Emoji SumoFree, no sign-up

Pick 3 to 5 emoji and stick them together on the workbench to build one combo robot. Face the CPU's robot in the ring, choose the direction and power of your charge for each face-off, and press Fight. Both robots move at the same time, and whoever falls out of the ring loses. Each bout has up to 5 face-offs (if nobody falls, the one closer to the center wins). Win 2 out of 3 bouts first to clear.

Emoji you pick go into your tray, right below the workbench. Drag an emoji from the tray onto the robot with your finger (or mouse) and let go wherever you like to attach it. (The first one stands on the ground wherever you drop it. If you let go away from the robot, it slides over until it touches the nearest emoji. You can't place it where it would overlap a lot.) On a computer you can also drag straight from the list onto the workbench. If dragging is awkward, tap an emoji in the tray to hold it, then tap where you want it on the workbench. Placed emoji can be dragged to a new spot, and dragging one off the workbench returns it to the tray (you can't remove one that would split the robot in two, so take pieces off from the ends first). Rotate the selected emoji 15° at a time by twisting with two fingers, with the ↺↻ buttons, or with the mouse wheel. The robot must fit inside the dotted size box, and you can fight once 3 or more emoji are placed. With a keyboard, press Enter on a tray emoji to attach it; select the workbench or a piece button below, then use the arrow keys to move it (Shift for finer steps), R to rotate (Shift+R the other way), and Delete to return it to the tray.

Weight comes from the area of each emoji's picture (solid ones like 🧱 and 📦 are heavier). A heavy robot is harder to push, but it starts each charge a little slower. Stacking high raises the center of gravity, so it tips backward more easily when pushing. A wide base on the ground makes it stable. The workbench shows the center of gravity (◉), a line straight down from it, and the width of the base (green, yellow or red line). If the line under the center of gravity falls outside the base, the robot tips over. Round emoji roll easily, while boxy ones hold their ground. Emoji shapes depend on your device's font, though, so the best check is to press Stand it up and see.

🐗 Charge rams straight ahead to push the opponent out. 🦘 Jump leaps up to dodge a charge or land on top of the opponent (jump too far and you fall out yourself). 🛡️ Brace plants your feet so you're harder to push back. You can also press (and drag) on the ring to set the direction and power precisely. The CPU never looks at your move before choosing its own.

Easy picks emoji at random, tends to stack them high, and charges at random. Normal builds random shapes but usually charges, and braces or jumps near the edge of the ring. Hard builds low and wide from heavy, boxy emoji, and before every face-off it simulates 6 of its own moves against 4 moves you're likely to make, then picks the best one. At every level, the CPU never sees the move you actually chose.

Emoji Battle became Emoji Sumo. Instead of trading blows with number stats, it's now a physics sumo where each emoji's shape, size and weight matter directly. The old URL (/emoji-battle/) redirects to the Japanese version of this game.

No. The game is just about winning or losing (clearing a level or not); time and score aren't measured. Results are decided by the physics on your own device, so the server can't verify them. Each level you beat today's CPU on is saved in this browser as cleared (✓). Random practice gives you a different opponent every time.

Use the Sound button in the toolbar (it starts on). The hit sound changes with how hard the robots collide, from a soft thud to a big smack. The setting is saved in this browser and shared with the other games on this site that use sound.