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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in Emojis
Earth is demolished; one man hitchhikes the galaxy in a bathrobe โ in emoji.
Minutes before Earth is bulldozed for a space bypass, ordinary Arthur Dent is rescued by his alien friend and thumbs his way across a very silly universe with a towel, a guidebook, and a depressed robot.
The plot in emoji
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy emoji summary, decoded
Here's what each part of the emoji story means, beat by beat.
- ๐๐ฅEarth is demolished to make way for a galactic bypass.
- ๐ฝ๐Arthur's friend Ford, an alien, hitches them onto a passing ship.
- ๐๐ฌThe Guide advises 'Don't Panic'; dolphins were the smartest beings.
- ๐๐ธThey meet two-headed President Zaphod aboard the stolen Heart of Gold.
- ๐ค๐Marvin, a brilliant robot, is impossibly depressed.
- ๐ฅ๏ธ4๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃA supercomputer reveals the Answer to Everything is 42.
- โ๐ชTrouble is, nobody remembers the actual Question.
The cast of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in emoji
The main characters, one emoji each โ tap any to copy.
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Arthur Dent
The bathrobe-clad everyman.
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Ford Prefect
His alien researcher friend.
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Marvin
The paranoid, depressed android.
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Zaphod
The two-headed galactic president.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy emoji set
A copyable set of emojis that capture the book's vibe. Tap any emoji, or copy them all.
Did you know?
'42' as the answer to life, the universe, and everything became one of geekdom's most enduring in-jokes.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in emojis?
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams can be summed up in emojis as: ๐๐ฅ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฌ๐๐ข4๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ๐ค๐๐ธ โ a shorthand emoji plot summary you can copy and share.
- How do you describe The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy with emojis?
- Break the story into its key beats and pick one or two emojis for each โ the setting, the main characters, the turning point, and the ending. The decoded summary above shows one way to do it for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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