Adding a well placed, eye-catching symbol in a Craigslist ad title can drastically improve the performance of your post. The key is to use just enough to draw attention to your title while not looking like spam.
Even just one symbol can make a difference. Don’t believe me? Our eyes process images 60,000 times faster than text so even one emoji can make a difference. See how fast you face find the only emoji in the car and truck Craigslist ads below.
Steps to add symbols
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You can add emojis and symbols to your Craigslist ads in less than a minute. You pretty much just need to copy and paste from the complete list of symbols and emojis below.
- Copy symbol
Go to the list of symbols below and copy the symbol you want to use. Aim to only use 1-3 symbols per ad. Too many emojis is off-putting to potential customers.
- Paste the symbol in Craigslist ad
Go to your Craigslist ad and paste the symbol in the title or description. Be sure to preview the symbols before publishing to ensure they display properly.
If you’re selling high volumes, then I’d recommend utilizing Craigslist ad posting software with this feature built-in. It makes it a much more streamlined experience and a big time saver.
Most commonly used Craigslist symbols
Here are some of the most popular symbols used in Craigslist titles.
Hand pointing: ๐ | Fire: ๐ฅ | Smiley Face: ๐ | Clock: โฐ |
100 Symbol ๐ฏ | Money Bag:๐ฐ | Light Bulb: ๐ก | Bang/Explosion: ๐ฅ |
The Craigslist Symbol Meaning โฎ๏ธ
The Craigslist symbol generally means peace. But there is a couple different perspectives on the deeper meaning behind the meaning of the favicon and what it represents.
“In the entire time I’ve been here, I don’t think Craig has ever said to me, ‘This is the way it has to be,'” Buckmaster says. The only topic he can remember their disagreeing about is the peace sign that adorns the craigslist Web address. “Craig thought it was associated with the hippies and that hippies were discredited,” Buckmaster says. “Whereas I think peace is among the most desirable things you can have.”
Jim Buckmaster on the meaning of the Craigslist logo
Craigslist was originally known as the List Foundation. However, other organizations already existed with this name so a change was needed.
Instead of developing an emblem of his own [logo], [Craig Newmark] opted for the sign known as the Peace symbol. The symbol is used as a favicon, while the primary Craigslist logo as seen on the website doesnโt include it.
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It is interesting do note the original peace sign was designed back in 1958 by Gerald Holtom to help aid nuclear disarmament in the United Kingdom.
Complete list of symbols and emojis
Copy and paste any of the symbols below to better format your Craigslist ad titles and descriptions.
Emojis
๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โนโบ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค ๐คก๐คข๐คฃ๐คค๐คฅ๐คฆ๐คง๐คฐ๐คณ๐คด๐คต๐คถ๐คท๐คธ๐คน๐คบ๐คผ๐คฝ๐คพ
Food and Drink
๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง
People, Emotion, and Actions
๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ
Body Parts
๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฃ
Hand Signs
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Clothes & Accessories:
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข
Animals
๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
Office and Money
๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซยฉยฎโผโโฃโข
Time and Clocks
โโโจโฐโฑโฒโณโถโท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ
Directions
โโฉโชโซโฌโญโฎโฏโธโนโบโนโโโโโโโฉโชโโถ
Weather
โโโโโโ
Pointing hands
โโโโโโ
Warnings
โ โขโฃ
Signs
โฆโชโฎโฏโธโฃโคโฅ
Astrology
โโโโ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Cards
โ โกโขโฃโคโฅโฆโง
Sport & Profession
โจโปโฟโโโโโโโโโ โกโชโซโฐโฑโฝโพโโ
โโโโโโโโฃ
โฉโชโฐโฑโฒโณโดโตโทโธโน๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ธ๐น
Travel & Writing
โบโฝ ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ท๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ
โโ
โโโโโโโโโโโโ
Mahjong
๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐
Earth & Natural Disaster
๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Moon & Weather Symbols
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌโ
Life
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด
Music
๐ต๐ถ๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ
Environment & Buildings
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ
Transportation
๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฉ
Signals and Signs
๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Tools
๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ
Other
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค
๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐โโโโ
๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐จ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฃ๐จ๐ฏ๐ณ๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ
Not finding the right symbol? Try searching on Emojipedia.
Symbol Art
You want want something a little bit different for the description. ASCII artwork can provide a unique design within the body of your ad copy. As with symbols, use sparingly.
Frequently asked questions
No, you can simply copy and paste the symbol from a guide to your ad. And while these little decorations can help draw in eyes, it is helpful to also know how to use HTML in a Craigslist ad.
The purple Craigslist logo resembles that of a peace of sign. โฎ๏ธ
Yes. You pretty much need to find a comprehensive list of icons to copy over to your ads.
The icon will render differently based on the end-user’s devices. For example, a smile will look like this ๐
on an Apple but like this on Google and like this on Windows. You want to be careful of this caveat as some emojis look completely different on some devices.
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