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Symbolay app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 2320 ratings )
Utilities Productivity
Developer: Piotr Wilczynski
4.99 USD
Current version: 2.5, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 20 Apr 2014
App size: 24.1 Mb

Symbolay is a keyboard and an app that lets you search emoji and other symbols by their name.

Symbols typed on a keyboard or copied from an app can be used in your messages, tweets, emails, text documents and everywhere else.

+ Custom keyboard with search - Just start typing query, then tap symbol in results. Text will be replaced with it.
+ Favorite & Recent - Tap and hold symbol in search results to fav it. It will be the first thing you see when you launch the keyboard.
+ Auto-next keyboard - I dont expect you to use Symbolay keyboard full time. I even make it as easy as possible to switch. Tap and hold "globe" button to activate *auto-next keyboard* mode. In this mode every time you type symbol you will be taken to the next keyboard automatically.
+ No full access - You shouldnt give full keyboard access to no-name developer like me. So I dont ask for it. But it has consequences: favorite and recent symbols in app and in keyboard are separate. Sorry.

+ Powerful search - You can search using not only symbol title, but also symbol itself, its code and custom keywords like "emoji", "animal", "money" or "goat". Yes, there is more than one goat.
+ Favorite & Recent - Do you use some symbols often? Favem and they will be the first thing that you see when you launch the app. Recently used symbols can be also accessed easily.
+ List or Grid view - Grid for glances and quick access, list for full-information.
+ Close-up - Some symbols and emoji are pretty cool. You can see them in close-up.
+ Multiple encodings - You can copy symbol itself, use one of several encodings: HTML, Python, URL, or copy unicode hex value.
+ URL scheme - You can launch search from other apps.
+ Scratchpad - Little text field to collect multiple symbols. With easy copy and paste.