# Symbol Pad & Icons for Texting

> Unicode Characters and Symbols

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id486776216](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id486776216)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id486776216`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** 山 钟
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (2,758 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.16.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-04-12
- **First published:** 2011-12-15
- **Size:** 6.41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/symbol-pad-icons-for-texting/id486776216)
- **Website:** [http://server.emojimobile.com/Policy/Symbol\_Pad\_Privacy\_Policy.htm](http://server.emojimobile.com/Policy/Symbol_Pad_Privacy_Policy.htm)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://server.emojimobile.com/Policy/Symbol\_Pad\_Privacy\_Policy.htm](http://server.emojimobile.com/Policy/Symbol_Pad_Privacy_Policy.htm)

## Description

Symbol Pad & Icons for Texting provides a vast library of Unicode characters and symbols to elevate your messages.

This app offers over 50,000 characters, more than 2,000 symbols, and over 10,000 text pictures, making it quick to insert decorative icons, symbols, and ASCII-style art into chats and posts.

## Rankings

- #34,695 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews are mixed. Many praise the app for its extensive symbol library, free access, and usefulness for profile pics and self-expression without emojis, with easy copy-and-paste usage. However, a strong recurring complaint is that ads dominate the experience and appear frequently. Some users also report an incomplete symbol set and missing fonts or features (like ordinal suffixes) and friction using the app without a built-in keyboard. Overall, it delivers a broad symbol catalog at no cost but with notable usability drawbacks.

### Pros

- Extensive symbol library (Unicode, faces, and symbols).
- Completely free to use with no payments required.
- Useful for personal expression and profile pictures without relying on emojis.
- Copy-and-paste workflow makes it easy to insert symbols into messages.

### Cons

- Ads dominate the experience (frequent full-screen ads and launch ads).
- Requires copy-paste to use symbols and lacks a built-in keyboard integration, causing usability friction.
- Symbol library is not complete (some users report missing symbols, fonts, and ordinal suffixes) and request more features.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id486776216)