Yelp
Reviews, businesses and restaurants
Yelp hides small, unexpected touches inside core flows, including emoji search. Our UX Bites show how playful input handling sits inside an otherwise functional search box.
Key takeaways from 1 UX Bite
Yelp's search box accepts emojis, not just typed business categories
Loose, shorthand input lowers the effort of searching when you can't name what you want
Unexpected features like emoji search give people something worth sharing
Last updated: 27/08/2026
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