diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a47e9eb..391388a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 .idea/
 node_modules/
 npm-debug.log
-yarn.lock
\ No newline at end of file
+yarn.lock
+.vscode/
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index edb4686..4e63b60 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     "app-root-path": "^2.0.1",
     "inquirer": "^3.1.1",
     "shelljs": "^0.7.8",
-    "word-wrap": "^1.2.3"
+    "word-wrap": "^1.2.3",
+    "pad-right": "^0.2.2"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "lerna": "^2.0.0-rc.5"
diff --git a/src/defaults.js b/src/defaults.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0657744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/defaults.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+const types = {
+  chore: {
+    description: 'Build process or auxiliary tool changes',
+    emoji: '👻',
+    value: 'chore'
+  },
+  ci: {
+    description: 'CI related changes',
+    emoji: '🤖',
+    value: 'ci'
+  },
+  docs: {
+    description: 'Documentation only changes',
+    emoji: '✍️',
+    value: 'docs'
+  },
+  feat: {
+    description: 'A new feature',
+    emoji: '🎸',
+    value: 'feat'
+  },
+  fix: {
+    description: 'A bug fix',
+    emoji: '🐛',
+    value: 'fix'
+  },
+  perf: {
+    description: 'A code change that improves performance',
+    emoji: '🔥',
+    value: 'perf'
+  },
+  refactor: {
+    description: 'A code change that neither fixes a bug or adds a feature',
+    emoji: '👌',
+    value: 'refactor'
+  },
+  style: {
+    description: 'Markup-only changes (white-space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc)',
+    emoji: '💄',
+    value: 'style'
+  },
+  test: {
+    description: 'Adding missing tests',
+    emoji: '💍',
+    value: 'test'
+  }
+};
+
+const list = [
+  'test',
+  'feat',
+  'fix',
+  'chore',
+  'docs',
+  'refactor',
+  'style',
+  'ci',
+  'perf'
+];
+
+module.exports = {
+  list,
+  maxMessageLength: 50,
+  minMessageLength: 3,
+  types
+};
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index ff11148..cdb8bec 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const inquirer = require('inquirer');
 const wrap = require('word-wrap');
 const appRoot = require('app-root-path');
+const defaults = require('./defaults');
 const {
   makePackagesQuestion,
   questions
@@ -47,7 +48,9 @@ module.exports = {
           width: MAX_LINE_WIDTH
         };
 
-        const head = answers.type + ': ' + answers.subject;
+        const emoji = defaults.types[answers.type].emoji;
+        const emojiPrefix = emoji ? emoji + ' ' : '';
+        const head = answers.type + ': ' + emojiPrefix + answers.subject;
         const affectsLine = makeAffectsLine(answers);
 
         // Wrap these lines at MAX_LINE_WIDTH character
diff --git a/src/prompt/questions.js b/src/prompt/questions.js
index 684e306..66d2512 100644
--- a/src/prompt/questions.js
+++ b/src/prompt/questions.js
@@ -1,43 +1,18 @@
-const MAX_SUBJECT_LENGTH = 50;
-const MIN_SUBJECT_LENGTH = 3;
+const pad = require('pad-right');
+const defaults = require('../defaults');
+
+const MAX_SUBJECT_LENGTH = defaults.maxMessageLength;
+const MIN_SUBJECT_LENGTH = defaults.minMessageLength;
 const MIN_SUBJECT_LENGTH_ERROR_MESSAGE = `The subject must have at least ${MIN_SUBJECT_LENGTH} characters`;
 
+const typeToListItem = ({description, emoji, value}) => ({
+  name: (emoji || '❔') + '  ' + pad(value + ':', 12, ' ') + description,
+  value
+});
+
 const questions = [
   {
-    choices: [
-      {
-        name: 'feat:     A new feature',
-        value: 'feat'
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'fix:      A bug fix',
-        value: 'fix'
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'docs:     Documentation only changes',
-        value: 'docs'
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'style:    Changes that do not affect the meaning of the code\n            (white-space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc)',
-        value: 'style'
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'refactor: A code change that neither fixes a bug or adds a feature',
-        value: 'refactor'
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'perf:     A code change that improves performance',
-        value: 'perf'
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'test:     Adding missing tests',
-        value: 'test'
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'chore:    Changes to the build process or auxiliary tools\n            and libraries such as documentation generation',
-        value: 'chore'
-      }
-    ],
+    choices: defaults.list.map((type) => typeToListItem(defaults.types[type])),
     message: 'Select the type of change that you\'re committing:',
     name: 'type',
     type: 'list'
@@ -54,7 +29,9 @@ const questions = [
       return subject;
     },
     leadingLabel: (answers) => `${answers.type}:`,
-    maxLength: MAX_SUBJECT_LENGTH,
+
+    // Minus 3 chars are for emoji + space.
+    maxLength: MAX_SUBJECT_LENGTH - 3,
     message: 'Write a short, imperative mood description of the change:',
     name: 'subject',
     type: 'limitedInput',