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Printable Emotion Wheel
Download high-quality emotion wheel PDFs for therapy sessions, classrooms, and journaling. Click any wheel below to view it interactively, then use the download button to save as PDF.
Free PDF, one page, no sign-up — the full Feeling Wheel with all 105 feelings labelled.
Start in the centre with the core emotion that feels closest, then move outward until a word fits.
The library
Download Any Emotion Wheel
Every wheel can be opened interactively and saved as a print-ready PDF.
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Emotion & Feeling Wheel
Explore the full spectrum of human emotions — from anger to joy, fear to love. Identify and name exactly what you're experiencing.
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Mood Check-in Wheel
Check in with your current mood state. Perfect for daily standups and team meetings to quickly share where you're at.
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Energy Level Wheel
Map your energy across physical, mental, emotional, and social dimensions. Understand what fuels you and what drains you.
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Work Satisfaction Wheel
Reflect on your professional experience — from engagement to burnout, growth to stagnation. Share where you stand with your team.
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Relationship Dynamics Wheel
Explore how you relate to the people around you — in teams, partnerships, and communities. Name the dynamics that shape your connections.
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Life Values Grid
Explore your core life values through an interactive grid. Discover what drives your decisions, shapes your identity, and guides your path forward.
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Human Needs Grid
Identify your unmet needs using Nonviolent Communication principles. Understanding your needs is the first step to expressing them clearly and getting them met.
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Character Strengths Wheel
Explore your character strengths through the VIA framework. Discover the qualities that energise you, define your best self, and help you thrive.
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Nervous System States Wheel
Explore your autonomic nervous system states through the lens of Polyvagal Theory. Identify whether you're in a regulated, connected state or a protective stress response — and find precise language for what your body and mind are experiencing.
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Team Pulse Wheel
A fast, honest mood check-in designed for team meetings. In 30 seconds, identify exactly where you are today — energized, steady, stretched, stressed, struggling, or checked out. Built for all-hands, standups, retros, and 1-on-1s.
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Mood & Food Wheel
Explore the connection between your mood and your food cravings. Every emotional state has a food language — from comfort to celebration, stress-eating to nourishment. Find what your body and feelings are asking for today.
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Self-Care Wheel
Explore the six dimensions of self-care to identify where you're thriving and where you need more attention. True wellbeing requires balance across physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, personal, and professional domains.
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Awareness Wheel
Explore the dimensions of conscious awareness — from external senses to internal states, from mental activity to relational connection. Developing awareness is the foundation of mindfulness and the key to living with presence and intention.
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Money Mindset Wheel
Explore your emotional relationship with money. Identify the feelings that drive your financial decisions — from anxiety to abundance, scarcity to empowerment.
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Boundaries Wheel
Explore and strengthen your personal boundaries. Identify where you need more protection and where you can open up — across physical, emotional, digital, and social domains.
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ADHD Emotion Wheel
A focused emotion wheel for ADHD adults and teens. Identify fast, intense emotional states and name them with precision.
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ADHD Feelings Wheel
A practical feelings wheel for ADHD check-ins. Move from vague intensity to precise feeling words you can use in real life.
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Emotional Dysregulation ADHD
An ADHD dysregulation wheel focused on high-intensity states, triggers, and regulation-oriented naming.
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Stress Response Wheel
Identify your stress response patterns and understand how your body and mind react to pressure. From acute activation to chronic shutdown, this wheel helps you name your stress state with precision.
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Burnout Wheel
Identify the specific dimensions of burnout you're experiencing. Burnout isn't just exhaustion—it's a complex syndrome affecting energy, connection, meaning, and efficacy. Use this wheel to pinpoint where you need support.
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Decision-Making Clarity Wheel
Understand your internal state when making decisions. From crystal clarity to paralyzing confusion, this wheel helps you identify what's blocking or supporting your decision-making process.
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Grief & Loss Wheel
Grief is not linear and it has no deadline. Whether you've lost a person, a relationship, a role, a dream, or a version of yourself — this wheel gives language to where you are right now. Use it to understand, not to rush.
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Connection & Loneliness Wheel
Loneliness is a global public health crisis — but not everyone's loneliness is the same. This wheel helps you identify what kind of connection is missing or present in your life right now, so you can address the right need.
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Shame & Guilt Wheel
Shame says "I am bad." Guilt says "I did something bad." Both are powerful forces — one drives growth, the other drives hiding. This wheel helps you name what's actually happening so it can stop running the show from the shadows.
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Team Morale Check
Check your team's morale beyond today's mood. Understand whether people feel valued, aligned, and committed — or if something deeper is eroding engagement. Best for monthly or quarterly check-ins.
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Meeting Energy Check
A 15-second check-in for the start of any meeting. Share how you're arriving — energized, focused, neutral, distracted, drained, or overwhelmed — so the team can adjust pace and expectations.
How to download: Click any wheel above to view it interactively. Once on the wheel page, click the download button in the top-right corner to save it as a PDF.
Why paper
Why Print an Emotion Wheel?
Offline Access
Use in therapy sessions, classrooms, or anywhere without internet access.
Physical Reference
Keep on your desk, in your planner, or on the wall as a daily reminder to check in with emotions.
Group Activities
Hand out copies for workshops, group therapy, team meetings, or classroom lessons.
How to use it
How to Use Your Printable Emotion Wheel
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Print It Out
Use high-quality paper or cardstock for durability
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Laminate (Optional)
For repeated use, consider laminating the wheel
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Start in the Center
Identify the core emotion that feels closest
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Move Outward
Explore more specific feelings in the outer rings
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Circle or Mark
Use a dry-erase marker on laminated versions, or circle with pencil
Who it's for
Perfect For
- Therapy & counseling sessions
- School classrooms & SEL programs
- Office wellness rooms
- Homeschool emotional learning
- Group therapy handouts
- Personal journaling practice
Explainer
What is a Printable Emotion Wheel?
A printable emotion wheel (also called a feelings wheel PDF or emotion chart printable) is a downloadable visual tool that maps human emotions from broad categories to specific feelings. Unlike digital versions, a printable emotion wheel can be used offline, making it ideal for therapy offices, classrooms, workshops, and personal reflection without technology.
The printable format allows for tactile engagement — circling emotions, writing notes, or keeping it visible as a daily reminder. Many therapists print multiple copies to hand out to clients for homework, and teachers use them for social-emotional learning (SEL) activities.
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Choose any wheel above, explore it interactively, then download as PDF — completely free.