the leap and the smiling beak.
    • 🐉 dragon Take the long whiskered body and the row of spines along the back.
    • 🐸 frog Take the wide mouth, the eyes on top and the folded jumping legs.
    • 🦎 lizard Take the long tail and the splayed toes that grip a wall.
    • 🐙 octopus Take the eight arms. Each one can hold a different thing.
    • 🦕 sauropod Take the long neck and the long tail, balanced on four pillar legs.
    • 🦈 shark Take the fin and the pointed nose. One triangle is enough to say shark.
    • 🐍 snake Take the line. A body with no limbs has to say everything with a curve.
    • 🦖 T-Rex Take the contrast: an enormous head on a big body, and two tiny arms.
    • 🐠 tropical fish Take the bold stripes and the fins that trail like ribbons.
    • 🐢 turtle Take the shell as a house, a shield or a backpack.
    • 🐋 whale Take the size. Draw a small eye on a huge smooth shape.

    Faces and made-up characters 15

    • 👽 alien Take the big dark eyes on a smooth head with a pointed chin.
    • 👾 alien monster Take the pixels. Build the whole character out of small squares.
    • 🐻 bear Take the round ears and the heavy shoulders. It can stand like a person.
    • 👻 ghost Take the soft sheet shape with no feet. It can float through things.
    • 🐹 hamster Take the full cheeks. This character is carrying snacks.
    • 🐣 hatching chick Take the eggshell as a hat, a pair of shorts or a small boat.
    • 🐨 koala Take the big fluffy ears and the wide dark nose.
    • 🦁 lion Take the mane as a frame round the face, like a sun.
    • 🗿 moai Take the long stone face, the heavy brow and the stillness.
    • 🪆 nesting dolls Take the idea: a character with a smaller one inside it.
    • 🐼 panda Take the black patches round the eyes and on the ears.
    • 🤖 robot Take the square head, the bolts and one aerial or light on top.
    • ⛄ snowman without snow Take the stack of three balls, the stick arms and the carrot nose.
    • 🧸 teddy bear Take the stitched seams, the round ears and the soft, stuffed limbs.
    • 🦄 unicorn Take the single horn and the mane. Give the horn a spiral.

    How this list was compiled: Emoji, short names and versions are from the Unicode Consortium's data file emoji-test.txt, version 18.0, dated 2026-04-30 (https://unicode.org/Public/emoji/latest/emoji-test.txt), downloaded and checked on 2026-09-30. Every entry is a fully-qualified emoji of Emoji 13.0 or older, printed with the file's own short name so that it reads where the picture cannot be drawn. No skin-tone variant, flag, keycap, hand gesture, alcohol, tobacco, weapon, or religious or national symbol. The pictures come from the font on your device, so no company's artwork is copied here. The choice of emoji, the three roles and the notes are our own work. Licence: Unicode data files, free to use under the Unicode License v3 (https://www.unicode.org/license.txt); selection and notes are own work

    Thing: all 60 emoji

    Food 15

    • 🥑 avocado Take the layers: dark skin, green inside and a round stone in the middle.
    • 🥕 carrot Take the long orange cone and the feathery green top, as a nose or a tail.
    • 🍒 cherries Take the pair. Two round things joined at the top make good earrings or eyes.
    • 🍪 cookie Take the round shape dotted with dark chips, as buttons, spots or a shield.
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    Food, continued

    • 🥐 croissant Take the crescent of rolled layers, as horns, a moustache or a tail.
    • 🧁 cupcake Take the swirl on top and the pleated paper case as a skirt.
    • 🍩 doughnut Take the ring with icing dripping down and a scatter of sprinkles.
    • 🍯 honey pot Take the drip. Something golden and sticky runs down the side.
    • 🍋 lemon Take the yellow and the pointed ends. Something about this character is sour.
    • 🍍 pineapple Take the criss-cross skin and the spiky crown of leaves.
    • 🍕 pizza Take the triangle. A slice makes a hat, a wing or a set of teeth.
    • 🍿 popcorn Take the striped box and the puffy white shapes spilling out of it.
    • 🥨 pretzel Take the knot. Arms, a tail or hair can be twisted the same way.
    • 🍓 strawberry Take the pattern: red dotted with seeds, under a green leafy cap.
    • 🍉 watermelon Take the colours in order: green rind, pale band, pink inside, black seeds.

    Plants 15

    • 🌵 cactus Take the spines and the upraised arms. It may wear one flower.
    • 🌸 cherry blossom Take the five notched petals and the pale pink. Scatter a few behind.
    • 🌰 chestnut Take the glossy brown shell with a pale patch, as a helmet.
    • 🌲 evergreen tree Take the tiers: one triangle on another, getting smaller to the top.
    • 🍀 four leaf clover Take the four heart-shaped leaves as a lucky badge.
    • 🌿 herb Take the sprig: small leaves in pairs up a stem, tucked behind an ear.
    • 🌺 hibiscus Take the wide open flower and its long centre, as a trumpet or a hat.
    • 🍁 maple leaf Take the pointed outline as a hand, a wing or a cape.
    • 🍄 mushroom Take the red cap dotted with white, as a hat or a house.
    • 🌴 palm tree Take the fountain of leaves on a thin curved trunk, as hair.
    • 🪴 potted plant Take the pot as a body and the leaves as hair.
    • 🌹 rose Take the spiral of petals and the thorns on the stem.
    • 🌱 seedling Take the two small leaves on a stalk. It grows from the top of the head.
    • 🌻 sunflower Take the ring of yellow petals round a dark centre, as a face or a collar.
    • 🌷 tulip Take the cup of petals on a straight stem with two long leaves.

    Around the house 15

    • ⏰ alarm clock Take the two bells on top and the round face with hands.
    • 🎈 balloon Take the string and the lift. One foot is just leaving the ground.
    • 🔔 bell Take the flared shape and the clapper. This character cannot move quietly.
    • 📚 books Take the stack as steps, a seat or something carried in both arms.
    • 🧹 broom Take the long handle and the bundle of bristles, as a tail or a ride.
    • 🪣 bucket Take it as a hat, a drum or boots. The handle swings.
    • 🕯️ candle Take the small flame and the wax that runs down. It lights the face from below.
    • 👑 crown Take the points and the jewels. Who gave it to them?
    • 👓 glasses Take two circles and a bridge. They change a face more than anything else.
    • 🎧 headphone Take the band over the head and a round cup on each side.
    • 🔑 key Take the shape: a ring at one end and teeth at the other, on a string.
    • 💡 light bulb Take the glow. Your character has an idea, or is one.
    • 🪞 mirror Take the frame and the reflection. The reflection could be different.
    • 🎩 top hat Take the tall cylinder and the brim. Something may be kept inside.
    • 🎁 wrapped gift Take the ribbon and the bow, as a belt, a scarf or a pair of ears.

    Toys, music and travel 15

    • 🎨 artist palette Take the blobs of colour round the edge and the hole for a thumb.
    • 🚲 bicycle Take the two wheels and the frame, as legs, glasses or a ride.
    • 🥁 drum Take the round body and the zigzag cords. The belly is the drum.
    • 🎲 game die Take the dots. The number showing can change with the mood.
    • 🎸 guitar Take the curved body and the strings. It can be carried or it can be the body.
    • 🪁 kite Take the diamond and the tail of bows, as a cape or a pair of wings.
    • 🧲 magnet Take the horseshoe with two tipped ends. Small things stick to this character.
    • 🧩 puzzle piece Take the knob and the notch. This character fits together with another.
    • 🚀 rocket Take the pointed nose, the fins and the flame, as a hat or a backpack.
    • 🛼 roller skate Take the four small wheels and the laced boot.
    • ⛵ sailboat Take the triangle of sail, as a fin, a wing or a collar.
    • 🔭 telescope Take the tubes that slide out longer. One eye can do the same.
    • 🎺 trumpet Take the flared bell, as a nose, an ear or a voice.
    • 🎻 violin Take the scroll at the top and the two curved holes, like eyebrows.
    • 🪀 yo-yo Take the up and down. An arm, a tongue or a tail can work the same way.

    How this list was compiled: Emoji, short names and versions are from the Unicode Consortium's data file emoji-test.txt, version 18.0, dated 2026-04-30 (https://unicode.org/Public/emoji/latest/emoji-test.txt), downloaded and checked on 2026-09-30. Every entry is a fully-qualified emoji of Emoji 13.0 or older, printed with the file's own short name so that it reads where the picture cannot be drawn. No skin-tone variant, flag, keycap, hand gesture, alcohol, tobacco, weapon, or religious or national symbol. The pictures come from the font on your device, so no company's artwork is copied here. The choice of emoji, the three roles and the notes are our own work. Licence: Unicode data files, free to use under the Unicode License v3 (https://www.unicode.org/license.txt); selection and notes are own work

    Spark: all 60 emoji

    Night sky 15

    • ☄️ comet Take the bright head and the long tail, as hair streaming back.
    • 🌙 crescent moon Take the curve as a smile, a horn, a boat or a hammock.
    • 💫 dizzy Take the spin: a star circling the head on a curved line.
    • 🌓 first quarter moon Take the split. One half of the character is lit and one is in shadow.
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    Night sky, continued

    • 🌕 full moon Take the pale round glow and the grey patches. Light the scene with it.
    • 🌝 full moon face Take the calm round face. Everything about the character is round.
    • 🌟 glowing star Take the shine. Add short lines round the edge of something.
    • 🌌 milky way Take the band of stars as a pattern on a coat, a wing or a tail.
    • 🌑 new moon Take the dark. A black disc with a thin edge of light.
    • 🌚 new moon face Take the palette: deep blue and grey, with only the eyes bright.
    • 🌃 night with stars Take the setting. Dark blue behind, small lit windows below.
    • 🪐 ringed planet Take the ring, as a hat brim, a hoop or a skirt.
    • 🌠 shooting star Take the trail. Whatever moves leaves a streak of light behind it.
    • ✨ sparkles Take the glitter. Put three four-point stars near the best part.
    • ⭐ star Take the five points as a body: a head, two arms and two legs.

    Day sky 13

    • ☁️ cloud Take the soft bumpy outline, for hair, wool or a seat.
    • 🍂 fallen leaf Take the season: browns and oranges, with dry curled edges.
    • 🪶 feather Take the lightness and the soft edge. One is tucked in a hat.
    • 🍃 leaf fluttering in wind Take the movement. Two leaves tumble past in a curve.
    • 🌈 rainbow Take the seven bands in order, as a scarf, a tail or a trail.
    • ☀️ sun Take the rays as a mane, a crown or a collar of spikes.
    • ⛅ sun behind cloud Take the mood: half bright and half hidden.
    • 🌥️ sun behind large cloud Take the edge of light round a grey shape.
    • 🌤️ sun behind small cloud Take one small cloud as a hat, a beard or a pet.
    • 🌞 sun with face Take the warmth. The whole palette is yellow, orange and gold.
    • 🌅 sunrise Take the low light. Long shadows stretch behind the character.
    • 🌄 sunrise over mountains Take the zigzag horizon as a crown, a collar or a row of teeth.
    • 🌇 sunset Take the colours in bands: orange, pink and purple, top to bottom.

    Weather 15

    • 🌩️ cloud with lightning Take the flash. One side of the character is lit hard white.
    • ⛈️ cloud with lightning and rain Take the storm as a temper: dark above, bright in the middle, wet below.
    • 🌧️ cloud with rain Take the slanted lines. Everything drips, and puddles reflect.
    • 🌨️ cloud with snow Take the dots of white on everything, heaviest on the top edges.
    • 🌀 cyclone Take the spiral, as a shell, a curl of hair or a hypnotic eye.
    • 💨 dashing away Take the puff of dust. The character has just left, fast.
    • 💧 droplet Take the teardrop shape, as a nose, a tail tip or a gem.
    • 🌫️ fog Take the fade. The lower half of the character disappears into grey.
    • ⚡ high voltage Take the zigzag. Hair, a tail or a scarf can have the same sharp corners.
    • 🧊 ice Take the clear blue cube with white edges. Something is frozen inside.
    • ❄️ snowflake Take the six arms, each the same, as a pattern or a badge.
    • 🌦️ sun behind rain cloud Take both at once. This character laughs and cries together.
    • 🌡️ thermometer Take the red line going up. This character runs hot or cold.
    • 🌪️ tornado Take the funnel: wide at the top, a point at the bottom, spinning.
    • 🌬️ wind face Take the puffed cheeks and the stream of breath.

    Earth, fire and water 17

    • 💥 collision Take the jagged burst as a collar, a shout or a way of arriving.
    • 🔮 crystal ball Take the glass sphere with a swirl inside, as a head or a belly.
    • 🏜️ desert Take the dunes: long soft curves in sand colours, and one small plant.
    • 🏝️ desert island Take the small round home: one tree, one beach and sea all round.
    • 🔥 fire Take the flame shape and the palette: yellow inside, orange, then red.
    • 🎆 fireworks Take the burst: lines that shoot from one point and curve down.
    • 💎 gem stone Take the facets. Flat planes of light and dark, with one sharp glint.
    • ♨️ hot springs Take the three curls of steam rising from something warm.
    • 🪄 magic wand Take the star on the tip and the trail of sparks behind it.
    • ⛰️ mountain Take the big triangle with a jagged top, as a body or a hat.
    • 🪨 rock Take the grey, the cracks and the weight. This character does not move much.
    • 🏔️ snow-capped mountain Take the white top on a dark shape, like icing or grey hair.
    • 🎇 sparkler Take the fizz of short bright lines at the end of something thin.
    • 🐚 spiral shell Take the coil as a horn, a hat or a house carried on the back.
    • 🌋 volcano Take the cone with a glow at the top. The character keeps a temper.
    • 🌊 water wave Take the curl of the crest and the foam, as hair or a cloak.
    • 🪵 wood Take the rings at the cut end and the bark along the side.

    How this list was compiled: Emoji, short names and versions are from the Unicode Consortium's data file emoji-test.txt, version 18.0, dated 2026-04-30 (https://unicode.org/Public/emoji/latest/emoji-test.txt), downloaded and checked on 2026-09-30. Every entry is a fully-qualified emoji of Emoji 13.0 or older, printed with the file's own short name so that it reads where the picture cannot be drawn. No skin-tone variant, flag, keycap, hand gesture, alcohol, tobacco, weapon, or religious or national symbol. The pictures come from the font on your device, so no company's artwork is copied here. The choice of emoji, the three roles and the notes are our own work. Licence: Unicode data files, free to use under the Unicode License v3 (https://www.unicode.org/license.txt); selection and notes are own work

    How it works

    The 3 emoji drawing challenge is simple: get three emoji and draw one character that uses them all. Press Deal 3 emoji for a creature, a thing and a spark from the sky or the weather. The lists are below.

    Read the full guide

    One job for each emoji

    Take the shape from the first emoji, a prop or a pattern from the second and the colours or the mood from the third. Fox, candle and crescent moon could be a fox with a flame at the tip of its tail, drawn in night blues. You do not have to copy any of the three pictures.

    After the first press

    Each emoji comes with its name, and the page has a timer and prints 30 challenges. This 3 emoji drawing challenge generator never deals the same emoji twice in one go, because the three lists do not share any.

    • Draw three tiny versions first. Make a different emoji the biggest part each time and keep the best.
    • Stuck on the spark? Use it only as the colours: a snowflake means blues and white.
    • With a friend, deal once and both draw. The same three emoji never make the same character.

    Questions and answers

    How does an emoji challenge drawing work?

    Someone gives you emoji, usually three, and you turn them into one drawing. Here the page picks them: one creature or character, one object, plant or food, and one from the sky, the weather or the elements.

    Which emoji are in it?

    One hundred and eighty, sixty in each list, all from Unicode's standard set and old enough to show on most phones. There are no people, hands or flags and nothing unsuitable for a classroom.

    What if an emoji shows as an empty box?

    Read its name, which is printed beside it. The names are Unicode's own, so fox, candle and crescent moon say the same thing on every device and on a printed sheet.

    Can a class use it?

    Yes. Press Print 30 challenges for a sheet and cut it into strips, one for each child. Every strip names its three emoji in words, so it works without a screen.

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