node-emoji
Friendly emoji lookups and parsing utilities for Node.js. š
node-emoji provides a fun, straightforward interface on top of the following excellent libraries:
emojilib: provides a list of emojis and keyword search on top of itskin-tone: parses out base emojis from skin tones
Install
npm install node-emoji2.0 Release š
This is the new 2.0 release of node-emoji, supporting ESM, new emoji and a new API.
If you want to use the old version, please check out the legacy branch.
Usage
import * as emoji from 'node-emoji'
emoji.emojify('I :heart: :coffee:!') // 'I ā¤ļø āļø!'
emoji.find('heart') // { emoji: 'ā¤', name: 'heart' }
emoji.find('ā¤ļø') // { emoji: 'ā¤', name: 'heart' }
emoji.get('unicorn') // š¦
emoji.get(':unicorn:') // š¦
emoji.has(':pizza:') // true
emoji.has('š') // true
emoji.has('unknown') // false
emoji.random() // { name: 'house', emoji: 'š ' }
emoji.replace('I ā¤ļø coffee!', 'love', { preserveSpaces: true }) // 'I love coffee!'
emoji.search(':uni:') // [ { emoji: 'š¦', name: 'unicorn' }, ... ]
emoji.strip('I ā¤ļø coffee!') // 'I coffee!'
emoji.unemojify('š for š') // ':pizza: for :dancer:'
emoji.which('š¦') // 'unicorn'API
emoji.emojify(input, options?)
Parse all markdown-encoded emojis in a string.
Parameters:
input(string): The input string containing the markdown-encoding emojis.options(optional):fallback(string; default:""): The string to fallback to if an emoji was not found.format(() => (emoji: string, part: string, string: string) => string; default:value => value): Add a middleware layer to modify each matched emoji after parsing.
import * as emoji from 'node-emoji'
console.log(emoji.emojify('The :unicorn: is a fictitious animal.'))
// 'The š¦ is a fictitious animal.'emoji.find(emoji)
Get the name and character of an emoji.
Parameters:
emoji(string): The emoji to get the data of.
import * as emoji from 'node-emoji'
console.log(emoji.find('š¦'))
// { name: 'unicorn', emoji: 'š¦' }emoji.get(name)
Get an emoji from an emoji name.
Parameters:
name(string): The name of the emoji to get.
import * as emoji from 'node-emoji'
console.log(emoji.get('unicorn'))
// 'š¦'emoji.has(emoji)
Check if this library supports a specific emoji.
Parameters:
emoji(string): The emoji to check.
import * as emoji from 'node-emoji'
console.log(emoji.has('š¦'))
// trueemoji.random()
Get a random emoji.
import * as emoji from 'node-emoji'
console.log(emoji.random())
// { name: 'unicorn', emoji: 'š¦' }emoji.replace(input, replacement)
Replace the emojis in a string.
Parameters:
input(string): The input string.replacement(string | (emoji: string, index: number, string: string) => string): The character to replace the emoji with. Can be either a string or a callback that returns a string.
import * as emoji from 'node-emoji'
console.log(emoji.replace('The š¦ is a fictitious animal.', 'unicorn'))
// 'The unicorn is a fictitious animal.'emoji.search(keyword)
Search for emojis containing the provided name in their name.
Parameters:
keyword(string): The keyword to search for.
import * as emoji from 'node-emoji'
console.log(emoji.search('honey'))
// [ { name: 'honeybee', emoji: 'š' }, { name: 'honey_pot', emoji: 'šÆ' } ]emoji.strip(input, options?)
Remove all of the emojis from a string.
Parameters:
input(string): The input string to strip the emojis from.-
options(optional):preserveSpaces(boolean): Whether to keep the extra space after a stripped emoji.
import * as emoji from 'node-emoji'
console.log(emoji.strip('š¦ The unicorn is a fictitious animal.'))
// 'The unicorn is a fictitious animal.'
console.log(
emoji.strip('š¦ The unicorn is a fictitious animal.', {
preserveSpaces: true,
}),
)
// ' The unicorn is a fictitious animal.'emoji.unemojify(input)
Convert all emojis in a string to their markdown-encoded counterparts.
Parameters:
input(string): The input string containing the emojis.
import * as emoji from 'node-emoji'
console.log(emoji.unemojify('The š¦ is a fictitious animal.'))
// 'The :unicorn: is a fictitious animal.'emoji.which(emoji, options?)
Get an emoji name from an emoji.
Parameters:
emoji(string): The emoji to get the name of.options(optional):markdown(boolean; default:false): Whether to return a":emoji:"string instead of"emoji"
import * as emoji from 'node-emoji'
console.log(emoji.which('š¦'))
// 'unicorn'Development
License
Special Thanks
...to Anand Chowdhary (@AnandChowdhary) and his company Pabio for sponsoring this project via GitHub Sponsors!
