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: 👉 | Fire: 🔥 | Smiley Face: 😃 | Clock: ⏰ |
| 100 Symbol 💯 | Money Bag:💰 | Light Bulb: 💡 | Bang/Explosion: 💥 |
The Craigslist Symbol Meaning ☮️
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 doesn’t 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
😀😁😂😃😄😅😆😇😈😉😊😋😌😍😎😏😐😑😒😓😔😕😖😗😘😙😚😛😜😝😞😟😠😡😢😣😤😥😦😧😨😩😪😫😬😭😮😯😰😱😲😳😴😵😶😷😸😹😺😻😼😽😾😿🙀🙁🙂🙃🙄🙅🙆🙇🙈🙉🙊🙋🙌🙍🙎🙏☹☺🤐🤑🤒🤓🤔🤕🤖🤗🤘🤙🤚🤛🤜🤝🤞🤠🤡🤢🤣🤤🤥🤦🤧🤰🤳🤴🤵🤶🤷🤸🤹🤺🤼🤽🤾
Food and Drink
🌭🌮🌰🌯🌱🌲🌳🌴🌵🌶🌷🌸🌹🌺🌻🌼🌽🌾🌿🍀🍁🍂🍃🍄🍅🍆🍇🍈🍉🍊🍋🍌🍍🍎🍏🍐🍑🍒🍓🍔🍕🍖🍗🍘🍙🍚🍛🍜🍝🍞🍟🍠🍡🍢🍣🍤🍥🍦🍧🍨🍩🍪🍫🍬🍭🍮🍯🍰🍱🍲🍳🍴🍵🍶🍷🍸🍹🍺🍻🍼🍽🍾🍿🎀🎁🎂🎃🎄🎅🎆🎇🎈🎉🎊🥐🥑🥒🥓🥔🥕🥖🥗🥘🥙🥚🥛🥜🥝🥞🦀🧀
People, Emotion, and Actions
👤👥👦👧👨👩👪👫👬👭👮👯👰👱👲👳👴👵👶👷👸👹👺👻👼👽👾👿💀💁💂💃💄💅💆💇💈💉💊💋💌💍💎💏💐💑💒💓💔💕💖💗💘💙💚💛💜💝💞💟💠💡💢💣💤💥💦💧💨💩💪💫
Body Parts
👀👁👂👃👄👅👣
Hand Signs
👆👇👈👉👊👋👌👍👎🖐🖔🖕🖖
Clothes & Accessories:
👏👐👑👒👓👔👕👖👗👘👙👚👛👜👝👞👟👠👡👢
Animals
🐀🐁🐂🐃🐄🐅🐆🐇🐈🐉🐊🐋🐌🐍🐎🐏🐐🐑🐒🐓🐔🐕🐖🐗🐘🐙🐚🐛🐜🐝🐞🐟🐠🐡🐢🐣🐤🐥🐦🐧🐨🐩🐪🐫🐬🐭🐮🐯🐰🐱🐳🐲🐴🐵🐶🐷🐸🐹🐺🐻🐼🐽🐾🐿🦁🦂🦃🦄🦅🦆🦇🦈🦉🦊🦋🦌🦍🦎🦏🦐🦑
Office and Money
💬💭💮💯💰💱💲💳💴💵💶💷💸💹💺💻💼💽💾💿📀📁📂📃📄📅📆📇📈📉📊📋📌📍📎📏📐📑📒📓📔📕📖📗📘📙📚📛📜📝📞📟📠📡📢📣📤📥📦📧📨📩📪📫©®‼⁉⃣™
Time and Clocks
⌚⌛⌨⏰⏱⏲⏳ⒶⒷ🕐🕑🕒🕓🕔🕕🕖🕗🕘🕙🕚🕛🕜🕝🕞🕟🕠🕡🕢🕣🕤🕥🕦🕯🕧🕰
Directions
⏏⏩⏪⏫⏬⏭⏮⏯⏸⏹⏺ℹ↔↕↖↗↘↙↩↪◀▶
Weather
☀☁☂☃☄☎
Pointing hands
☚☛☜☝☞☟
Warnings
☠☢☣
Signs
☦☪☮☯☸❣❤❥
Astrology
♂♃♄♅♆♇♈♉♊♋♌♍♎♏♐♑♒♓
Cards
♠♡♢♣♤♥♦♧
Sport & Profession
♨♻♿⚒⚓⚔⚖⚗⚙⚛⚜⚠⚡⚪⚫⚰⚱⚽⚾⛄⛅⛈⛎⛏⛑⛓⛔⛝⛣
⛩⛪⛰⛱⛲⛳⛴⛵⛷⛸⛹🎽🎾🎿🏀🏁🏂🏃🏄🏅🏆🏇🏈🏉🏊🏋🏌🏍🏎🏏🏐🏑🏒🏓🏸🏹
Travel & Writing
⛺⛽ 🏳🏴🏵🏷🏺🏻🏼🏽🏾🏿
✂✅✈✉✊✋✌✍✎✏✐✒✔✕
Mahjong
🀁🀂🀃🀄🀅🀆🀇🀈🀉🀊🀋🀌🀍🀎🀏🀐🀑🀒🀓🀔🀕🀖🀗🀘🀙🀚🀛🀜🀝🀞🀟🀠🀡🀢🀣🀤🀥🀦🀧🀨🀩🀪🀫🃏
Earth & Natural Disaster
🌀🌁🌂🌃🌄🌅🌆🌇🌈🌉🌊🌋🌌🌍🌎🌏🌐
Moon & Weather Symbols
🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘🌙🌚🌛🌜🌞🌝🌟🌠🌡🌤🌥🌦🌧🌨🌩🌪🌫🌬❄
Life
🎋🎌🎍🎎🎏🎐🎑🎒🎓🎖🎗🎙🎚🎛🎞🎟🎠🎡🎢🎣🎤🎥🎦🎧🎨🎩🎪🎫🎬🎭🎮🎯🎰🎱🎲🎳🎴
Music
🎵🎶🎸🎹🎺🎻🎼
Environment & Buildings
🏔🏕🏖🏗🏘🏙🏚🏛🏜🏝🏞🏟🏠🏡🏢🏣🏤🏥🏦🏧🏨🏩🏪🏫🏬🏭🏮🏯🏰
Transportation
🚀🚁🚂🚃🚄🚅🚆🚇🚈🚉🚊🚋🚌🚍🚎🚏🚐🚑🚒🚓🚔🚕🚖🚗🚘🚙🚚🚛🚜🚝🚞🚟🚠🚡🚢🚣🚤🛫🛬🛰🛳🛴🛵🛶🛩
Signals and Signs
🚥🚦🚧🚨🚩🚪🚫🚬🚭🚮🚯🚰🚱🚲🚳🚴🚵🚶🚷🚸🚹🚺🚻🚼🚽🚾🚿🛀🛁🛂🛃🛄🛅🛋🛌🛍🛎🛏🛐🛑🛒🛠🛡🛢🛣🛤🛥🥀🥁🥂🥃🥄🥅🥇🥈🥉🥊🥋
Tools
🔥🔦🔧🔨🔩🔪🔫🔬🔭
Other
🔀🔁🔂🔃🔄🔅🔆🔇🔈🔉🔊🔋🔌🔍🔎🔏🔐🔑🔒🔓🔔🔕🔖🔗🔘🔙🔚🔛🔜🔝🔞🔟🔠🔡🔢🔣🔤
🔮🔯🔰🔱🔲🔳🔴🔵🔶🔷🔸🔹🔺🔻🔼🔽🕉🕊🕋🕌🕍🕎☑☔☕☘
🕳🕴🕵🕶🕷🕸🕹🕺🖇🖊🖋🖌🖍🖤🖥🖨🖱🖲🖼🗂🗃🗄🗑🗒🗓🗜🗝🗞🗡🗣🗨🗯🗳🗺🗻🗼🗽🗾🗿
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. ☮️
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 😀 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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